Expand All Collapse All Extent 85 folders, approximately 1,503 pages Summary This series of General Files contains miscellaneous records relating to Chris Jennings’ meetings and various health care topics. The records include correspondence, faxes, emails, handwritten notes, meeting contact lists and forms, fact sheets, and memoranda. Scope and Content Note Within the Domestic Policy Council, Christopher “Chris” Jennings was Special Assistant to the President for Health Policy from 1995 to 1997 and Deputy Assistant to the President for Health Policy Development from 1997 to 2001. Mr. Jennings was charged with developing and implementing the Administration’s health care policy. In this capacity, Mr. Jennings coordinated and oversaw the health policy work of numerous federal agencies, including the Office of Management and Budget and the Departments of Health and Human Services, Treasury, and Labor. He also had lead responsibility for communicating and advocating Administration health policy to the Congress, state and local governments, health care interest groups, and the media. Before his White House appointment, Mr. Jennings was the Senior Legislative Health Reform Advisor to the Health Care Financing Administration where he worked closely with First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton, assisting her in preparing for hearings and meetings with Congress on health care. This series of General Files contains miscellaneous records relating to Chris Jennings’ meetings and various health care topics. The records include correspondence, faxes, emails, handwritten notes, meeting contact lists and forms, fact sheets, and memoranda. Record Type Textual System of Arrangement Records of this series were found in Clinton Presidential Records: White House Staff and Office Files, Domestic Policy Council. This series is arranged alphabetically. Access Collection is open to all researchers. Access to Clinton Presidential Records is governed by the Presidential Records Act (PRA) (44 USC 2201) and the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) (5 USC 552, as amended) and therefore records may be restricted in whole or part in accordance with legal exemptions. Copyright Documents in this collection that were prepared by officials of the United States government as part of their official duties are in the public domain. Researchers are advised to consult the copyright law of the United States (17 USC, 101) which governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Provenance Official records of William Jefferson Clinton’s presidency are housed at the Clinton Presidential Library and administered by the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) under the provisions of the Presidential Records Act (PRA). Processed by Staff Archivist, 2011. Previously restricted materials are added as they are released. Container List Following is a list of folders processed: Box 120 Clinton Presidential Records: White House Staff and Office Files Domestic Policy Council Jennings, Chris General Files Abortion [OA/ID 16783] Abortion Letter June 22, 1998 [OA/ID 16783] Adults/Disabilities [OA/ID 16783] Alan Solomont [OA/ID 16783] Alaska Medicaid Decision [OA/ID 16783] Americans with Disabilities Act July 29, 1998 [OA/ID 16783] Archer Tax [OA/ID 16783] [Balanced Budget] [OA/ID 16783] Balanced Budget Act [OA/ID 16783] Bill of Rights [Folder 1] [OA/ID 16783] Bill of Rights [Folder 2] [OA/ID 16783] Bill of Rights July 15, 1998 [OA/ID 16783] Bill of Rights Proposal June 24, 1998 [OA/ID 16783] Blue Cross and Blue Shield - Ricchetti [OA/ID 16783] Cabinet Weekly Reports [OA/ID 16783] Cancer [OA/ID 16783] Children’s Health Insurance Outreach June 22, 1998 [OA/ID 16783] CHIP [Children’s Health Insurance Program] April 01, 1998 [OA/ID 16783] CHIP [Children’s Health Insurance Program] February 18, 1998 [OA/ID 16783] Clinton Will Veto Republican Patient’s Bill of Rights and Chart from Event August 10, 1998 [OA/ID 16783] Congressional Daily [OA/ID 16783] Cong. Spatt [OA/ID 16783] Cynthia Rice – Fax Sheets Files Copies (Blank) [OA/ID 16783] Daschle/Gephardt [OA/ID 16783] De Sario [OA/ID 16783] Dingell [OA/ID 16783] Disabilities [OA/ID 16783] Executive Memo July 7, 1998 [OA/ID 16783] Executive Task Force [OA/ID 16783] Family Reunion June 22, 1998 [OA/ID 16783] First Lady [OA/ID 16783] Clinton Presidential Records: White House Staff and Office Files Domestic Policy Council Jennings, Chris General Files Fraud/Abuse January 25, 1998 [OA/ID 16783] Genetics [OA/ID 16783] Health Insurance Options 55 to 65 March 17, 1998 [OA/ID 16783] Human Rights in China June 29, 1998 [OA/ID 16783] Kentucky Event Chart August 10, 1998 [OA/ID 16783] Interns [1] [OA/ID 16783] Box 121 Interns [2] [OA/ID 16783] Jennings Correspondence Follow-Up Letters, February 1998 – November 1999 [OA/ID 17044] Kennedy-Jeffords [OA/ID 16783] Kennedy Jeffords Conference Call [OA/ID 16783] Laurie Sullivan/Van McMurtry [OA/ID 16783] Letters Crying Action [OA/ID 17044] Long Term Care – Health and Human Services Initiatives [OA/ID 16783] Long Term Care – Options Principals [OA/ID 16783] Long Term Care – Policy Issues [OA/ID 16783] Lung Volume Reduction Surgery – Phil Johnston [OA/ID 16783] [Medicare: Accomplishments and Challenges] [OA/ID 16783] Medicare Choice [OA/ID 16783] Medicare Commission [OA/ID 16783] Medicare Commission Update [OA/ID 16783] Medicare Drug Benefit [OA/ID 16783] Minnesota Physician [OA/ID 16783] Minority Tobacco [OA/ID 16783] Missouri Waiver [OA/ID 16783] National Governors Association [Folder 1] [OA/ID 16783] National Governors Association [Folder 2] [OA/ID 16783] National Rural Health Association – Darin Johnson [OA/ID 16783] Needle Exchange [OA/ID 16783] New Hampshire [OA/ID 16783] Nursing Home [OA/ID 16783] Nursing Homes [OA/ID 16783] One Hundred Hour Rule [OA/ID 16783] Patient’s Bill of Rights Question and Answers July 18, 1998 [OA/ID 16783] Patients Protections March 9, 1998 [OA/ID 16783] Podesta – PhRMA [OA/ID 16783] Pre 65 [OA/ID 16783] Box 122 Clinton Presidential Records: White House Staff and Office Files Domestic Policy Council Jennings, Chris General Files Presidential “Thank You” Letter Copies (Circa February – July 1998) [1] [OA/ID 17044] Presidential “Thank You” Letter Copies (Circa February – July 1998) [2] [OA/ID 17044] Privacy Legislation [OA/ID 16783] Proposal to Provide Americans 55 to 65 Improved Access to Health Insurance January 6, 1998 [OA/ID 16783] Provider Taxes [OA/ID 16783] Quality [OA/ID 16783] Quality Enforcement [OA/ID 16783] Quality Forum [OA/ID 16783] Quality Interagency [OA/ID 16783] Quality Forum Planning Committee [OA/ID 16783] Quote Pages Break-Up [OA/ID 16783] Race and Health [OA/ID 16783] Retirement Baby Boomers March 5, 1998 [OA/ID 16783] SAP [Statement of Administration Policy] July 23, 1998 [OA/ID 16783] Surgeon General Rollout [OA/ID 16783] Tobacco/Tax Credits Questions and Answers [OA/ID 16783] [Volunteer Voice, August 1998] [OA/ID 16783] Welfare to Work/Anniversary Welfare Reform [OA/ID 16783]