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The State, Columbia, South Carolina
Spokeswoman says Clinton
faatth plan will btoak cycle
•Meilical coverage for al! needs
to be thelawofthelartd.a federal spokcswonnan said WednoJiday as she worked to bolster eupport for President Clinton's
health care plan.
Pat Ford-Rocgner. the U.S. Department of Health and I lumun
Services' Southeastern regional
director, said univcml covemge
•• an Issue now being wrangled
ov«r in Congress — is critical tn
the nation's economic and ethical health.
"We want to break the cycle of
.. .tieredhealth care,"sh«said
during a short news conterwnce
at Providence Hospital in Columbia. If the nation dofisn't, she
said the "insured will continue to
pay the freight of the
uninsured."
'
hord-Roegncr, who works out
of Atlanta, said universal coverage also would bolster those trying to get off the government
dole because they would not fear
losing health cafe benefits for
themselves or their childreu.
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Clinton official urges nurses
to support health care refonn
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slate Nunes Aaodauon corJercnce thattt«ywuld h»lp aprMd the
ne*i abJUt the effecdveneas of the
proptMd health can plan.
"All I can say is. your commanta,
that's wnat we need to hear," said
Yagar. tht kaynot* speaker. " e
W
need to hear a lot from you."
Yajer urged nurwa to write to
newspaper edlton and politicians,
who often hear from thoae who
dont suppon tne plan, sue alio suggated viiltlus U.S. eonffeamcn and
finding Unie oo radio talk shorn.
She said there are guarantees in
the Clinton health care plan that
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people who think their coverage ts
OK now. their fear la going to be.
gomethlng'B going to change that
From Page
• And then's a skepticism about
government that we understand, hut
about we can't get around it There's this
nurses could tell others
Among the** guarantees:
tear mat anytime lhe government
• Choice of physician.
gets Involved In something, it can't
• Medicare.
rum outrightWell the govemmant
• Health can coverage (or all no has done aome thin9 rtghi
matter what health conditions a perNunea could ease people's feore,
son is D m witn OT oeveiops.
o
"I can't emphasize enough that Yager said
"Wheaever you talk to people that
we will veto any bill that does not
achieve universal coverue." she deal wilh the people who fall
aaid. "We're not going to go this far through the creeks of haalth care,
and end up with something that they know the problem better than
does not achieve unlvenai cover- anybody,'' die said.
age."
Donna Itouer. one of those attendDesolte all that appears g o
o d log the coofcreace, agreed.
about tht preeldent'i health can
••we are tne M-nour wrwuiven,
plan, Yager said people often don't she said. "We aee the patients, we
want to near about IL
m tbe conditions, the fomillea that
"Chaage Is scary,'*rt*Mid "A Int miffer. we see this. Nurses warn to
of tune, people don't want to lose IM a plan that makes health can
what they have, and so lor those available for all people."
HEALTH
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June 20, 1994
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MASS. SENATE APPROVES FY95 BUDGET
The Massachusetts Senate passed a $16.3 billion FY95 state budget last
Thursday after considering more than 800 amendments to the proposal.
At Monday Report deadline, an official record of the debate was not yet
CEOs TO MEET
available. At MHA's request, Sens. Therese Murray (D-Plymouth) and Paul
WITH REP. OLVER
White (D-Boston) filed amendments to prevent the Rate Setting Commission
CEOsfromhospitals in the
(RSC) from lowering the payment rate to hospitals for workers' compensation
first congressional district will
rehabilitation services. The RSC, in accordance with the Workers'
meet with U.S. Rep. John Olver
Compensation Reform Act of 1991, already has begun lowering the hospital
(D-MA) on July 7 at Holyoke
rate to that of freestanding physical therapy clinics. The amendments, which
Hospital to discuss their support
for national health care refonn that were not accepted, sought to change the law so that hospitals would be paid at
an appropriate level that recognizes hospitals' range of services and other cost
ensures universal access, a
considerations.
standard comprehensive benefit
The Senate budget was expected to retain language that Health and Human
package, and integrated delivery
Services Secretary Charles Baker says would allow the state to pay $54
systems.
Olver, an advocate of a single- million owed to hospitals under the Medicaid upper-limit lawsuit settlement.
Baker, who met at MHA's annual meeting earlier this month with CEOs of
payer health system, will hear
first-hand how the different health hospitals affected by that agreement, said the Weld administration will work to
reform approaches currently under resolve the issue through the FY95 budget or an FY94 supplemental budget.
The budget now goes to a House-Senate conference committee.
debate would impact the hospitals
in his district, which borders
HARVARD HEALTH REACHES ACROSS STATE BOUNDARIES
Connecticut, Vermont, New
Recent moves by Harvard Community Health Plan (HCHP), which has
Hampshire, and New York.
varying levels of affiliation with more than 70 Massachusetts hospitals, are
"As the final health care bill
expected to extend the HMO's reach into five New England states. Currently
takes shape, our legislators will
need input from hospital executives serving 565,000 members in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and southern New
to guide them through the eleventh Hampshire, HCHP intends to merge with Matthew Thornton Health Plan
(MTHP), which has 105,000 subscribers throughout New Hampshire and in
hour of this congressional
parts of Vermont. When completed, the merger will give HCHP and MTHP
session," said Bea Grause, MHA
members access to more than 6,000 physicians and the combined medical
director of federal relations.
On Capitol Hill, Medicare cuts services of the two health plans. The merger is subject to approval by the
New Hampshire insurance commissioners and other regulators.
continue to be a major target for
HCHP also struck affiliations with Martin's Point Health Care, a 35,000financing health refonn legislation.
patient primary care practice with five sites in Maine, and Berkshire Physicians
The Clinton health plan calls for
and Surgeons, a multispecialty group practice of more than 50 doctors with
$118 billion ih Medicare
seven offices in Berkshire county.
reductions over six years. Recent
Congressional Budget Office
LOWELL GENERAL, SAINTS MEMORIAL END MERGER TALKS
estimates indicate that the bill
Merger discussions between Lowell General Hospital and Saints Memorial
••offered byHouse Ways and Means
Medical Center (Lowell) ended last week with both organizations citing
Acting Chairman Sam Gibbons
financial considerations as the primary obstacle to a union. The decision was
(D-FL) would call for a $110
reached by a joint steering committee that was established in February to study
billion cut in Medicare.
collaborative possibilities (MR, 2/14).
REFORM
Monday Report is a publication of the Massachusetts Hospital Association. Send all correspondence to: Editor, Monday Report.
Massachusetts Hospital Association, 5 New England Executive Park, Burlington, MA 01803. Telephone: (617) 272-8000.
© Massachusetts Hospital Association, 1994.
�BCH, BUMCH MOVE TOWARD INTEGRATION
A key appointment made this month moved Boston City Hospital and
Boston University Medical Center Hospital (BUMCH) closer toward
integration. Former state Sen. Patricia McGovem was named to lead a
nine-member commission that will implement recommendations made last
winter by the Mayor's Health Care Commission concerning the organization of Boston's health care delivery system (MR, 3/14). The new panel
will make recommendations to Boston Mayor Thomas Menino for creating
a closer affiliation or consolidation of services between the city's Department of Health and Hospitals and BUMCH. The group also will draft any
local or state legislation necessary to accomplish these recommendations.
LIVE FROM THE STATE HOUSE: HEALTH REFORM DEBATE
The public is invited to participate in a debate on three approaches to
national health care reform, to be held on June 25 in the State House's
Gardner Auditorium. The debate also will be broadcast live on Channel
44, WGBX, beginning at 10 AM. A Clinton administration representative
and members of the Massachusetts congressional delegation will be among
the participants. Call the League of Women Voters, 617/523-2999.
DONOVAN NAMED EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR
At MHA's annual meeting this month, Robert Donovan, CEO of
Lowell General Hospital, was named the "Massachusetts Healthcare
Executive of the Year" by the American College of Healthcare Executives.
The award is presented annually to an executive who has shown vision,
leadership, and proficiency in health care administration.
HEALTH INFO MANAGERS ELECT OFFICERS
The Massachusetts Health Information Management Association this
month elected as its president Louise Corcoran, director of medical
records at Holyoke Hospital. The new president-elect is Donna Volpe
Casey, director of medical records at Faulkner Hospital (Boston).
HOSPITALS OFFER NEW,
EXPANDED SERVICES
Three Bay State hospitals
recently opened new facilities,
• Lawrence Memorial, - .
Hospital of Medford opened a
19-bed transitional care unit for
patients who need short-term
care after being hospitalized for
an acute illness.
.. .
• The North Shore Medical
Center (Salem) opened its feahcer
center in Peabody :' The^acility^^
offers radiation therapy, day- .
hospital chiemotherapy, labora- .
tory and x-ray services, and, /
specialty clinics that are iron in •
collaboration with Massachusetts. /
General Hospital (Boston).
,J
•Spaulding Rehabilitation
Hospital (Boston) opened a
neighborhood rehabilitation
center in Stoneham. The center,
offers rehabilitation services to "
children and adults with :
orthopedic injuries or
neurological or musculoskeletal
problems. Spaulding also bb *
centers in Medford, Hyannis,
and Wellesley, and will open one
in Brighton next month.
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CONGRESSIONAL RECORD— Extensions of Remarks
Numerous letters from pur conettuents and
others convinced us that the better approach
is not to trust that this issue wouM be revisited
after Die'cost study was clone. Instead, the
issue o( how Congress should treat State and
local govemronts should be dealt with directly
in this legislation. We believe that current law,
-. which aifows bO? <*>«« not reqtifie States to
adopt OSHA standards and provides 50 percent of the funding tor enforcemont and administration if the State seeks and obtains approval of its program by the Department of
Labor strikes the appropriate balance between
recognizing state's independent role and priorities and protecting, woricer JieaWv AHerr
natively, if Congreis is deterr*t«l to impose
the OSHA rules on all State and focal govenv
merits, including schools and other public
agencies, then aie Federal Government
should p<ty thg full cost of the mandate.
We offered both of Iheae choices during the
markup of OSHA retorm tegfelation in the Education and Labor Committee, but both were
rejected by the majority on the committee.
Thus, the OSHA reform bW comes to tha
House with a dear choice between those toho
support more unfunded mandates on state
and local governments, and ihose who do not
T R I B U T E TO KOOD F R O M T H E
'HOOD
H0N.JUUANCJ)IX0N
.
OF cAuFtnunA
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Friday, June 17, l&i
Mr. DIXON. Mr, Speaker. J rise today fo 'fiay
special tribute to a dynamic and enterprising
group of Crenshaw Hisfr School students who
have formed the Nation's first student-owned
natural foods company: Food from the "Hood.
Founded in October 1992. Food from the
•Hood has an ambitious company mission that
seeks :o illustrate the potential of young adults
and provide them with jobs, give back to the
community, arid prove that businesses can be
socially responsible and profitable. Remarkably, the students have successfully marketed
their first produc". Straight Out the Garden
Qeamy Italian Saiad Dressing, at over 10
major grocery chains throughout southern
California, overaS, about 2.0b0'store6 are expected to carry thfc product Projected estimates' of annual' profits total between
Sioo.ooO to $200,000, which. wU go toward
scholarships for the student-owneri and gotv
tributions to local citarities.
m response to "the Los Angeles disturbances, a science, teacher at Crenshaw High
School, Ms. Tammy Bird, encouraged her students to restore the school's garden and give
the food to the ni^edy. On December 18,
1992. the students reaped their first haivest
and donated it to a kfeal food bank. Helpers
tor the Homeless and the Hungry, While always giving at least .25 percent to the needy,
the students also sold prodjce, enabling them
to provide 600 dollars' worth of college scholarships to. three graduating students. With the
help of Ms. Melinda. McMulten, a former marketing executive, the students soon expanded
tlieiv base and formalized the concept of a student-owned business..
All student-owners participate in an intensive employee development program that,
through a poirttfe system, determine individual
scholarshlp amounts. Students earn points by
• Working-in the business, maintaining high academic grades, and devoting time'In college
preparatory activities; points can be taken
away for not meeting these obKgatipns. Tutor• ing in rnalh, science. English, and Spanish are
atso offered. Scliolarshiffe are determined by
calculating the ' p^oentage of total ^M|nls
earned, with a potential tor acquiring points
worth up to $15.000 a year. Any profits above
the scholarship margins will be donated to varibus community initiatives..
The students' persistence and dedication,
combined with tho-support of Crenshaw High
School administrators and faculty, have yielded an enthusiastic response from the community. Their efforts have garnered the patronage
:Of Mr. Norrii Bernstein, the Weln^art Foundation, the city of, Los Angeles Community Development Oepartment. the California Community Foundation. FtLA—formerly referred to as
Rebuild LA.—and countless other businesses
and professionals. Nonetheless, in addition to
promotif^ their salad dressSiig, the students
continue to operate the garden and market at
Crenshaw High School.
It "ts a pleasure to recognize the following innovative students who share ownership in
Food from the Hood; Angelica Becerra, Shannon Burton, Karta Becerra, Marshon Cautton,
Seak Chan, Kahlelah Crobm, Charo Danain,
Leonie Felix, Dennis Fomond, Jaynell .Grayson, LaTosha Hayden, Kristi Hernandez,
Zjikiya HiU. Ketrie JenMns. Naeisha Jones,
Carlos- Lopes, Ivan Lopez, Maiy Lucas,
Rashartl MaGee, Maurice ' McNeety,, Brian
Morris. Ben Osborne, UChantia Patton,
Natasha Proby. Edwin Rhodes, Kendal Robinson. Michael Santos, Santana Scon, Mark
Sam'a, Kabeer Smitft, Jasmine TaHey,
Sommer TiBett, Osofc) Washington, Luther Watets, and Maria Wilson.
Mr^Speaker, 1 am extremely proud of Food
from the "Hood's astounding accomplishments,
and ask my colleagues in the House of Representatives to join me in oommending the 36
student-owners. In deytetng a means through
which they coukJ further their education and
enhance the quality of Hfe within their comrrturaty, these young entrepreneurs have served
as examples for our youth and have provided
a source of much-needed hope to the innercity community of Los Angeles.
BUFFALO SOLDIEIIS COMMEMORATIVE RIDE OF COL. CHARLES
YOUNG
H N D VD L H B O
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OF OHIO
THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Friday. June 17.1994
Mr. HOBSON. Mr. Speaker, nearly 80 years
ago today during the Great War, Coi. Charles
Young undertook a 600-mile journey on horseback to Washington, DC, from Xenia, OH. to
prove his fitness for service in the U.S. Army.
By the age of 50, Colonel Young had already proven himself as a distinguished soldier In Cuba/the. Philippines, Haiti, and the
Mexican campaign: And his deeds were a tribute not only to his home State of Ohio, but
atso to our great Nation. .
I am proud to honor this man and many like
him whose service to the United States as
Buffalo Soldiers—from the time of their service
P.02
\Jime 17, 1994
r jlo the Korean
on America's western
ed arid unheralded,
War—went largely <
military service,
Through. "Jw^oi'''
the nght
Colonel Young pec
to e<*iality1br;ftiq^aridji
^no* only in the
Scan. I hopor^
.
course of lighting
course of batfef tkit jin
segregation which
against riiScriminaiipn ,
was routine in our irfiRtar/i history.
today, a
At Arlington Naiibhal
ceremony at the gravegite of Colonel Young,
marks the end of the Biiffalo Soldiers' commemorative ride which bdgan in Ohto'^t days
ago. Let it also n^rk the end of racial discrimination in our mffitary and ja new beginning for
rementfjering (he deeds and the services Of
America's Buffalo Soldfef5|
WELCOME TO THE 26TH ANNUAL
CONFERENCE OF THE WOUND,
OSTOMY.
AND . CONTINENCE
NURSES SOCIETY
H N B N A Iy L C R I
O . E J Mf j A DN
Or MAKYlknO .
IN THE HOUSE OP REPRESENTATIVES
FTiday, Jvne U. 1994*
Mr. CARDIN. Mr. Speatter, the Third District
of Maryland is prood to wfelcdlme: the 26th annual conference of the Wound, Ostomy, and
Continence Nurses IWOGNI Society to the
Baltimore Converitioh Ceiker on June 19-23.
The.theme for the confensnce is "Positioning
tor Change—Where Do Vye Go From Here?"
WOCN is a professional association of
3,000 registered nurses niho specialize in the
care of patients with wounds; ostomies, and
incontinence The WOCN membership con- •
sists primarily of ET nurses, formerly known
as enterostomal therapists (ETs). ET nurses
tradttionally specialized inlthe care of patients
with ostomies; however,! as the needs increased for specialists m managing wounds
and related skin condttiorfs, ET nurses incorporated wound care into their practice. ET
nurees have also extended their practice into
the area of continence oare. including prevention, assessment, diagnosis, and management.
'
In addition to these ET nurses, the WOCN.
membership consists of registered nurses who
specialize in only wound or continence care.
The WOCN nurse is an integral part of the
health care system in providing, cost-effective
care to their patients.
t
Participants in the cottferpnee will indude
the .WOCN memoershipi allied health care
professionals, and medical and pharmaceutical mantrfacturefs. The conference provides an opportunity for the participants to become more knowledgeable of the practice of
the nurse who specializes in the care of patients suffering from wounds, ostomies, or incontinence. The conference aims to identify
the current issues and trends that impact professional practice, and to provide a torum in
which the participants can discuss such clinical and professional issues, The Conference
also seeks to provide resources to assist participarits in marketing their practice, as well as
to recognize available cbltabdrative practice
opportunities in various tKsalthfcare settings.
The Clinton administration will: be represented at the conference by Ms. Kalhieen
Hastings, consultant td tfte Surgeon General
cm health care reform. Ms. Hastings win de-
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woold; Hfe to tneet Mju Hydfe btcaos* I bane Mr. HOrER. Mr. Speaker. I would Kke to
ahxaye been aictoitod ~Tjj eoremment ajod I
caff thai aflepfion-of this body to the casa -ol
CHURCHVILIiB JUNIOR HKJH
would lllte to me$t one"ot It's employ***.
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Ai* yfiw tBgniJiijt abOTtJoa and why* I wM prison for atteged rape and robbeiy £n VladiHON. H N Y J. HYM
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I tiilakl Aoald, tw jitoMtacavwel i a v«ef
W THE HOTJBB OJ* HEPRKBW'A.T^VaS
lseotv«b in polltaas. I wonltf veiji a»cb «njoy February 1930. the captaia of the ship upon
JVfctoK, JtmeM.Wt
tfcikiaff to 8L potitictea, nniwi'laTTj one fixan which Uvsfi&aecved to his Hteetsa feom
Mc HYDE. Mr Spoater,. one of *>e out- out IMM. 1 tMitk I woaittt beneftt greatly and acfive duty wa^ wxraed oi tape and robbeiy.
Sttndrng junior Kgh sctwois in ISnois, it wmld be an eve**. 1 wouli never Costtet. la the dduna ot tha iniersogafiotv. the captain
accused Uvshte of being in the pay of Isoeii
ChurchvtOe. is located to Ektifsnt. A fce com- Please consider my appueauon.
rteHigence. and piotttng to hijack a Russian
munity in my district
submarine to tum over to theteraeis—sortof
On May 27 of this yew I bad the (rieastre
of addressing their wghth .^rada sta*nte. HON. WILLIAM D. PORD JOINS a "Red October" sceria«L. Alttwugh the
scheme wastoofarfetctted for evan tha KGB,
Their teacher, Roben Gaktae^ chatafan of
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OP "ELKS O F . THE WORLD TO bery cases under inyestigation to Vladivoetofc.
thay would ace JO attend afcmcheenmibtte*
HONOR SPECIAL PEOPLE
For a year aod a half, Uvshitz wa» in preCongressman. "
;
trial detention^ uoder Sviog conditions indicat1 have read these essays, and they are ining thai JaBs. haverrt changed much in ttw
deed "mtecesting. Today I win pratide three of
HON. W H M F R
HA
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Russian Far East sicca' Cbekhov's expose of
them for my colleagues to react,and cexl
the peoai cotooies, oa Sakhalin (stand exactty
week \ wM pravide three mofe. I cocinand
themtoyoar attenSon.
IK TBS HOOBS OF RBPHESBNTATTVES 100 years ago.
Suffice it.toaay that lusUac health Mas. seWlfy I WOULD LiIKi
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Friday, June. 17> 1994
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Tbe season Why I would KJb* to anaat Eep- today to pay tribute ta tsiah Pieces Norifeel an 8 person^ wffiilitfle Ugh! oi air. In addition, he
tm was repeatedly beaten by
reuanwitlve Hyde ts t)epa«s« X tew «. sarae Gxceptiomi young mgn antf otodef ot coutage. reported
taterttsc iu maetlB* iiui. I al*tt wa*k6 Uke to
prtsoo wardects..
laiah was recently selected to be the 1994
Snd oat his point of view oa e*rtdln mattersw
In Apri tggz^ UvshAz, along with the ship
Most of (JI I woqM lit© to g«c to know the Special People National Poster Child by the capfain and anotfaer saSoi, was found gutty by
person who rBpraeaats fiustf my sxee.
Improved Benevolent and Pieteetive Order of a military tribunal and sentenced to 10 years
Tbe issoes I wonli like co ffiseas with Elks of the Workl {t8J»0^. of W.]. !n this hard labor. AooorcSng to Uvshitr lawyer,, the
HeijrwMBtaclre Hyde i*r* Keftlth eare, tbe stt- role, tsiah win be repteserting aR spadat peo- InvesttgedSm and trial were conducted in the
H4Ci«tr. tn SineiOTf*. certain parts of tbe
Const!fcutkmtlmt I bob) ao optnlos on. and I ple who have additional needs due to physical best prepetestroika Soviet tradition, with
threats against vfc&ro and codefendattts, exwould aJao like to diacusa the gatD< matter oi mental chattengra.
that ia suctog to EOOVO wvthiu.BlJMlwirst.
Although tsiah has cerebral palsy and the . tortion ot $tl& and cash from Uvshitz; family
The q,u9£tioBS I would Uta to asi are his
side of Ns IXXJy is parSaBy par^yzed. Ns and friends duitog the investigation, aad aft atoptuion on tuose issne* I latye listed. I would medicaf cofidWon tas not dampened his spir- tetapt by tbe jMd^e to pecsuade awtinessto
also like to know whst (rot hfrs to become % rte or hampered his accomplishments. Isish retract his tesfinoony.
politatifta 1 wtruld also ask Wm qnestlaos In
The judicial procedure and investigptton
shares the joys and tnterests of every- 5-year
ceaerai about becomfnff a poSUcten.
Tbe roMons I think 1 sfconlct be are Uutt I old. in school, his favorite subject is music and wete soflawedthai the sentence was struck
thinkfcbati. wotiidrefrcsentGhimbflUe ia a he woukf fike ta enrich his love Of the subject down on appeat aod a rew trial was ocdeeed.
sood m&nner &ad tMcattae-1 am hteWy iatar- of music by teaming to play the piano, (siah IncidentaHy, the investigating odicer in the
asW iafftidfngoat more about jioEttos.
enjoys aitencflng church and school and uses case was tirexj for having fabricated much' of
WHY I WOULD LIKE TO OO TO U»C8 WWH RSP. his cheeitul atetudetotouchthe lives of those the evidanceL
Hyos
Tha retrial, again in a military court, began
around him. Evwy rooming, he greets his
in February 1993. Observers reported that
(By Uwidy KucsaJ)
teachers with a big smfle and hug.
I wouLl really Jllte to go to lurch with H«ix
Lsiah has us&d hts Bghtbeerted personality they fett tha cEelense had made a good case
HydeftMauaseI wouM Iik« to talk to him to overcocine hi& disabSty aod conquer adver- and thai *th» prosecution was. having a hAtd
about the Issues that are linpottaat to me.
time grounding as daims." However, oa April"
The main issue Is- grm control, but tbere ar* sity. By enjoying tbe djty, delights and activi- 22.1934,toecourtfoundall three defewfartte
otbera snch *s h««Jtl» care, taortioix and the ties of a 5-year-okfs Bfe, tSiah meets his ehaf- guiSy of rape and robbery, and sentenced
White Water Scandal. I feel w y strongly lenges head-on. The courage and persever- them to 10 years in prison. Uvshiu' attorney
igfticst ran coatrol ftnd a&ortlan. 1 also ance which lsiah iBusfcales should set an ex- pfans to appeal the decision againtotoehighchuk that President Clintoa stwnld OOCK op ample for us ail.
er ftniitary tribunal in Moscow.
witi. a. better haalrii care plas. I bttw a lot
I would also bka to oommend Me l.aP.O.E.
Mr. Speaker, I cannot make a clear deterauestloni that Iwottld like iLftSweiad aboac
thes* Issues. -I woold also Uk» to find out at W. for their outsfewriing work oa beha« of minatton of Semyon Uvshitz' innocence or
bow-'he-feeta about gun control and what people with spoc*d needs. Through their ef- guat on what are certainty serious charges, but
•Tthe? bills the Hons* is think of passtng.
forts and interest, the attention of our Nation. if surety appears that basic principles of rule of
Another re&sott why I woeM like to jr* to may be focused on tfte needs of special pecH taw have been disregarded al the local judicial
Innch wttJa Rep, Hyde is that I wcwJd like to pie and their unlimited potential,
level in Semyon Uvshitz.' case.
meet him in person. It is not every dsy that
1 encourage my cofcaguestojean with lsiah,. As. coehaitraan of tie Helsinki Commission,
you get to have lunch with yi«r HADrtseiitathe I3.P O.E. of W., antf with metorecognize the government body mandated by law to
I rWnli I should be ctoeea becaase 1 am » the. accomplishments and need* of speciaf monitor and encourage compliance w#i the
Helsinki Accocds, 1 would urge the appeals
t-ood stQ<lcr:t and I really eoiild behaat Crom piwpie everywhere.
court in Moscow to examine this case very
this eipertonce by learning something new.
It wcuk» be- a honor for mo to be chewn.
closely
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Protest
Issuos
ConOnuedfromPage 5
a single-payer system sImilnr to ihe cumnt
Health Cara
Canadian system. Onr Sldglc-flayef advocate present at the forum, an Avrorn nurse,
took port in ihe panel diicustion. D C ihe
O
debate, proteneri Kaid.
"She \ a token ofa token." Foi Vai| y
%
Health Care Conllllon member Morv
Shesgreen said.
t
Mcamwhite, f o r r w r Bush o f f i c i i ] Cmi
w,lensky and U.S Rep. Nincy John^n
from ConneClicOl (poke at the fomm,
Protrttcrs polnied to Hwien s (uppon
by i i x d i t n l v i d !I)»UIUIIUC p u l i i i c j l a c i i f n
cotflmiTieej a evidence iku h will n h
s
e
™ e
open io id'a^ from ouijiik ihe [n;d:cjl
csljhlivhmrni lluslen hx< fneu-idl ..n IFrorms in huslncis Hid ion Ingisiiuiun ;is iht
^;iy 10 improve run ion al heallh Cift;
" Americans warn ch;ui{e Ihey »^ni
health care coverage just like lhe mrmbei;.
of Congress get from uk Uipaycr*." said
John Cameron of iho uaicide inieiesi
group Illinois PuMic Aclion.
"If (Medleaie) is cood enouph for se
niOR. it makes a loi of jenve for ihe resi o
us." Cameron said. 'There't a lot of ihings
the t&vefwnem doetn'i do well, bm
by Kathryn
Orondin
The issue of
health cars
may be a
national debate, but it is
proving to be
of passionate interest
to local residents as
well.
T
Mvdieor* it ow of ihe thinan <>' daei)
»ell."
T I * only plan thai offen (hot eompleie
coverage for all U.S. residents, including
hci.i-lort dii«nt and dienc ~,ihey(
cluJi,^ inoie with pre-esmmg c
nwn
is the single-payer plan. Pot t n n t i said
"IT* a moral fight ihai everyone huve
hti^l'h fon:.*' she added "We nanri lo cnlui'c
(aod. quulily health coverage for M
Americans, rich and poor, slek and ••ell '
She sgrcen said.
Among ihe groups rcpresemtc *rre the
Fox River Volley Center for Independent
Living (CIL). Foi Valley Heallh Care
Coalition, the Illinois Public Action. Illinoit
State Council of Senior Cilitens. Jobs with
Jutlice and Campaign for Better Health
Cart.
HlMen's Pcmocrarjc challerrer m lhe
November election. SteveDenari, aJsoMotd
among the pitiiesierS. Uilefiini: io their
viewt,
be ptscDcc of prtsttteti outside U.S. lep. J.
Dennlt Hasten'* be«lrh amforum« FlMcmr
Rua Burnt MnniUy mtmm hmutht lo Si.
Cbvttt the pvaioo Md capfllet that nnwmdt
antttwi be*lth c»re ttfwn.
About 20 ntMenls frnm various betllji (tonpf imurhed
Miuida ih* raion'c CmtuMHiOII
having piMCU sipe
" I mny not n g n " w i t h you. Y o u niny not
*ilhilogiirtsmcludtfiE: "No more Bflnduldj"Siopihs Stogie
Payer Blackour aid "0i»e IK what we jive you. Evnj Aneriean deierver i hnhh plan Just ai good u Conffttt'" J. bsmitlm
Some (ton! I M j . wntt now) vith liw lulp or »ilkJ<i£
<ieviMs.«ndwmei»tinwhetleh»iniiuTinjthtlJoor-lorivtti|.
All made araiBvent by their pre rom iMl many loeal retidenrs
hel a CMd for ntoremniver&al. mor«<ooipi«beasive healm
care.
Die promien wera agetod ib« Hacien declined ta min
with ihB poop.
"Why is convettmafl Huien afnld oftrealdebawr said
Clnty CianCM. a niemhcr of Fm River ^tliey Center for
iKkpaidenl U*to». "Us« Novembef. we wefa promised a
meeiiag wkh
bin K* hu comttuMlb refused i» meet with ut
te hen about onr natda aod our viawi on irfona."
Prwestenai tbe event advocated thai IN: Unil*dSi«l<a adopt
SccPmefrrkf*!}
HMl«rf fahDvaj
f i M m a n Input
iJk«n •ltp«C<W
wlim y w a n
l a t l v M o f tA«
f f l l M i * COAN-
titfn for B***/'
alMa «r.
CiW^va forum
afantfvrWip«arli'*<t
pttata
agree with me. but I won't leave you outside. You deserve io get a hearing," Deniri
said
Procuiers ditpcnied after un houi ut itic
request of Si. Charles police •fficeis wha
ttere summoned to the Site by Phcasjni
Run officials
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Quote of the Week"
"It is a morel right that everyone hove health care. W« need to
ensure good, quality health care for all Americans,richand poor,
sick and well."
—Fox Valley Health Care Coalition worker Mary Shesgreen while
protesting outside Congressman Dennis Hastert's liealth care fomm at
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Experts, residents tackle
tough health-care issue
mocxats are willing to head into
the November election without
having passed any health care
refonns. If a bill isn't passed
Don't get your hopes up just
this year, it's even less likely to
yet about health-care retorm.
happen next year, she said, besays a seasoned political observer
cause Republicans are expected
Despite some progress on tbe to gain more seats in Congress.
Since 3996 Is a presidential
Issue in Congress, a former
election year, that leaves 1997
presidential advisor to George
as the next most likely time for
Bush told a suburban healtbeajre eenferance Monday refonn legislationtob« approved,
pr^ably won't happen this year WUensky predicted
The health-care conference,
— and maybe not at all during
attended by about 275 people,
President Clinton'sfirstterm
was sponsored by The Columbia
"We are ocwhere near passInstitute, a nonpartisan public
ing health-care reform," said
Gail Wilensky, now a senior fel- policy group based in Washington. D.C. U.3. Bep. Dermis
low at Project HOPE, an InterHastert, a Yorkville Republican,
nationa] health foundation
served as chairman.
based in Washington, D.C.
Two main Kpoakers debated
Wi>hfiky wan the keynote
the merits of a plan pushed by
speaker at a conference at
Clinton that calls for guaranteed
Pheasant Run Resort near St,
coverage for all citizens.
Charles. Her comments come
"Every job should come witn
on the heels of reports that significant progress is being made health bnnefits. It's basic" said
Elaine Weiss,regionaldirector
on Capitol Hill.
for tb« U.S. Department of Health
Of thefivemajor health care
reform bills, one was passed by a and Human Services. 'It's the
easiest way to ensure that everyDemocratic-controlled commitone has health coverage."
tee last week and other panels
But that's a mqjor sticking
are about to begin serious work.
Wilenksy, however, said Con- point for many Republicans and
small-business owners.
gress faces formidable obstacles, such as bow to fund reform They resent nuuuiaUss lhal
would ast companies 8-10 perand reaching a consensus or
whether to require employers to cent of their payroll, because
such costs would force job layprovide coverage.
"I would rather see no legisla- offs and the closing of many
small companies, said U.S. Rep.
tion than bad legislation," said
Wilensky. who noted 17 different Nanry Johnson, a Connecticut
congressional panels have their Republican.
Johnson said other options
fingers in the healtb-care pie.
"That's enough to trip up any shuuld be pursued, such as insuranet;reformand letting peolegislation — at loaat for a
ple Lake tax deductions for their
while," she said.
A key question is whether De- health-care expensesSvJeppHoDsoN
DMlly Haitldatttflwriltr
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Former Bush
aide's diagnosis:
No health care
reform this year
j. •'Power issues':
t Wilensky says political
5* conflicts need to be
resolved before
compromise possible
f ByPaulKdma
SEACON-NEWS STAFP
5 t diaries - True, full-scale reform is
not likely to be approved this year, despite assurances from President Bill Clinton that Congress will move to overhaul
the nation's health care system, a former
federal health administrator and advisor
in the Bush administration said.
"Congress is nowhere near passing
health care reform. They haven": dealt
with fundamental issues," said Gail Wilensky, the keynote speaker Monday at a national health care reform forum at
Pheasant Run Kesort and Convention
Center.
"Pure political power issues" that "have
got to be resolved" first also may make it
difficult to pass even a compromise health
care refonn bill, said Wilensky, former director ot the federal Health Care Financing Administrations and former assbtant
to President George Bush on health and
welfare issues,
Wilensky, now a senior fellow at Project
HOPE, played political analyst for some
300 people at a forum chaired by U.S.
Rep, Dennis Hastert, R-Yorkville, and
sponsored by The Columbia Institute, a
public policy think tank based in Washington, D.C. Hastert is a member of the Republican Leadership Task Force on
Health Care Reform.
Hastert welcomed Wilensky's analysis,
saying that putting health care reform
Icgfelalion into the hands of a congressional compromise committee "is our worstcase scenario, that if some people don't
get their way, they'd pass a skeleton (r*form package) and write it in the back
room." "We hope we can do it in the open,
not in the buck room." said U.S. Rep.
Nancy Johnson, R-Conn.. a Hasten invitee to the forum and a member of the
House Ways and Means CommUtee.
which oversee* tax. Medicare, Social Security and welfare policy. "We hope the
people will be able to sec the connection
between what we pass and the problems
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That route might mean waiting until j
1995 or 1997. after the 1996 elections,
though Congress could pass a "first step" '
reform on items that draw widespread [
agreement. Wilensky said. For example.
Democrats and Republicans seem to
agree that people who change jobs should
pot lose health care benefits, the myriad
nf insurance forms should be reduced to
simpler terms, and people suffering from
expensive, catastrophic illnesses should
no* be cut off from coverage.
Bui Wilensky said entrenchment in the
White House and unresolved major issues
stand in the Way.
Among them are whether:
• National health care should be mandatory, or will federal entitlements meet
the needs of the uninsured and underinsured?
• Federal agencies should set prevailing prices for medical services, in effect a
form of price control.
• Proposed regional health alliances
should regulate health care, or be advisory agencies that keep people informed of
iheir choices.
• Where the money will come from for
any kind of expanded health care.
"People are not being very honest
nbout where they're going to get that
money," Wilensky said. "People are a little
uneasy about how they would be funding
i.hese new enxitlemenu . . . we sy sterna: 1.:ally underestimate how much they cost
ind systematically overestimate how
much they're going to save."
Still, Wilensky said if some kind of reform package should emerge this year, it
probably would "Iwypcn very fast" in a
Conjtressional committee charged with
forging a compromise between the proposals of President Clinton and several
Democrat and Republican leaders.
However, she does not think that is
likely because the "Democrats are very
divided" and "conservative Democrats
tend to align with conservative Republicans" on such questions.
•They could make a little bit of a first
itep, but it seems to me what the Democratic leadership and the White House ar*
saying is that kind of 'something' isn't
better than nothing, and to 'give us some
more Democrats 3Jnd w«'U give you health
cure reform in '95,'" she said.
However, the president is "guardedly
optimiatic" that health care reform will
pass this year, said Elaine Weiss, regional
director for the U.S. Department of
Health and Human R^sourr-ev
Hastert, meanwhile, faced some opposi'
tion at the forum from a group of about
50 propln who protested Outside t he rnn- |
fere nee room.
Spokesman John Cameron, associate di- j
rector of Illinois Public Action, said the
group wanted a meeting with Hastert to
discuss health care reform.
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-21-94 04:09PM
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Health issue
shows its
true colors
By AiKlr** tettattun
TUnunlr, SrAir Wwiw
A lUllf die* »f *» TUKiocwl <to»«>» «w«r
ti«utli<nre r*>m arrived lo Si awrtm
un Mondny. and lhe forum nude dear imi
huw divisive and wnplw **t Um» am
besrUe the <:orf«r«nM'» tine. "n>o
pjnprplng Bipftrtlun ContHsninu." ll infttudert mm dlM^^neat Uim dMBIUi;.
OrKnwIttd hy ih* Washlngton-bftsod
CulUiUOln lni<1tnrt*> m* *f VS. Rip. Donnis HM*wn W UU *« fotwn w«. IfttanM
to hclv eduaite tke paWk ttd to fitter
r««dback, For wme peopl*. howe««r. it
ralsud mare omestloai then trK**ni.
Huien ttld he tftvort Umltod ehunp?-* In
HMlih core, including bn»Jne» ind ton i«formii lh»l coald mluc* the ccrto ct m«dloinc.
A mprwunMlW of the CUntun «UniliihIraUon alw JtwiW. UMttag lhe Presldenf*
plan ror unlvewd cowtp ftreugh prlvptc tniuranee cofnwtnftl, Employers
wHiui jxty in* mAlnrity of unmilunw
But tkutaide the oiridiil Jterum. ihorf
wem At levt two other poinU of vi*w
A urowp cf protesters. ttvnMnting HBV
oitil local health-qin! orgwlarbitM. called
the nicfttM a "rally IDf CongTMsman
Husleri's hMlth-care pwWtan." Thty were
angiy lh«t B «MnllWl ' ilnalMlwer plan.
In which tho gouvnnnaM contrail health«»n tlnnnclnif. dfal Mt rrealv* more
tion iniudt.
Ami H»atert B coagrtawtonat opponent.
Steve Deftari alio mads an aDPoaranct.
3»ylnE he aupporU «A CWKindM form of
I
Medicnre Iar«wry cltUen.
Mb the dUbrlrur ple«es of legislation
Tfoalth
Prmesteis (torr the HlinuK
CoaiitKM Tor Bcttgr Hualth
Cms (topi, mdudlng
associate director Jolw
Cameron, gainer in front of
t}>« Pheasant Run Resort In
Sl. ChtrlM wh»»o U.S. Bop.
Dennis H»ft»n (left) hosted
B forum Monaa/ On health
care, Later, mem&efs of the
group wera alie^ad inticto
to speek. A leader dog
(atwve) awatls Ils maswr
during tfte oortfviinc*.
with phm«« Uke "eapitatlott." anil lliu
wholeflUWiii.1quickly heeoaMs vt'n cam'
pll(R(«d. Otpttatlnn was a word tMirUlinl
•bout *. lot. nnd ll apparently WUM pre
fhrwd o w tts synonym, which Id "tux."
i t t to complex, with all tht- dWon-nt
Iktuwr**. nt evpry- rllmenslofl of llw plutw."
•Ttimniea nnstcrt. who count? 10 ctiirerenr
propositofluutirutQirough Onitrtisii. "Us
hanl tor us to kesp up *llh It. let alono
tlio uvurutio purvofk"
Thttre's atlll a trwnomlous amount of
llllohlfuillltllUut,"
afteEbOatlon stand In Coogres*.
ton pmpovJ. and Wolav, who de
'1 think lf» rtin too aariy to «v ftndad it
» « l d ElrtlHC W c t U .
IC-
Sac HIALTIL PACE 'I
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g J director of tbe
Departman of HMjth
I
n S«r#ICTR Tsopla In IM mdimee eltbsr don't h«ve enough
InlbnnalliMi er are (ctUng wrong
inronuuioiL''
Hif foruin wiw eandaet«d at the
ftoaou Jtun Ito«t and Cenvtiirfcn CanDr lit Si. Chariw. Smnl
hundred people nttendM. mttiy ef
them eonnecmd In tome w«y vtth
the health-car* Industry.
Dale Foil uld he ittendtd te
find out wharf the vtffeu ptafl
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ia ia rati. *no uctu pnniovn or imann-care i«p>rM. jounaon
MDtraet vtth HMOii, ^tSnfortu- said CUnton') plan would
. ! aim> in a big poUlteal busiMswi. whik Welxs
thw
ll npnaKib the only way to enpngr.«un unlvereai mverage
Othen ttld ttuy tam* to mate
"Wf do T H Ulk about nlnglc
K
ttoir voiMa Ward.
i «t S
in gwreral. to crowd wis hoa- payer Iniirh >C .U C It htia virtutilt towtrd the CUnton prepual; a ally uo aupport m Coiutroas."
pollfthoamdthat W pereem of Johwon »Blfl In reaponae to a
tkoi« In •n«ndin«o think the ^ueAton about that partteular
mMdent i piu wm coat ineoi IdtttL
moretorhealth-can csvaraji* and But nbout 30 proienttK tmtttlt
five themfcwtrbtmntk.
thefonunS W that Oongrcm la
n
Ttu Unm tneludud apoaehw by runningfrommt- llnglo-payer
U.S. ««» Nanry Johnion (R. t(Ua batnu* It I* rol pbltlkiriUy
Cow X •tendingaWn of ttv» Cltn- popular right now,
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�Healthy debate wagea over rejorm
• Panelists discuss what the
dosage of governmenl
involvement in health care
should be.
o
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By DAN WACNER
Kane County Chronide
5^
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o
Health
o
aa
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ST. CHARLES ~ It appears
everycoe agrees something should be
done about the nation's health care
dilemma, but no one can agree on
what ihcmld be done.
Columbia Institute sponsored
"Health Csre Refonn '94: The
Emerging Bipartisan Consensus" at
Pheasant Run Resort in St. Charles
Monday.
The event, chaired by U.S. Rep.
Dennis Hastert, R-Yorfcville, had
speakers and panelists esplainhig
tne different health care proposals
being drafted by Congress.
Earty in the program, several
people — some in wheelchairs —
protested the event, saying the
fomm was not taking into consideration a single-payer system, similar
to the health care found in nations
such as Can&da.
U.S. Rep. Nancy Johnson, RConnectimt, urged those in attendance to become more active in the
debate on bealth care, saying it is
possible Congress will put some sort
of plan in place during the next session.
The real problem (with the current health system) is accessibility,"
Johnson said.
She said for any health care proposal Ui work, there should be other
things in place that can be done
quickly and with relatively little
cost.
Among those would be insurance
reform and Congress should make it
illegal for insurance companies to
drop coverage for those with "expensive" illnesses.
CO
Johnson said the plan also should
include some sort of tax refonn.
"We need a tax reform that gives
individuals and those who are selfemployed the same tax break aa the
large companies," Johnson said.
Jahason said she is against employer mandates, which are called
for in President Clinton's proposal,
because they would force small
compaciea to lay otT employees in
order to afford the coverage.
Even then, Johnson said, "these
companies won't be able- to make it
in the next recession if the insurance
rates go up."
Elaine Weiss, regional director for
the U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services, touted the administration's proposal as the way to go.
She admits many people fear the
proposal's 1,342 pages, but said it is
not necessarily complicatffl.
"It is uniquely comprehensive
Weiss said.
She said tbe Clinton plan looks at
all aspects of health care and tries to
find a way to make i t affordable and
fairforeveryone.
"People on welfare are automatically guaranteed health care while
those who work may or may not
have health care, and that is not
fair," Weufi said.
She said with Clinton's plan,
everyone who works would be guaranteed health insurance.
One of the audience members
referred buck to the point that the
forum did not address a single-payer
system.
Hastert, however, pointed out one
of the afternoon panel members is a
member of the Illinois Nurses Association and advocates such a plan.
During the afl&mocm session, several people ' Tepresenting different
groups gave their views on the upPa*
coming health care reform.
Ga
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Continued Irom page I
Among the panelists was
James Jbley of Geneva, owner of
Riley Drugs and Munch's Home
Medical Equipment.
Others on the panel represented insurance oomnanies,
medical groups, small !)y£ineases and even the Teamster's
Union.
The moderator, Jim Howard,
the sbakehouse bureau chief for
Illinois Public Radio, asked the
netnbers if they would feel more
comfortable with the state,
rather than Lhe federal government, handling lhe health
care system.
"Fm uncomfortable with boih
ways," Riley replied.
He said the state aysteaa of
Medicare, which is an effshoot of
Medicaid, already doesn't work
or pay ail its bills.
"Last year, 200 pharm«cijta
went out of buaoBas because of
unpaid Medicaid billt," Riley
" I would like to see the govemment, all together, stay out
of health care," Riley said as the
crowd of about 100 people applauded.
Not everyone agreed with
Riley, however.
' I see a need for federal invoJvement," said Carolyn Mull,
an associate professor at Aurora
Univenity and the panelist who
favors a smglfrpayer system.
1 would like to eee it at a
national level* she said, wMle
other panelists aaid i f government must get Involved, it
might be easier to deal with oa
a state level
Panelista urged those in tbe
audience lo write theii representatives and senators to make
sure their voices are heard when
the debate comes up in Congress
in the fall.
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I) S. Rep. Dennis Hastert (R-IL)
chaired a conference on health care
reform Monday thai vas met with
enthusiasm hy health care profes- |
sionals and with hostility by advocaies for the single-payer sysiera
..va
of health care.
The focus of the conference, hdd
at Phcasanr liun Conference Center
: :
in St. Charles and sponsored by the
Columbia Instilute, centered _ on
discussion of the many and various
health care proposal* currently ijuk*
ing their way through congress.
"It's so complex," Mid HnsTen,
after speeches by U.S. Rep. Nancy
Johnson (R*CT) and Elaine Weiss.
Regional Director of Health and
Human Services.
'"There are about 10plans in congress with different nuances." he
said.
Weiss staled that the worst thing
for America would be to become
paralyzed by these options and do
nothing.
The conference was picketed by
• cpicscntatives of seven organizations such as Illinois Public Action
and Fox Valley Heallh Care Coalition because, they aaid, The singleoaycr concept was not adequately
represented on the panelsJohn Cameron, of Illinois Public
Action, said that conference participants would benefit from the
single-paver point of view being
One of many ofiimotu et Health Cure n<fitm% '94 confmnc*
sddresseu.
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"We think It's time he (Hasten)
What they wanted agreed with the
meets with us/' said Cameron.
Wei$$ and Johnson.
Picketers hi favor of the singleIn her speech on consumer Clinton plan but. when asked, parpayer plan, currently used in oriented reform, Johnson offered ticipants mostly said that they did not
Canada, wore stickers and carried that accesx and insurance dtscrimina- support the Clinton plan.
we have to separate politics
signs that read. "Hey Congress: lion were two of the main problems
from substance," said Weiss.
give us what you've got. ' ir in health caxe today.
Johnson said that right now
reference to gpvernmeot-spoiwored
She also blasted heslth care proheallh care benefits.
posals that callforemployer man- welfare recipients have a "better
Audrey Miller, of the Fox River dates, where businesses would be deal" than many fieople not on
Valley Center for Independent Liv- taxed a percentage of payroll to welfare and that Medicaid redpienis
ing, explained thai, in a single-payer finance health care reform. She should participate in (he plan with
system, the government take* over stated that most small businesses everyone else.
the role of the insurer.
could not survive a 1 5 payroll tax. A member of the audience
06
The Clinton plan calls for a 7,9* responded that she was tired of the
"It would be like social security
mandate, which the Republicans see poor being used as scapegoats and
- an entitlement/* she said.
Weiss agreed.
The system would, theoretically, as unrealistic' "The uninsured is a greater varieWeiss told the audience that (he
be financed through a payroll tax.
ty than the poor
homeless." said
"All health care would remain Clinton plan offers "guaram
orivste health insurance for everyone
Drivate." naid ChiraR Metha, of the
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"The governmenl wouM oke over
the sir le-payer
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saying that it had "practically no
the role of the in*urer, The choose." she said.
Wellstone bill in the Senate and Con- Weiss also noted that welfare suppon in congress "
gress proposes this," he said.
Metha stated before the congives bcncnts while many jobs do
ference that singlcpayer has 94 coThe Wellstone bill, fpoosored by not.
Sen. Paul Wellstone (D-MN) and
"You can't tackle welfare reform sponsors in congress.
Rep. Jim McDermott (D-WA), is until you first tackle health cor«
After her speoch to the concurrently in the committee stage in reform." she said. "This is consum-ference, Weiss addressed the point
Congress.
ing our ability to deal with other that health carerefonnis an eatremely confusing topic and that she
The Clinton plan and Republican- issue* "
sponsored Consumer-Oriented
Weiss also cited a Wall Streei is "sympathetic to the confusion."
"There is still much misinformaHealth Care Reform were presented Journal poll where participants were
to attendees of Monday's conference asked what they wanted from health tion...." she said. "People deserve
good answers "
in a point/counter point fashion by care reform.
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to the White house
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G L O V E R S V 1 L L E — Dr Howard Freed,
direcior of emergerKy services J( Naihan Littauer Hospital and Nursing Home, has an inside
line on the current debate over health carereform.
It's a line that emends directly imo the While
House.
Freed recently returned from a inp to Washington, D C where he and about 45 other health
care professionals heard first hand aboul the stanjs"Sf lhe President's proposals to revamp heallh
care in America.
First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinion led lhe
briefing. Attending the briefing were Harold Ickes, deputy White House chief of staff, and lra
Magaziner, senior policy consultant on health
care and leader of the task force \vhich developed lhe President's plan
Freed's access to the upper echelons of the
Clinion Adminisiralion is due to his earlier work
on lhe plan. Last year, he served on a commmee
of physicians which reviewed pans of the plan
laie. in ihe^lanning stages but belore its public
release Since then, he has received updates by
fax and |5K6ne about every six weeks.
The briefing's purpose. Freed said, was to
update "everyone on where we stand on policy
issues and on lhe process of moving ihe (heallh
care) bill ihrough Congress "
He said on policy issues "there continue io be
some vested financial interests — particularly
insurance companies — that want to keep (he
status quo. You see their ads on TV and hear
them on tne radio, bui what the Presidenl is trying to do is move decisions about heallh care
away from employers and away from insurance
company rulings and move them back into the
hands of just the patient and physician. Thai's
the goal, the vision."
What's happening now, " i f we do nothing, is
that the process is less conirolled by ihe doctor
and patient and more controlled by insurance
companies via linancial limns on care. They're
calling the shots more and more The tail is staning to wag lhe dog. Insurance companies are
becoming more and more involved in managing
care and telling doctors what to do. "
Freed said the purpose of lhe President's plan
is to "flip the process back into patients' and
doctors' hands. This plan will make u illegal io
revoke your heallh insurance aller you get sick
and will make it illegal io charge more once you
get sick. I l will also make it illegal lo have lifelime financial limits on health care expenditures."
Funding for the plan would come from a variety of sources, lie said. Some new money will
come into lhe system ihrough a cigarette lax and
a payroll lax on lhe largest employers (over
5.000 employee^. Employers will pay 4/5ths ol
the cost of health insurance and employees l/5i.i
he said. There will also be substantial savings
ihrough an increase in competition among heallh
care alliances and through increased penalties for
fraud and abuse.
'The projected cost per employee is $32 per
month per single person, with die company pick-'
ing up the rest." he said. "Right now. some people pay more, some pay nothing. This is a costsharing proposal."
Freed said the President's plan guarantees tour
basic principles: universal coverage for everyAmerican which can never be laken away , com prehensive benefits broad enough to make people feel secure about their health care: insurance
reform including billing simplification; and "no
matter what. Americans will get to choose their
own doctors."
The federal government's role in ihis plan is io
guarantee thai each of the compeiing health care
plans all provide al least lhe basic coverage lhaL
people are promised. "The program is private
heallh insurance. The Presidenl has consideredand rejected a govemmenl-run system." he said
Freed said the bill is currently moving through
Congress with a final bill expected before Congress adjourns for the year in October.
The details are still to be worked out. bm lhe
four basic principles are going to remain imaci.";
Freed said
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Albany doctor hears Mrs. Clinton
ALBANY - An Albany doctor
heard first lady Hillary Rodham
Clinton declare that bealth care
reform will happen despite opposition from major health insurance
companies.
Dr. Howard Freed, associate professor of emergency medicine and
surgery at Albany Medical College,
was one of about 50 doctors who attended a briefing Thursday at the
White House.
"They said there were a lot of
interest groups with money and a
stake in the status quo," said Freed.
"It was described that insurance
companies are like the tail wagging
the dog . . . the insurance companies
are calling the shots, what's covered,
what treatments will be paid for."
But Mrs. Clinton and other staffers
said that health reform is now going
through Congress and "it is going to
happen . . . they're expecting a bill
this year." She said President Clinton
remains committed to basic principals like universal coverage and
choice of doctor.
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Doctor has health tip:
October vote on reform
• Howard Freed was
briefed Thursday at
White House
B Ha is touting Clinion's
plan throughout
Northeast
still emphamzing the same four basic prindplea,* said Freed. The way
to do it is to keep emphasizing the
basic prindpleii tliat tlie President is \
fighting for," said Freed.
If Freed sounded like a point man
for the White House's health plan,
it's because he is. An emergency
room physician who works at Albany Medical Center Hospital and
BY RICK KARLIN
Nathan Littauer Hospital in AmStaff writer
White House insiders expert Con- sterdam, Freed took time off to work
gress to vou.- on health care reform on Clinton's 1992 election campaign.
Now, he is volunteering to spread
sometime m early October, accordthe word about the health plan by
ing to a Capiual
speaking to groups throughout the
Region physiNonheast. That's part of Clinton's
cian who i.- helptechnique of enlisting both adminising the Cjr.ton
tration officials and volunteers to
administration
promote the health care plan on the
promote
the
local level.
plan.
"It's part of a specific strategy to
"They may
get the debate out into the grass
take a lesson
roots." said Freed. Tve been doing
from the New
this for months."
York state Le^sHe's spoken to groups and been on
lature ard pass
it in the last hour," said Dr. Howard radio talk shows in places like Utica,
Freed, an emergency room doctor Gtoversville and Saratoga Springs.
and self-described surrogate public Later this week, after returning to
speaker for Hillary Rodham CUnton. Albany, Freed will travel to NewFroed wns at the White House port R.I., to address a group of New
TTwrsday where he and about 50 England Blue Cross/ Blue Siiieid
other physiaans from around the officials.
nation were briefed on the progress
He has also been traveling to the
of health reform by HiJlary Clinion. White Hoase about every six weeki
as well as top White House aides lra for updates on the reform plan
Magaziner and Harold Ickes.
How does politicking in WashingIn addition to their timing predic- ton compare to his daily routine in a
tioos, Freed said White House oflfi- hospital emergency room?
dalfl reiterated the four principles
Considering the amount of energy
behind their plan: guaranteed pri- expended and the adrenaline levels
vate insurance, outlawing discrimi- that exist, the two places are surnatory insurance practices, a com- prisingly alike, said Freed. The
prehensive benefits package, and ambiance in the emergency room
retaining a patient's ability to and the ambiance around here are
choose doctor.
similar," Freed said during a phone
The President and First Lady are interviewfromthe White House.
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GARY:
AS YOU REQUESTED, HERE IS A BRIEF ANALYSIS OF THE COMMENTS ON
OUR EEI LABOR RELATIONS CONFERENCE SEGMENT ON HEALTH CARE. I BELIEVE THAT REACTION TO MARILYN AND HER MESSAGE WOULD HAVE BEEN FAR
BETTER IF SHE HAD NOT HAD TO RUN OFF TO GO TO THE HILL. I ALSO
BELIEVE THAT THE LAST COMMENT SORT OF SUMS UP LOTS OF FEELINGS: " ...TH
HAS TO BE A BETTER WAY."
I HOPE THIS IS HELPFUL. PLEASE CALL ME IF
YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS: ALSO, PARDON MY LOUSY TYPING!
CORDIA
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Diagnosing the American Health Care Debate: What is the Prognosis tor Employers and Employees.
KRISTIN BASS, WINTHROP, STIMSON, PUTNAM & ROBERTS
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Good presentation
Gtib about proposals being considered. No alternatives or ideas presented
SHARON CANNER. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MANUFACTURES
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Comments:
Very Informative
No value added
Should have made plans to stay for questions. Poor planning
Would have liked her to stay for Q&A
Our representatives (Sharon & KRISTIN) are almost as bad as the politicians. There has to be a better way.
Comments on Panel:
Good topic. Good discussion
Again, good summary of the basic issues and some coverage of there they are going. Another area/update I'd
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(Washington, D.C.) — Congresswoman Conine Brown has finalized plans for a major
health care summit scheduled in Jacksonville next Monday. The event, which has drawn
the nation's leading experts in health care policy, will be held at the University Medical
Center in Jacksonville on Monday, June 6 from 5:30pm to 7:00pm.
The summit, which is geared to providers and the general public has attracted much
attention from noted experts in the field. Among the experts travelling from the nation's
capital, will be:
Robert Van Hook,
Fish Brown,
Rosemarie Sweeney,
Executive Officer, Health Care Reform
Clinton Administration. Department of HHS
Legislative Representative
American Association of Retired Persons
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American Academy of Family Physicians
Expert panelists from Florida include,
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According to Congresswoman Brown, "it is truly unprecedented that such a group of
experts will come to Jacksonville to explain the impact of health care reform. This
forum will answer many of the questions people have about this* important issue.
"This is a great opportunity for constituents to ask questions and learn more about health
care reform. It is also a chance for me to hear the concerns of Floridians about this
issue. I can not make a wise decision on health care reform, unless I hear from
constituents. This is a great opportunity to get the message, and get the message out."
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�There were teachers who changed and touched
my life....They opened up my dreams and my
possibilities. I had teachers who made me look
beyond what I thought I could do myself.
...These teachers are still out there today.
Paul Houston
Executive Director
American Association of School Administrators
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EDUCATION ASSOCIATION
400 North Third Street
Box 1724
Harrisburg. PA 17105-1724
June 3, 1994
(717) 255-700(1 • (800) 944-PSF.A (77:52)
FAX: (717) 255-7124 • (717) 255-71:52
Ms. Elaine Holland
Office of Intergovernmental and
Interagency Affairs
U.S. Department of Education
Room 3073
400 Maryland Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20202
Annette Palutis. PRKSIDKNT
David J. Conclak, V1CF PKKSIDENT
Patsy J. Tallarico. TREASURKR
Carmen J. Malino, KXICCUTIVE DIRECTOR
Affiliated witli Ihe National Education Association
Dear Elaine:
Thanks for adding Pittsburgh to your recent itinerary. Your focus on health care reform and
children turned out to be a great angle. It complemented our other speaker's presentation
perfectly!
I was pleased with the feedback I received throughout the remainder of the convention. Quite
a few commented on how they had been focusing on themselves and their locals, without
understanding the benefits for their students. Your presentation made an impact. My only
regret was having inadequate lead time for notifying the press.
We distributed about 300,000 postcards over the weekend. I personally stamped and mailed a
couple thousand last week.
I've delayed writing this thank you-I thought you would enjoy seeing our June newspaper. Yes,
there are now over 120,000 copies of your face floating around Pennsylvania!
Thanks again for enriching our program.
David E. Helfman
Director of Compensation and Benefits
cc:
Mr. Gary Cohen ^
Health Care Delivery Room
The White House
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P.S. I let Sen. Wofford know that you were with us (and that you work with his son, David).
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Dr. Aaron ShirleyProject Director
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POB # 3437
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Dear Dr. S h i r l e y :
I want you t o know i t i s w i t h deep a p p r e c i a t i o n t h a t I thank you
f o r p a r t i c i p a t i n g i n t h e town meeting:
"Health Care That's
Always There. What a N a t i o n a l H e a l t h S e c u r i t y Plan Means f o r
You."
i n F o r t P i e r c e Saturday, A p r i l 23, 1994.
True h e a l t h care l e g i s l a t i o n w i l l n o t be enacted w i t h o u t t h e
commitment o f persons l i k e you who are w i l l i n g t o g i v e your time
and e f f o r t t o p u b l i c d i s c u s s i o n and debate on t h e i s s u e . An
i n f o r m e d c i t i z e n r y i s e s s e n t i a l i f we are t o move towards
consensus on h e a l t h care r e f o r m .
I was v e r y pleased w i t h t h e forum and c o n s t i t u e n t feedback was
e x t r e m e l y f a v o r a b l e . Thanks again f o r b e i n g a p a n e l i s t .
Please l e t me know i f I o r my s t a f f can be o f a s s i s t a n c e t o you
as a f o l l o w - u p t o o u r meeting on h e a l t h care o r i f we can h e l p
you w i t h any o t h e r m a t t e r .
Sincerely,
Alcee L. Hastings
Member o f Congress
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�ALCEE L. HASTINGS
23rd District, Florida
A TOWN MEETING
"Health Care That's Always There.
What a National Health Security Plan Means For You."
*****
11:00 - 11:45
Reception
*****
Noon
WELCOME
INTRODUCTION
Congressman Alcee L. Hastings
OVERVIEW
Different Plans Before Congress
The President's Video Message
SPECIAL CONCERNS
Women & Health Care
African Americans & Health Care
Long-Term Care
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS PERIOD
IMPACT ON CONSUMERS - THE KEY ISSUES
•Access
•Security
•Quality •Choice •Cost
IMPACT ON PROVIDERS
ROAD MAP FOR CHANGE/MOVING TOWARD CONSENSUS
Congressman Alcee L. Hastings
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SEIZING THE MOMENT FOR CHANGE
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"Health Care That's Always There.
What a National Health Security Plan
Means For You."
A TOWN MEETING
Saturday, April 23, 1994
11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Indian River Community College
�POST-TOWN MEETING EVALUATION / Ft. PIERCE
1.
Meeting s i t e & f a c i l i t i e s
I t was l a r g e , good l i g h t i n g , s e a t i n g & a c o u s t i c s / s t a f f was
e x c e l l e n t & h e l p f u l . Wonder i f i t should have been i n b l a c k
community....
2.
Food & Beverage
Way/Way too expensive / purchased f o r 300 people/ o n l y 80 showed
/ comes t o $11.50 per person! / snafu on n e c e s s i t y t o be done by
IRCC
3.
Speakers / Prograrn^jTSchedul_
Too many / too l^ng / p u b l i c not given much of o p p o r t u n i t y t o
speak / Rev Sh/rley from White House )should have been showcased
4.
Co-sponsors
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Trouble Collectitig-.
5.
Attendee Turn-out / P r o f i l e
Expected 200 / max a t any given time was 83 / 50% A f r i c a n
American
6.
Budget
Food way too h i g h
$1000 committed / $995 expenses
7.
Press Coverage
E x c e l l e n t ! Papers: FT. Pierce Tribune/St. Lucie News/The Courier
/ S t u a r t News
TV:
CH 12, W i l l i a m G i l e s / CH 25 Lesley & Chris f e a t u r e d a t
6PM, 11PM and Sunday at Noon
The e n t i r e meeting was taped by F t . Pierce Public Radio, School
Board of St. Lucie County and Reverend Coleman
8.
Staffing
Susan, Reverend Lee, L i s a , Hedy & Bob, A r t
9.
Pre-Advertising / Flyers / P u b l i c i t y
Tribune ran s e v e r a l PSA's & put i n community calendar
Courier was a co-sponsor and d i d some ads / b i g a r t i c l e
1000 f l i e r s t o Rev. Lee d i s t r i b u t e d i n churches
A r n e t t 400 piece m a i l i n g
Susan 100 piece m a i l i n g
10. Recommendations
no food unless community group handles i t a l l
o n l y ALH, White House surrogate & 1 l o c a l speaker
2 hours max
�April 14-20,1994
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THEF^ORTOACOURffiR
Hastings HasTown Meeting
adjournment. Refreshments were served to participants
By Annie Kate Jackson
and the audience. Several doctors and nurses were preCongressman Hastings, 23rd District of Florida held
sent to make presentations and give infonnation relea "Town Meeting, Health Care That's Always There.
What a National Health Security Plan Means For You." vant to the health and well being of the human race.
The event was held at Indian River Community Some presenters were: Dr. Juliette Homier, Dr. John
See HASTINGS On Page 5A
College on Saturday, April 23 from 11 a.m. until
U.S. Rep. Akee Hastings chats with Dr. Juliette Homier and Dr. John Roberts.
warn
Hastings
Cont From Page IA
Roberts, Mrs. McPhail, Mrs. Inez Fielding, Rusty
Granitz and several other health care workers concerned with the well being of patients.
The "Town Meeting Health Care discussions included. Special Concerns such as Women and Health Care,
African Americans and Health Care, Long Term Care,
Impact on Consumers, The Key Issues; including
access, security, quality, choice and cost. Also discussed were: Impact on Providers, Road map for
change/moving toward consensus and seizing the
moment for change.
Sponsors of the event — along with Congressman
_ Hastings were: Indian River Community College, The
School Board of St. Lucie Count, The Florida Courier,
Bamett Bank of the Treasure Coast, FP & L, Gary,
Williams, Parenti, Finney & Lewis, Food Lion, Kappa
Alpha Psi, ML Olive & Friendship Missionary Baptist
Church Nurses Ministries and Friends of Alcee
Hastings.
Several members of the community and surrounding
communities were on hand to hear, leam and ask questions of the health care workers present Congressman
Hastings stated that this was the first of many more
meetings to inform his constituents of the President's
Health care plans.
�THE FLORIDA COURIER
April 14-20,1994
Hastings Resumes Work
After Heart Surgery
Rested, recuperated andraringto
go, U.S. Rep. Alcee Hastings
resumed full-time work at the
Capitol this week, three and a half
months after a quintuple heart
bypass operation.
Hastings had returned for part of
three days last month just before
Congress took its springrecess,but
Tuesday marked his return to a fulltime schedule.
" I feel well," Hastings said during an interview in his office. " I
have a full and clean bill of health
from the physicians."
The 57-year-old Democrat from
Miramar said he is walking two
miles a day and has enrolled in the
House's wellness program of monitored exercises and regular checkups.
He also has altered his diet to
avoid fat and concentrate on the
basic healthy food groups. After
surgery at the end of 1993, Hastings
was taking 16 different medications
daily. Now he is taking a cholesterol-reducing medication and an
aspirin a day.
" I feel better since my surgery
than I've felt in the last seven
years," he said.
Partly because of his surgery,
Hastings hopes to play a larger role
in health carereformwhen the bill
reaches the House floor. He supports President Clinton's proposal
and said he also likes a bill offered
by Rep. Pete Stark, D-CA, that
U.S. Rep. Alcee Hastings
would expand the Medicare program to cover those without insurrelated medical bills to cost him
ance.
about $12,000, or about 20 percent
Hastings expects his surgery and of the full cost of the procedure.
Health Reform Is Town Hall Topic
Chiles Administration, as well as public health professionals and the general public have been invited to discuss the various plans being proposed as well as the
crucial elements of refonn: health access and security,
quality care, choice of doctors and costs.
Hastings is inviting participationfromas many 23rd
Indian River Community College and the School Congressional District residents and other Floridians as
possible. Only with everyone's input, Hastings
Board of St. Lucie County are co-sponsors.
believes, will it be possible to develop the consensus
The public discussion, open to everyone wishing to that will permit enactment of National Health Care
be heard on this important subject, will befromnoon to Reform in 1994.
More information about the town hall meeting is
3 p.m. in the Koblegard Student Union of Indian River
Community College in Fort Pierce. Refreshments will available by calling Hastings' West Palm Beach office
at 407-684-0565 or the Rev. John Lee in Fort Pierce at
be servedfrom11 a.m. to noon.
Members of the Clinton Administration and the 407-466-3499.
The impact of "Health Care Reform on You and
Your Pocketbook," the most critical issue facing the
federal government in a generation, is the theme of a
major town meeting sponsored by U.S. Rep. Alcee
Hastings scheduled Saturday, April 23.
�Hastingsfieldshealth-care fears, hopes
• The
constituents and in return getting an
idea about public sentiment.
There are 32 national health-care
FORT PIERCE — Rep. Alcee plans floating around Washington,
Hastings doesn't think there will be Hastings said. Eleven congressional
any big changes in the health-care sys- committees are looking into aspects
tem this year. But he's looking for of a national health-care system, he
public input on how he should vote said.
when the issue comes to Congress.
Hastings gave no answers, but he
"It's safe to say that no other topic and other members of the forum's distoday concerns us more than health cussion panel raised many questions
care." Hastings said.
about what needs to be addressed
"Each month, 2 million people lose when a solid plan goes before Contheir health insurance for some period gress.
of time. Millions are locked into their
Health care must provide for the
jobs now because they or someone in special needs of women, children and
their family have a pre-existing condi- blacks, they said.
tion and would not be eligible for a
Too often now, those without innew health-care plan."
\ surance seek "inappropriate care."
Hastings, whose district includes \said Aaron Shirley, a doctor from
parts of St. Lucie and Martin coun- Jackson. Miss., who is working with
ties, spent Saturday afternoon at a the Clinton administration on health
health-care forum at the Fort Pierce care. Such care means they get so sick
campus of Indian River Community that they must go to the emergency
College, sharing infonnation with room rather than the doctor, or they
wait so long to seek attention for an
illness that they end up in the intensive-care unit, a costly alternative.
And although Clinton's plan might
provide everyone with a national
health card, that won't solve the problem, he said.
"We might assume by a person
having that card, they will have health
care. Not so," said Shirley. " I don't
think there will be a rush of doctors
who want to go to Clewiston. So the
people in Clewiston will have that
card, but not necessarily access to
health care."
Once a plan is in place, education is
a must.
—
"Just because a card is available,
that doesn't mean everyone will know
what it means," he said.
And many others won't be able to
tap into the system, said Juliette Lomax-Homier, a Fort Pierce obstetri-
By Andi Schabo
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congressman
joined a forum
at Indian River
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complaints on
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health-care
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for
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Tine Tribune • Friday, April 22, 1994 ' 83
Health reform forum Saturday
pressman's West Palm Beach office.
TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER
Members of the Clinton adminFORT PIERCE — People from istration, the governor's office
both sides of the table will meet and public health officials will
Saturday to discuss key issues in give presentations and answer
questions from the audience. The
health-care refonn.
The town meeting, sponsored main issues to be discussed inby U.S. Rep. Alcee L. Hastings, clude access, security, quality,
.
D-23, will run from 11 a.m. to 2 choice and cost.
Speakers also will address spe- i
p.m. at the Koblegard Student
Union of Indian River Com- cial concerns, such as women's
munity College in Fort Pierce. It issues, black health-care issues \
|
marks the first time the con- and long-term care.
gressman has held a meeting in
The public is invited to attend >
the city.
the meeting, which begins with a •
"We want to bring consumers reception from 11 a.m. to 11:45 •
and providers in the same room a.m., followed by a welcome and
to find some areas of common introduction by Hastings and
ground before we leave," said then an overview of the different
Susan Glaser, an aide in the con- plans before Congress.
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TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER
FORT PIERCE — Some people had babies
on their minds. Others were thinking about
elderly citizens. Still others were focused on
minority populations.
Although everyone at a town meeting on
health-care reform Saturday had concerns
about specific groups, they all agreed that
the first step to improving health care is
making insurance available to everyone. But
that's only half the battle, they agreed.
"You can have a (health insurance) card,
but if you don't have a car, it doesn't matter
at all," said Dr. Juliette Lomax-Homier, a
Fort Pierce obstetrician/gynecologist.
More doctors need to be located in poor
urban and rural areas, and people need ways
to get to them, she said. Lomax-Homier was
one of many speakers at the three-hour
meeting hosted by U.S. Rep. Alcee L. Hastings, D-Florida, at Indian River Community
College.
Hastings described the debate on healthcare reform as a struggle of wills. •'Every
one of us wants the best possible medical
care that can be had for the specific problems we have as individuals, and we want
someone else to pay for it," he said.
But no matter what priorities people have,
most important is making health insurance
available to everyone. Hastings said about 37
million Americans are without insurance, 85
percent of whom are young, working families with children.
Another 22 million are inadequately insured, and each month, an additional 2 million Americans lose their health insurance
for some period of time. Meanwhile, costs
are escalating, leading to estimates that by
the year 2000, $1 out of every $5 earned will
be spent on health care.
FLORIDA
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FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA
APRIL 21-27,1994
Hastings Holds Health Care Meeting Saturday
The Florida Courier is co-sponsoring Congressman Alcee L.
HasUng's first town meeting. The
event will focus on "Health Care
Thafs Always There. What a
National Health Security Plan
Means for You."
The forum will be held on
Saturday, April 23 from 11 a.m. to 3
p.m. at Indian River Community
College, Koblegard Student Union,
3209 Virginia Avenue, Fort Pierce.
Everyone is urged to attend to
leam about health care plans in lhe
U.S. to meet with Hastings. The
Congressman says, " I want to cany
your message to Congress!" The
best way to assure that he does is to
attend forums, town meetings and
other public events and take advantage of opportunities to tell him how
you feel on issues.
�HEA 7 H CARE REFOR1V
WITH
CONGRESSMAN ALCEE L. HASTINGS
Co-Sponsors
Indian River Community College
Tlie School Board off SL Lucie County
Special Thanks
to
FIORIDA
For More Information, call:
Reverend Lee at (407) 466-3499
or
Susan Glaser at (407) 684-0565
PROVE THAT PEOPLE CAN
MAKE A DIFFERENCE
CONGRESSMAN ALCEE L. HASTINGS
From 1-95, take
Ft. Pierce Exit
(Route 70).
Go east to Virginia.
JOIN ME.
TOWN HALL MEETING
Indian River Community College
Koblegard Student Union
3209 Virginia Avenue
Ft. Pierce
Saturday, April 23,1994
Virginia Ave.
11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
/ want to carry your message to Congress!
�ALCEE L. HASTINGS
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PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
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CONTACT:
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Reverend John Lee (407) 466-3499
S a t u r d a y , A p r i l 23, 1994
11:00 A.M. TO 3:00 P.M.
TOWN MEETING
NATIONAL HEALTH CARE REFORM
"HEALTH CARE THAT'S ALWAYS THERE.
WHAT A NATIONAL HEALTH SECURITY PLAN MEANS FOR YOU. "
with
CONGRESSMAN ALCEE L. HASTINGS
I n d i a n R i v e r Community C o l l e g e
Koblegard Student Union
3209 V i r g i n i a Avenue
Ft. Pierce
Co-Sponsors
I n d i a n R i v e r Community C o l l e g e
The School Board o f S t . L u c i e County
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�ALCEE L. HASTINGS
PLEASE RESPOND TO:
23o CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT.
Q
FLORIDA
1039 LONGWORTH BUILDING
WASHINGTON
DC 20515-0923
TELEPHONE: (2021 225-1313
FAX: 12021 226-0690
COMMITTEE ON
FOREIGN AFFAIRS
SUBCOMMITTEES:
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OAKLAND PARK. FL 33311
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�Event Date
4/7/94
State
Columbus,
Ohio
Organization
The Tomasi Marketing
Group Inc.
Description
Contact
Speak at the Ohio Health Care
Leadership Conference, 'The
Emerging American Health Care
System: Public Policy and Market
Realities."
Marilyn Tomasi (614)
224-2121 or (614)
228-8103 -
Status
Glenn will do
�04-2S-1994 04:33PM
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THE TOMASI MARKETIMG GROUP INC.
MEMORANDUM
TO:
Glenn Hutchins
The White House
FROM:
Michael Ring
The Tomasi Marketing Group
RE:
Media Status Report For Leadership Conference
DATE:
April 26,1994
Listed below is the final status report to date of news media in attendance at the
Ohio Health Care Leadership Conference April 6-7, 1994. The radio stations that
accepted the pre-conference and Glenn Hutchins actualities are also listed.
MEDIA
REPORTER
Akron Beacon Tournal
Leona Allen
Columbus Dispatch
Doral Chenoweth, photographer
Mike Curtin
The Daily Reporter
(Columbus)
Vicki Oliver
Dayton Daily News
Jim Dillon (interviewed Hugh Becker
of Robbins & Myers)
Gongwer News Service
(Columbus)
Howard Wheat
WCMH-TV 4, (NBC)
(Columbus)
Bob Singleton
WBNS-TV 10, (CBS)
(Columbus)
Steve Harvey, photographer
�04-28-1994 04:34PM
FROM
THE TOMFTSI MARKETING GRP
TO
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THE TOMASI MARKETING GROUP INC.
STATEWIDE RADTO STATIONS THAT ACCEPTED OMA AND GLENN
HUTCHINS ACTUALITIES:
• WAKR, Akron
•
WONE, Akron
• WEBN, Cincinnati
• WMNI, Columbus
•
WBNS-AM, Columbus
j
• WBNS-FM, Columbus
•
WBZX, Columbus
• WTUE, Dayton
• WONE, Dayton
•
WHKO, Dayton
• WHIO, Dayton
News releases were also distributed over FR Newswire. Our statewide newspaper:
clipping service is monitoring this coverage and will forward to us any appropriate
clips from the Leadership Conference. There is a built-in delay to this service. As
we receive them we will forward them to The White House.
The Ohio Manufacturers' Association contracted with a video production company
to videotape the entire Leadership Conference. Copies will be forwarded to The i
White House, per Mr. Hutchins request, upon receipt of tapes from production !
company.
If you have any further questions, please don't hesitate to contact me at
(614)224-2121.
�04-28-1994 04:34PM
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Saturday, April 9, 1994
Health bill will pass, officials predict
Legislation will
approved, Hutdmw
because
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90 percent
of what should
such as creating:
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more options, fewer dictates ensuring portability to coverage and crafting a standard benefits padtagc
allow consumers to
By Mike Curtin
Assistant Mrnqpni; EdiirriPublic Aff&K
Federal health-care reform ie likely to win congressional approval this year, but in a version considerably
scaled down from Rttsident Clinwn's proposed Health
Security Act
Tliat was the majority view Thursday among federal
and state officials p;irtidpating in a forum on health care.
'•We're not talking about whether we're going to
have health-eare reform, but what type we are going to
have," said Glenn H. Hutchins, a White House coordinator on health-care reform. "That is an enormous step
forward . . . something will happen this year " he said.
Hutchins spoke to about 300 persons attending the
Ohio Health Care Leadership Conference at the Hyatt
Regency.
comparison-shop.
"Most of the argument is over the 10 percent of
things on which we disagree," he said.
Virtually everyone agrees on the need to create
more competition among health-care providers to restrain the increasing share of the nation's economic
output consumed by the health-care industry, he said.
U.S. Reps. David L. Hobson, R-Springfiekl, and
Thomas C. Sawyer. D-Akron. agreed that some bill is
likely to win approval.
The Clinton plan is likely to be pared down so that, it
contains fewer dictates and more options for employers
and individuals, Sawyer said. "There won't be so much
specificity. . . . There will be a central backbone" that
sets out the goals of universal coverage, insurance
reform and tort reforni, he said.
�Event Date
5/7/94
State
Wichita, KS
Organization
Kansas State Nurses'
Association
Description
Contact
Invite someone to speak on health
care reform. KSNA District Six is
planning a major event during
National Nurses Week to educate the
public about advanced practice
nursing as an answer to the need for
greater access to affordable, quality
primary care. Near the airport. 150
nurses, plus they will build the
audience to please us. They are an
arm of the ANA.
Kay Bachus(316)
688-3071
Status
Marilyn Yager
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Clinton official urges nurses
to support health care refonn
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gets Involved tn something, it can't
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we will veto any bill that docs not
achieve unlvenai coverue," the deal wilh the people who Ml
Mid. "We're not going to g thia fir through the ends of health care,
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and end up with something that they know the problem better than
does not achieve unlvenai cover- anybody," she said.
Donna ffcuer. one of those attendage.''
Despite all thai appean good ing the coofcreace, speed.
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about the president*! health care
W
plan. Yager aaid people often don't she said. " e see the patients, we
see the condldons, the tomlUes that
want to near about IL
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of Ume, people don't want to lose see a plan that makes health care
what they have, and so lor those available for all people."
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White House Health Care Task Force
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<p>This collection contains records on President Clinton’s efforts to overhaul the health care system in the United States. In 1993 he appointed First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton to be the head of the Health Care Task Force (HCTF). She traveled across the country holding hearings, conferred with Senators and Representatives, and sought advice from sources outside the government in an attempt to repair the health care system in the United States. However, the administration’s health care plan, introduced to Congress as the Health Security Act, failed to pass in 1994.</p>
<p>Due to the vast amount of records from the Health Care Task Force the collection has been divided into segments. Segments will be made available as they are digitized.</p>
<p><a href="http://clinton.presidentiallibraries.us/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=43&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=2006-0885-F+Segment+1"><strong>Segment One</strong></a><br /> This collection consists of Ira Magaziner’s Health Care Task Force files including: correspondence, reports, news clippings, press releases, and publications. Ira Magaziner a Senior Advisor to President Clinton for Policy Development was heavily involved in health care reform. Magaziner assisted the Task Force by coordinating health care policy development through numerous working groups. Magaziner and the First Lady were the President’s primary advisors on health care. The Health Care Task Force eventually produced the administration’s health care plan, introduced to Congress as the Health Security Act. This bill failed to pass in 1994.<br /> Contains 1065 files from 109 boxes.</p>
<p><a href="http://clinton.presidentiallibraries.us/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=43&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=2006-0885-F+Segment+2"><strong>Segment Two</strong></a><br /> This segment consists of records describing the efforts of First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton to get health care reform through Congress. This collection consists of correspondence, newspaper and magazine articles, memos, papers, and reports. A significant feature of the records are letters from constituents describing their feelings about health care reform and disastrous financial situations they found themselves in as the result of inadequate or inappropriate health insurance coverage. The collection also contains records created by Robert Boorstin, Roger Goldblatt, Steven Edelstein, Christine Heenan, Lynn Margherio, Simone Rueschemeyer, Meeghan Prunty, Marjorie Tarmey, and others.<br /> Contains 697 files from 47 boxes.</p>
<p><a href="http://clinton.presidentiallibraries.us/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=43&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=2006-0885-F+Segment+3"><strong>Segment Three</strong></a><br /> The majority of the records in this collection consist of reports, polls, and surveys concerning nearly all aspects of health care; many letters from the public, medical professionals and organizations, and legislators to the Task Force concerning its mission; as well as the telephone message logs of the Task Force.<br /> Contains 592 files from 44 boxes.</p>
<p><a href="http://clinton.presidentiallibraries.us/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=43&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=2006-0885-F+Segment+4"><strong>Segment Four</strong></a><br /> This collection consists of records describing the efforts of the Clinton Administration to pass the Health Security Act, which would have reformed the health care system of the United States. This collection contains memoranda, correspondence, handwritten notes, reports, charts, graphs, bills, drafts, booklets, pamphlets, lists, press releases, schedules, newspaper articles, and faxes. The collection contains lists of experts from the field of medicine willing to testify to the viability of the Health Security Act. Much of the remaining material duplicates records from the previous segments.<br /> Contains 590 files from 52 boxes.</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://clinton.presidentiallibraries.us/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=43&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=2006-0885-F+Segment+5">Segment Five</a></strong><br /> This collection of the Health Care Task Force records consists of materials from the files of Robert Boorstin, Alice Dunscomb, Richard Veloz and Walter Zelman. The files contain memoranda, correspondence, handwritten notes, reports, charts, graphs, bills, drafts, booklets, pamphlets, lists, press releases, schedules, statements, surveys, newspaper articles, and faxes. Much of the material in this segment duplicates records from the previous segments.<br /> Contains 435 files from 47 boxes.</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://clinton.presidentiallibraries.us/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=43&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=2006-0885-F+Segment+6">Segment Six</a></strong><br /> This collection consists of the files of the Health Care Task Force, focusing on material from Jack Lew and Lynn Margherio. Lew’s records reflect a preoccupation with figures, statistics, and calculations of all sorts. Graphs and charts abound on the effect reform of the health care system would have on the federal budget. Margherio, a Senior Policy Analyst on the Domestic Policy Council, has documents such as: memoranda, notes, summaries, and articles on individuals (largely doctors) deemed to be experts on the Health Security Act of 1993 qualified to travel across the country and speak to groups in glowing terms about the groundbreaking initiative put forward by President Clinton in his first year in the White House. <br /> Contains 804 files from 40 boxes.</p>
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William J. Clinton Presidential Library & Museum
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Press Packets - Health Care [1]
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White House Health Care Task Force
Health Care Task Force
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Clinton Presidential Records: White House Staff and Office Files
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