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- this offer'in his 1995 State of the Union speech. Despite these repeated calls for sigiiliicant action on health care reform, the reply from the Republicans has been. silence. Indeed, the only proposal in the Contract wi1h America that specifically addresses
State of the Union [1]
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- State of the Union [1]
- HEALTH CARE THEMES IN THE STATE OF THE UNION January 27,2000 Tonight, in his State of the Union Address to the Congress, President Clinton will oijtline a bold, aggressive agenda to improve health care in the United States. Building on his
State of the Union [2]
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- .~ .'-" December 13, 1999 MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT ' FROM:: BRUCE REED GENE SPERLING CHRIS JENNINGS CC: JOHN PODESTA SUBJ: HEALTH CARE IDEAS FOR STATE OF THE UNION/BUDGET, Strengthening and Modernizing Medicare 1. Plan
State of the Union [3]
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- State of the Union [3]
- HEALTH THEMES FOR STATE OF THE UNION PREPARING FOR AGING OF AMERICAN IN THE 21 sT CENTURY • Plan to strengthen and modernize Medicare; including a new drug benefit: Possible' . changes include: altered drug benefit, distribution of savings
- to increase cancer research funding for FiscalYear 1999 as "a significant step forward in the fight to eliminate cancer." The President announced the initiative in his State of the Union address on Tuesday. "Too many of us have watched those we love suffer
Balanced Budget Act [2]
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- to·advancethePresident's comprehensiveeducationagenda;cMuchwork remains for the future because Republicans in Congress killed, atleast for now, critical priorities, including: X School Modernization. Beginning with his State of the Union address, the President fought all
Medicare Trust Fund [1]
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- of us. But today'~ Trustee report is a roadmap for getting us where we need to go. As the President said in his State of tile Union Address, Congress m'ust set aside 15 percent of the surplus for Medicare .. Se'ttipg aside 15 percen~ ,of the sUfphi
- . Americans should never have to choose between the dignity of work and the health care they need." JANUARY 19, 1999 STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS "And, therefore, I especially ask you tonight to join hands to pass the landmark bipartisan legislation - proposed
- ? . In 'the State of the Union and in my December letter to the Congressional Leadership, I strongly reiterated my fervent commitment to reform the nation's health care system. I indicated my willingness to tackle this task iIi a step by step manner, outlined my
- Legislative Counsel Bruce Yarwood. "America's sickest Medicare beneficiaries, their fammes and caregivers, owe Congress and the Presidel1t a debt of gmtitude.". . . I .. ."President Clinton said in his State-of-the-Union address earlier this year that 'we
Immigrants
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- legally, who work hard, pay taxes and obey the law. To do otherwise is simply unworthy ofa great nation ofimmigrants. " -President Clinton, 1997 State of the Union. Restoring fair treatment for legal immigrants is a key part of the President's agenda
Cancer [5]
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- ", , I . . I'm very pleased ibM you are in full sUpport of the DeLauro "Drivs.Through" Mt:lSIBcro1llY Bill. which you referenced in your State of the Union Address. In line with your fight agains( drive·through mastectomies. I respectfully reque.t
Protecting Medicaid [1]
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- of the Administration have met with welfare recipients to discuss their experiences and ways to best change the system. The President also met with welfare recipients at the Blair House meeting on welfare reform last year. As the President said in his 1995 State
- in Tennessee and the other 49 states in our union. Recent studies have shown that uninsured children are more likely to be sick as newborns, less likely to be immunized, less likely to receive treatment for even recurring illnesses like ear infections or asthma
- anticipated attacks on the indus-Ron Wyden, Democrat of OregoQ, provides one : :'(ry's pricing practices· in his State of the Union. attractive option. The Snowe-Wyden bill would create a board to >"Ilddress. But it is premature to celebrate. Unless
Race and Health [4]
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- and Whites in several Southern and industrial Midwestern states. Source: Racial and Ethnic Diversity, in State of the Union: America in the 1990s, Volume 2: Social· Trends, pages 141-210, Foreign-born: The ten states with the most foreign-born in 1990 were
Race and Health [5]
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- a constant voice in pressing racial healing and unity. For instance: speeches in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1993 and Austin, Texas, in 1995; inaugural and State of the Union addresses this year; and remarks at the Jackie Robinson annivers~ commemoration
- year's State of the Union. Second, by lexpanding access to home-based 9are through Medicaid; and third, by establi~hing new support networks for care givers. We shouldn't let another year go by without helping those who are doing so much to help others
FY 2001 Budget [1]
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- REED GENE SPERLING CHRIS JENNINbS CC: JOHN PODESTl SUBJ: 'HEALTH CAJ IDEAS FOR STATE OF THE UNION/BUDGET I Strengthening and Modernizing Medicare I ' 1. Plan To'Strengthen and Modernize Medicare. Your plan)from June will need to be modified
- to discuss their experiences and ways to best change the system. The President also met with welfare recipients at the Blair House meeting on welfare reform last year. As the President said in his 1995 State of the Union Address, "I may be the only President
Children's Health [3]
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- crime proposals that will be included in the State of the Union and FY 2000 budget. . Youth Crime Gun: Interdiction Initiative: Anytime after October 23, the President could: (1) release the second lfIlIlual report on the Youth Crime Gun Interdiction
- system. In his State of the Union address of 1991. prgsident Bush had left matterS a bit ambiguous whe.n he said IIGood health care is every American's right." ' What did he mean by "good health care"?' ' ", , "! Even so, his statement seems a far
Quality Commission [5]
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- ~~a :'Crii;is:' usUally in the fall befOl'e:an .e.edloo year, n-.en M highlights it in hiS JamJ3ry State of tt1e Tnis ,Union, Arid !hen ~,cilJs on Congress 10 S03~ him. by eled$onday. sOme kemleody.~BI3nk ~1I to (tils'criSis" Hi5~r.s 0() hea!in ptar
FY 97 Budget [3]
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- An estimated $45 to 90 billion per yeat of medical costs are related to health cate liability. We s~mply recommend adoption ofthe refotms that have been successfuJ in' the most populouS state in the union, California. These refor'I:i1s include a limit on lion
- : Children's Teaching Hospitals With Their Own Medicare Provider Number The President's FY99 budget will be submitted to the Congress on February 2, 1998, following his State of the Union Address on January 27. It is vital, in my view, that our proposal
Medicare Buy-In [7]
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- , Representative Lois Capps, from California. (Applause.) Let me begin with a point I have made over and over to the American people since the State of the Union address. This is a remarkable time for our country. I look at all these young people who are working
Republican Vouchers [14]
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- the Coneressional leadership and made clear that he would work with Republicans to control ,health care spending in the context of serious health care rcfonn. 'l11c President repeated this . offer'in his 199~ State of the Union speech. Despite these repeated calls
- , and identify clinical treatments which can ' reduce COSL
- not continue to go under-funded. Nicholas L. Tetl U.S. Congressman Morris Udall Norma Udall U.S. Congressman Henry Waxman U.S. Senator Paul D. Wellstone President Clinton also mentioned Parkinson's disease specifically in his State of the Union Address
Long Term Care [6]
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- in their communities. As the President pointed out this week in his State of the Union Address, the need for quality home and community-based care will only grow as the number of Americans age 65 years or older will double by 2030· (from 34.3 to 69.4 million), so
Medicare Drug Benefit [4]
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- her saying, "Thank you, Mr: President," at least some of us might never have ended our news coriferences. ,When I gave ,my State of, Union address this year, I; said that in we could not ,let another year pass without finding a way to offer
- a Mastectomy. In his State of the Union Address, President Clinton endorsed bipartisan legislation to ensure that women are not forced out of the hospital before they are ready because of pressure from their health plan. The Department of Health and Human
