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Universal Health Coverage

Universal Health Coverage With Democrats taking control of both houses of Congress, it did not take long for universal health coverage to become a major topic for discussion. On January 9, Sen Edward Kennedy (D, Mass), the new chairman of the Senate's Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, brought together health policy experts to discuss the pros and cons of expanding Medicare-type coverage to all individuals in the United States by 2010. “Members of the House and Senate have a guaranteed health plan for ourselves and our families,” Kennedy said at the hearing. “It is time to provide the same guarantee for every man, woman, and child in the nation.” While Kennedy suggested Medicare for all, he said he was open to other ideas as well, such as a proposal by Sen Mike Enzi (R, Wyo), the former chairman of the committee, who has advocated aiding small businesses in their attempts to offer health insurance to their employees. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png JAMA American Medical Association

Universal Health Coverage

JAMA , Volume 297 (6) – Feb 14, 2007

Universal Health Coverage

Abstract

With Democrats taking control of both houses of Congress, it did not take long for universal health coverage to become a major topic for discussion. On January 9, Sen Edward Kennedy (D, Mass), the new chairman of the Senate's Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, brought together health policy experts to discuss the pros and cons of expanding Medicare-type coverage to all individuals in the United States by 2010. “Members of the House and Senate have a guaranteed health...
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Publisher
American Medical Association
Copyright
Copyright © 2007 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved.
ISSN
0098-7484
eISSN
1538-3598
DOI
10.1001/jama.297.6.581-c
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Abstract

With Democrats taking control of both houses of Congress, it did not take long for universal health coverage to become a major topic for discussion. On January 9, Sen Edward Kennedy (D, Mass), the new chairman of the Senate's Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, brought together health policy experts to discuss the pros and cons of expanding Medicare-type coverage to all individuals in the United States by 2010. “Members of the House and Senate have a guaranteed health plan for ourselves and our families,” Kennedy said at the hearing. “It is time to provide the same guarantee for every man, woman, and child in the nation.” While Kennedy suggested Medicare for all, he said he was open to other ideas as well, such as a proposal by Sen Mike Enzi (R, Wyo), the former chairman of the committee, who has advocated aiding small businesses in their attempts to offer health insurance to their employees.

Journal

JAMAAmerican Medical Association

Published: Feb 14, 2007

Keywords: child,health policy,health insurance,labor,medicare,pensions,health education

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