Democrats split on national health insurance approaches
Washington A UPI report notes Sen. Edward Kennedy and President Carter agree on expanding government health coverage but differ on scope. Kennedy backs cradle-to-grave national coverage. Carter favors a broader program than existing plans but not a Kennedy style bill. Brown seeks cost control and preventive care. congressional support is limited, with Sen. Long proposing catastrophic-illness coverage and Medicare reforms as the likeliest path. 18 million lack any insurance and 19 million lack adequate coverage.
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Kennedy
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Great Britain
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D-La
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R-Kan
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Kennedy and Carter clash over national health plan
The debate centers on a full scale national health program versus a phased approach. Kennedy proposes four years to roll out comprehensive coverage with cost controls and both public private insurer roles, promising lower overall expenditures. Opponents warn of high taxes and bureaucracy from so called socialist medicine while Brown pushes preventive care and broader health education.
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Great Britain
Brown
GOP hopefuls reject national health plan in 1980 race
GOP presidential candidates largely reject a comprehensive national health insurance plan while favoring expanded coverage for catastrophe casualties through private insurers. Leaders like Baker and Bush oppose first dollar programs but seek protection against catastrophic illness with cost considerations guiding any proposal, and Kennedy advocates a Canadian style public private mix.
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Tennessee
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Health care proposals spark debate on catastrophic coverage
Senator Dole pushes a catastrophic health insurance plan to curb rising costs and extend private sector aid, while critics call it elitist as coverage starts only after $5,000 in expenses. Reagan Connally favor private sector incentives, Kennedy supporters urge cost controls amid the national insurance crisis. Anderson urges private sector mix with federal action.
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California
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John Connally
Texas
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Anderson
Washington
The lure of the presidency and its enduring appeal
The piece surveys why ambitious figures seek the U S presidency, citing figures from Jefferson to Truman and Kennedy. It notes high pay, perks, and power as incentives, while historians say craving power and historical impact drive many to run. It mentions Camp David, Secret Service, and the volatile aim of controlling atomic power.
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America
Secret Service
Camp David
Nelson Rockefeller
Woodrow Wilson
New Hampshire primary shapes showdown in 1980 race
In Concord voters weigh Carter versus Kennedy with Bush and Reagan leading Republicans. Kennedy seeks to blunt Carter in New England while Brown tries to disrupt both, as NH voters size up 19 D delegate votes and 22 GOP slots amid multiple candidates. Local campaigns stress momentum despite polls favoring the president.
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New Hampshire
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Edward M. Kennedy
George Bush
Ronald Reagan
Kennedy
Massachusetts
New England
Peanut Brigade
White House
Jody Powell
Minnesota
Walter F. Mondale
California
Edmund G. Brown Jr
Bush
Reagan
Sen
Howard Baker
Tennessee
John Anderson
Ilinois
Baker
Bob Dole
Kansas
Philip Crane
Illinois
John Connally
Texas
Dole
Crane
Connally
Boston
Iowa
Maine
Black activists plan decade agenda at Richmond conference
Washington AP report says more than 2,000 Black officials and civil rights, religious, business and community leaders will gather in Richmond, Virginia, Thursday through Sunday to draft political objectives and a strategy through 1990. The meeting aims to shape electoral action and assess leadership accountability.
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Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
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Edmund G. Brown Jr
John Anderson
R-Ill
New Hampshire
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Hatcher
Bush Carter Lead In South In Four-State Poll
A four state Darden Research poll for the Atlanta Journal shows Bush leading Reagan 41.7 to 36.1 percent in the Republican race with Connally 12 percent, Baker 9.4 percent and Crane under 1 percent. On the Democratic side Carter 82.5 percent, Kennedy 15.3 percent, Brown 2.2 percent among 750 voters polled Feb 13–17 in Georgia South Carolina Florida and Alabama.
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UPI
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Ronald Reagan
Carter
Edward Kennedy
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Darden Research Corp
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Howard Baker
Philip Crane
Kennedy
California
Edmund Brown Jr
Georgia
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