Bill to shield elderly from medical bills expansion bill
The measure would expand Medicare to cover 32 million elderly and disabled, funded by $4 monthly premiums and income tax surcharges, with caps on physician costs, extended skilled nursing coverage, and hospital bill protections aimed at preventing financial ruin from illness. It would begin January 1, 1989, and seeks broad support in Congress and the administration.
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California cemeteries hit by weeklong strike in Colma
Union members strike 17 Bay Area cemeteries prompting postponement of burials until dispute with Associated Cemeteries and East Bay Interment Properties Association is resolved. Talks halted with no new date. contract expired March 1. issues include non union subcontractors and health insurance costs.
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