Kennedy urges national health insurance to avert costs
Sen Edward Kennedy warned at a national health insurance hearing that without a comprehensive plan health costs will bankrupt Americans. He pressed for swift action, challenged organized medicine’s opposition, and urged public education to build backing for a bill Carter plans to submit early next year.
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Pollster: public willing to raise taxes for national health care
CHICAGO AP pollster and Carter adviser Patrick Caddell cited Terent survey data showing national health care enjoys rising support for tax increases, from 46 percent in 1975 to 51 percent in 1977, with 16 percent opposing current health care, and 34 percent backing a national program guaranteeing care for all. He warned of rising costs and public concern over medical catastrophes.
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Foreign MDs blast national medical plans
New York AP report says three foreign physicians from Canada, Australia, and England criticized national health insurance at a news conference. The doctors warned that medical care would deteriorate under a national system, with Dr Denis Mackey of Tasmania asserting, He who pays the piper calls the tune.
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United States
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