06/27/1993
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"It is a fiscally responsible plan that finances itself by charging an affordable premium up front and a small payment later to ensure that this places no new burdens on Medicare."
"This is an entirely new way of adapting a program that has worked in the past to the needs of the future."
"Taken together, these steps will help to take our health care system into the 21st century, providing more American families with the health care they need to thrive."
"Access to quality health care can mean the difference between a secure, healthy, and productive life, and the enormous burden of illness and worry and enormous financial strain."