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On the recordSeptember 5, 1996
I want to thank Senator Bradley. This issue was called to my attention by someone reading Good Housekeeping who asked me why everybody was writing to Bradley. I contacted Senator Bradley and wanted to know more about what he was talking about because I was hearing about this and found it hard to believe. You hear so many rumors today, so many people are upset about HMO's--much of it legitimate, some of it not legitimate--that you hear these horror stories. Quite frankly, when I first heard this back in my home State, I really did not believe that some HMO's and insurance companies were actually doing this. I did not think it was a joke, but I thought it was a clear misunderstanding on the part of the people who were saying this was happening--24 hours and you are out. This is, quite frankly, very scary. The potential danger is real. Think back, those of you women and men on this floor when you were young parents, to the first child you had and think back to when you brought that child home.
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Joe Biden
Democratic · Delaware

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Discussing concerns about HMOs and insurance companies during a Senate floor speech.

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