Danny Davis: “Because even though we have experienced a tremendous amount of…”

On the recordOctober 29, 1997

Because even though we have experienced a tremendous amount of success, there are still 43 million medically underserved people in this country, and these are people who do not have adequate access to health care services and often have poor health status. It is critical that health reform include special measures to meet their needs if our goal of cost containment is to be realized. The underserved are exactly the ones who end up on emergency room doorsteps.

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Danny Davis

Democratic · Illinois

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Discussing the need for health reform to address the needs of medically underserved populations.

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Danny Davis: “Because even though we have experienced a tremendous amount of success, there are still 43 million medically underserved…”

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