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Danny Davis: “Health care, as all of us would agree, is one of the essential elements of a great society, and unless people have…”

On the recordSeptember 29, 1999
Health care, as all of us would agree, is one of the essential elements of a great society, and unless people have access, have the ability, unless people have the assurances of knowing that they can find the care that they need in times of stress and difficulty and in times of physical pain and disability, then that society is missing something. As a member of the Illinois delegation, I am going to share some concerns about the fate of Illinois' teaching hospitals and academic medical centers unless we get some form of relief from reimbursement cuts authorized in the 1997 Balanced Budget Act.
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Danny Davis
Democratic · Illinois

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Addressing concerns about the impact of the Balanced Budget Act on Illinois' teaching hospitals.

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