Nancy Kassebaum: “Regarding the Dorgan amendment, I would just say that I think we are better off the way things are than to try to…”

I wish I could support the amendment of the Senator from North Dakota. I think there is still some difficulty with it that we need to consider, however. But I want to assure you that the TEAM Act does nothing to change the ability for…

I agree, that requirement goes to the fundamental nature and purpose of these important safety net providers. All of the health centers must serve all residents of the area served by the center, regardless of an individual's ability to pay…

This legislation will clarify the intent of Congress that health risk pools should not be subject to taxation.

I understand how important the loan guarantee provisions of S. 1044 are to the health centers. The States are rapidly moving to managed care systems for Medicaid recipients. In order to continue serving these individuals and other…