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Richard Gephardt: “I would rather have mammograms between 40 and 47 than not at all, which is most of your plans. You do not have any…”

On the recordMarch 16, 1994
I would rather have mammograms between 40 and 47 than not at all, which is most of your plans. You do not have any benefit package that is described. You do not. There is nothing in the Michel plan that you all endorse, there is absolutely no benefit package. You turn it over to the insurance board. I would rather have the Congress, the elected Representatives, make those kind of decisions. Let me say this, if you want to have more mammograms, as Mr. Stark said earlier, we would be happy to have your support to work with us to get the mammograms for women at a much earlier age.
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Richard Gephardt
Missouri

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the importance of mammograms and criticizing the lack of a benefit package in proposed health plans.

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