On the recordFebruary 12, 2004
I was proud to join today with my colleagues... to introduce this bill, Closing the Health Care Gap of 2004. It is a bill that addresses a major problem and a major challenge we have today in health care; that is, health care disparities. Last year, I outlined the framework for action to combat these health care disparities that plague our Nation's health care system. Since then, we have reached out broadly to a wide range of national leaders and Senate colleagues to gather their input and their ideas. As a result, I believe that legislation embodies an effective strategy to reduce and work toward elimination of these health care disparities. Over recent years, we have made tremendous advances in our knowledge of and our fight against disease. But we know millions of Americans today still experience disparities in health outcomes as a result of ethnicity, or race, or gender, or limited access to quality health care.
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