Word: cardinals
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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With the quality of American medical education seemingly jeopardized, the University turned to Washington to fix the problem, lobbying hard to emphasize to lawmakers the urgency of the problem. Rep. Benjamin L. Cardin (D-Md.) came up with a solution, proposing a system that would tax health insurance premiums to create a trust fund for graduate medical education...
...Cardin's proposal is not expected to pass, and for the time being, Harvard is far from out of the woods...
...only workable solution that's outthere," Cardin says. We have reached a crisis...
...Martin, who endorses such a plan, says itis unlikely to pass. Cardin concedes it willrequire "political courage," but is moreoptimistic, citing what be considers the loudvoice of benefactors of academic medical centers...
...Cardin's predication is correct, timing willbe crucial, because, as Rudenstine says, thehospitals cannot wait for more fundingindefinitely...