Word: healthly
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...addition, about eight members of the institute last spring volunteered to take classes in Health Resources with the American Association of Retired People (AARP), so they could advise other members on how to find good medical care...
Under Dukakis' program, employers would be required to provide a basic insurance package to workers, and to pay a portion, perhaps 80 percent, of the annual premium. The coverage would pay for hospital stays, clinical visits, tests and diagnostic services, prenatal and pediatric care, and mental health care. Dukakis' plan would also provide tax breaks to assist small businesses in establishing insurance plans...
Vice President George Bush, who stood by as the Reagan administration attempted again and again to slash health benefits, reacted predictably. "It's socialized medicine," said Bush, "plain and simple...
Indeed, Canada, Sweden and Germany, for instance, offer high quality univeral medical care, and spend a smaller percentage of their gross national product on health than does the United States...
Dukakis' plan will eliminate the need for such decisions. To borrow from Jesse Jackson, it places public health above private wealth...