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Article: Long-term care finally on the agenda
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- Michigan Chronicle
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- April 5, 1994
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Stephen McConnell
Michigan Chronicle
04-05-1994
Long-term care finally on the agenda.
By Stephen McConnell
After years of struggle, longterm care has finally won a place on the nation's agenda. Paresident Clinton's health care reform plan proposes a major home care program that would revolutionize long-term care services in the United States. Congress must hear from the public in support of long-term care if it is to survive during the current health reform debate in Congress.
Since 1987, AARP and the Alzheimer's Association -- along with 135 other national organizations -- have been working together in the Long-term Care Campaign to draw national attention to the cries of families for help ...