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Transcript: LUGAR-CARSON BILL INTRODUCED WOULD INCREASE ACCESS TO HEALTH INSURANCE FOR CHILDREN
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- September 8, 1999
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SEPTEMBER 8, 1999
Lugar-Carson Bill Introduced Would Increase Access to Health Insurance
for Children
WASHINGTON - Rep. Julia Carson, D-Ind., and Sen. Dick Lugar, R- Ind.,
today
introduced legislation to increase access to health insurance for
the nation`s
10 million children who have no coverage.
``Money alone will not solve America`s health care challenges,`` Carson
said. ``We must maximize our existing resources by being more creative
and aggressive in our outreach efforts and making it easier for families
to tap into these benefits. We all know that children who do not get
routine,
preventative health care will not reach their full potential. ...