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Article: No Employer Mandates In Mitchell Health Bill
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- Chicago Sun-Times
- Article date:
- August 2, 1994
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WASHINGTON Senate Democratic leader George J. Mitchell today
presented a health reform bill that would aim to cover 95 percent of
Americans by 2000 without requiring employers to pay their workers'
insurance.
In a speech on the Senate floor, Mitchell said his bill "lays
the groundwork for universal coverage" by voluntary means.
"It is time to act," he said. "The bill I will introduce is a
good starting point for action."
Mitchell's proposal includes federal subsidies for millions of
low-income families, pregnant women, children and others in an effort
to expand coverage to 95 percent by the turn of the century.
If that level of coverage isn't met by 2001, Mitchell would
provide a ...