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Article: Long-term Care Faces Tough Time in Congress
- Article from:
- THE JOURNAL RECORD
- Article date:
- March 16, 1994
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WASHINGTON _ For John C. Rother, the chief lobbyist for the
American Association of Retired People (AARP), President
Clinton's call for a new program to help finance long-term health
care was the fulfillment of a dream.
"We were overjoyed that the president had included a bold,
constructive and historic start," Rother said of his reaction to
Clinton's decision to include long-term care in the health care
reform plan he proposed last year.
Tess Canja, an AARP board member, added that long-term care
was the organization's "No. 1 priority." She said: "We were
overjoyed with the president's proposal."
But as Congress last week began writing a health care bill,
Rother said long-term care ...