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OCT 05 '93 15:03 AT&T FAX 9025FX
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McCall's
FAX COVER SHEET
TO:
karen Finney
FROM:
Harriet Lyons
DATE:
Oct. 6, 1993
PAGES TO FOLLOW INCLUDING COVER SHEET:
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A eath TO Progress For Women's Health
By Hillary Rodham Clinton
Virtually from the dawn of time,
women have been at the forefront of
promoting good health. As mothers,
midwives, nurses, doctors and
scientists, women have blazed trails for
centuries as caregivers in their
communities
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Courageous women have fought
stereotypes and gender barriers Lo
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advance health care. Clara Barton
crossed battle lines to tend to the
wounded during the Civil War and later
founded the American Red Cross.
England's Florence Nightingale launched
the modern nursing profession. In 1849,
Elizabeth Blackwell endured ridicule and
hostility to become the first woman to
graduate from an American medical
school.
Yet despite their vital role as
health providers, women historically
have been treated as second-class
citizens when it comes LO getting good
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care. Diagnostic techniques, treatments,
and research for the most common
diseases traditionally have focused on
men.
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Women have unique perspectives on our
health care system During the past
year, as I traveled around the country
listening to Americans talk about health
care, I was struck by the vast array of
women who had tales to tell about our
health care system.
T was reminded that in caring for
children, aging parents, and relatives,
women are routinely exposed to all
facets of the system--from the doctor's
office to the hospital, from the
Insurance company regulations to the
medical bills.
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a special enderstanding
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women have developed unique perspectives
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what health care is all about Women
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appreciate the benefits of good health
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care--and they are painfully aware of
what can go wrong when the system works
unfairly.
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In general, little credence was
given to the notion that women suffer
form symptoms and illnesses different
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from men. And that ignorance too often
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resulted in improper and costly
treatments for women, such as
unnecessary hysterectomies and
mastectomies.
Women can make a difference. Thanks to a
dedicated group of women doctors,
scientists, and health care advocates,
as well as women members of Congress,
our nation has become more enlightened
about the inadequacies of women's health
care in the last few years. The National
Breast Cancer Coalition has heightened
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public awareness about breast cancer and
successfully pressed for more federal
funding for research, diagnostic
services, and treatments. The Society
for the Advancement of Women's Health
Research has been instrumental in the
collection of data about women's health
and in pushing for more research on
women's health problems.
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Women still lack access to the health
care they deserve. Today we have begun
to recognize that women have unique
health problems, unique symptoms, and
unique reactions to treatments. But even
so, women are too often excluded from
major clinical studies. For example,
the leading cause of death among women
in our country is coronary disease, but
until recently, women were routinely
excluded from major coronary clinical
trials.
Women are also too often denied
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access to preventive care.
Last summer, a comprehensive
survey of women's health showed that one
third of all women did not receive basic
preventive services, such as Pap smears,
clinical breast exams or complete
physicals in the previous year. Among
women over 50, only 44 percent received
a mammogram.
And too many women about 16
million--don't have any health
insurance.
These depressing facts offer
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compelling evidence that, even with the
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progress we have made, women continue t.o
be more vulnerable to serious illness
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than necessary as they get. older--
largely because they lack preventive
care or the Financial means to pay for
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health insurance.
One of the most chilling stories I
heard came from a woman T spoke to in
New Orleans. She worked for a company
that did not provide health coverage.
But she appreciated the importance of
good health and, even though she had to
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pay totally for her care, she went to
her doctor for requing check-ups.
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Not long before I spoke with her,
she had gotten a mammogram that revealed
a lump in her breast. Her doctor said
that normally he would recommend a
biopsy, but since she didn't have
insurance be would monitor the lump for
the next. few months.
What concerned me most about this
woman's story was that she was doing
everything right to take care of
herself. She was behaving responsibly
and was willing to pay what she could.
Yet our system failed her terribly, and
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she was left with the horrifying
prospect that she might die because she
couldn't afford a routine diagnostic
procedure for a disease that now
afflicts 2.6 million American women and
kills 46,000 each year.
must continue
Women have had to overcome faulty
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stereotypes.and outdated ideas about
health Even some of our nation's finest
medical schools perpetuated faulty
stereotypes about women's health that,
until recently, were taken as gospel.
For too long women's health issues
were viewed largely in the context of
reproduction. Medical students (almost
all of whom were male) were taught for
years that women should only bear
children between ages 18 and 25 and
would contract endometriosis if they
gave birth after 30. Problems associated
with menopause were often viewed as
psychosomatic or signs of emotional
weakness. At the same time, diseases
that primarily afflict women, such as
ostcoporosis, breast and ovarian cancer,
and multiple sclerosis were consigned to
the back burner of medical research.
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Women must help shape health card
reform. As our nation wrestles with the
health care crisis, women must help
shape the agenda for change. Women must
speak up so they are assured of the care
and treatment they need and deserve.
If we use our knowledge and
experience to speak out, we can help
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create a new philosophy about health
care in America
We can make sure that women are not
excluded from research studies, that
cures are found for discases like breast
cancer, and that women have the security
of knowing their health needs will not
be ignored.
Responsibility is a key to better care
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for women, Civen the magnitude of the
health care crisis, real progress
depends on a commitment from the
government, private industry, and
individual citizens.
While we must ask the public and
private sectors to be more responsive to
our needs, we as individuals also must
do a better job of leading healthy
lives.
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I'm convinced that with a
combination of health care reform, more
funding for women's health research, and
more responsibility on the part of
individuals, we can achieve more for
women's health in the next decade than
we have In the last half-century.
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But, like Clara Barton, Florence
Nightingale, and Elizabeth Blackwell
before us, we must have the courage to
demand change.
In the coming months, I hope women
across this country will join me as we
try to build a new philosophy of health
care in America that is grounded in the
values of compassion, equality, and
efficiency. AS women, we can make a
lasting difference if we take
responsibility for our own health and
work toward our common vision of a
healthy society.
President's dent's
Hillary Rodham Clinton chaired the White
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House task force on health care reform.
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What Health Care Reform Will Mean
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OCT 13 '93 10:11 McCall's
FAX COVER SHEET
TO:
Karen Finney
FROM:
Liser Eiserheimer
DATE:
10/14/93
PAGES TO FOLLOW INCLUDING COVER SHEET:
1+2
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE CALL:
(212) 463- |440
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DRAFT
October
,
1993
Ms. Hillary Rodham Clinton
The White House
Washington, D.C. 20007
Dear Ms. Clinton:
This letter will constitute the agreement. between you and
McCALL'S Magazine ("MeCALL'S") for the following article
(the "Material") written by you:
Working Title:
Description: A
word piece on
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1. You have written and delivered the Material to us in
accoptable torm. In full consideration of the rights granted
to us, we will pay you no money. However, the non-monetary
rights granted to you herein shall constitute full
consideration to you in connection with all rights granted
to you and for your services hereunder and no other
compensation is due you in connection with the exercise of
any of our rights in the Material prepared by you which are
enumerated herein.
2. You hereby grant us the exclusive, one-time right LO
publish the Material in the United States and Canada (first
North American serial rights) in McCALL'S Magazine. The
Material must be printed in its entirety and may not be
abridged or edited by us. The Material may only be published
by us one-time in MOCALL'S Magazine and not separately, in
any other place, in reprint form, or in conjunction with any
other text, photographs, reprint form, or in conjunction
with any other text, photographs, or materials.
3. No title, heading, subheading, illustration, photogrpah,
caption, blurb, banner, inset or other text shall be used by
McCALL'S in connection with the publication of the Material
without the prior written approval of you or your designee,
which may be withheld at your sole discretion.
4. Yt. is further understood and agreed that your name may be
used in connection with publication and promotion of the
Material and the McCALL'S Magazine issue in which it
appears. However, coch and any use of your name, likeness,
photograph, or title by us in conjunction with publicity,
promotion, advertising, cover, text or otherwise must
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receive the prior written approval of you Cr your designee,
which may be withheld at your sole discretion. In connection
with the Material, no use may ever be made by us or our
licensees of the Presidential Seal or the Presidential Coat
of Arms or the President's photograph. You shall have no
obligation to promote the Material or McCALL'S Magazine.
5. We will apply for the United States copyright
registration in the Material in the name of Hillary Rodham
Clinton. You will execute the enclosed Instrument for
Recordation of Transfer of Exclusive Rights under Copyright
and any other documents necessary to enable us to effect
such registration.
6. In the exercise of your retained rights in the Material,
you may publish it. in any other periodical or any book or
other print form at any time after three months from the
date the Material has First been published in MOCALL'S. Tn
any rouse of the Matorial by you in substantially the same
form as it appeared in McCALL'S Magazine, you shall use best
efforts to state that the material was previously published
in McCALL'S Magazine and to state the date of that
publication.
We are enclosing this letter in duplicate. Please sign both
copies and return one to us for our records.
Sincerely yours,
McCALL'S Magazine
By
Lisel Eisenheimer
ACCEPTED AND AGREED
Date:
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OCT 13 '93 10:11 McCall's
FAX COVER SHEET
TO:
Karen Finney
FROM:
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Deputy Editor
DATE:
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PAGES TO FOLLOW INCLUDING COVER SHEET:
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DRAFT
October
/
1993
Ms. Hillary Rodham Clinton
The White House
Washington, D.C. 20007
Dear Ms. Clinton:
This letter will constitute the agreement. between you and
McCALL'S Magazine ("MeCALL'S") for the following article
(the "Materlal") written by you:
Working Title:
Description: A
word piece on
1. You have written and delivered the Material T.O us in
accoptable torm. In full consideration of the rights granted
to us, we will pay you no money. However, the non-monetary
rights granted to you herein shall constitute full
consideration to you in connection with all rights granted
to you and for your services hereunder and no other
compensation is due you in connection with the exercise of
any of our rights in the Material prepared by you which are
enumerated herein.
has ber
2. You hereby grant us the exclusive, one-time right LO
after approval
publish the Material in the United States and Canada (first
North American serial rights) in McCALL'S Magazine The
by designee HRCO
Material must be printed in its entirety and may not be
abridged or edited by us # The Material may only be published
by us one-time in MOCALL'S Magazine and not separately, in
any other place, in reprint form, or in conjunction with any
other text, photographs, reprint form, or in conjunction
with any other text, photographs, or materials evituatent prior written
already wint
permission.
3. No title, heading, subheading, illustration, photograph,
caption, blurb, banner, inset or other text shall be used by
from gone or
MCCALL'S in connection with the publication of the Material
without the prior written approval of you or your designee,
which may be withheld at your sole discretion.
4. it is further understood and agreed that your name may be
used in connection with publication and promotion of the
Material and the McCALL'S Magazine issue in which It
appears. However, each and any use of your name, likeness,
photograph, or title by us in conjunction with publicity,
promotion, advertising, cover, text or otherwise must
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receive the prior written approval of you cr your designee,
which may be withheld at your sole discretion. In connection
with the Material, no use may ever be made by us or our
licensees of the Presidential Seal or the Presidential Coat.
of Arms or the President's photograph. You shall have no
obligation to promote the Material or McCALL'S Magazine.
owns copy May right
5. We will agoly [01 the United States copyright
registration in the Material in the name of Hillary Rodham
once publication unusual
Clinton. You will execute the enclosed Instrument for
Recordation of Transfer of Exclusive Rights under Copyright
and any other documents necessary to enable us to effect
a collective WV.
Copyrighted as
such registration.
6. In the excrcise of your retained rights in the Material,
you may publish it. in any other periodical or any book or
other print form at any time after three months from the
date the Material has first been published in MCCALL'S. Tn
wamanks claux from original
any rouse of the Matorial by you in substantially the same
form as it appeared in McCALL'S Magazine, you shall use best
efforts to state that the material was previously published
in McCALL'S Magazine and 1.0 state the date of that
publication.
We are enclosing this letter in duplicate. Please sign both
copies and return one to US for our records.
Sincerely yours,
McCALL'S Magazine
By
Lisel Misenheimer
ACCEPTED AND AGREED
Date:
DRAFT
October
, 1993
Ms. Hillary Rodham Clinton
The White House
Washington, D.C. 20007
Dear Ms. Clinton:
This letter will constitute the agreement between you and
McCALL'S Magazine ("McCALL'S") for the following article (the
"Material") written by you:
Working Title:
Description: A
word piece on
.
1. You have written and delivered the Material to us in
acceptable form. In full consideration of the rights granted to
us, we will pay you no money. However, the non-monetary rights
granted to you herein shall constitute full consideration to you
in connection with all rights granted to you and for your
services hereunder and no other compensation is due you in
connection with the exercise of any of our rights in the Material
prepared by you which are enumerated herein.
2. You hereby grant us the exclusive, one-time right to publish
the Material in the United States and Canada (first North
American serial rights) in McCALL'S Magazine. The Material must
be printed in its entirety and may not be abridged or edited by
us. The Material may only be published by us one-time in
McCALL'S Magazine and not separately, in any other place, in
reprint form, or in conjunction with any other text, photographs,
or materials.
3. No title, heading, subheading, illustration, photograph,
caption, blurb, banner, inset, or other text shall be used by
McCALL'S in connection with the publication of the Material
without the prior written approval of you or your designee, which
may be withheld at your sole discretion.
4. It is further understood and agreed that your name may be
used in connection with publication and promotion of the Material
and the McCALL'S Magazine issue in which it appears. However,
each and any use of your name, likeness, photograph, or title by
us in conjunction with publicity, promotion, advertising, cover,
text, or otherwise must receive the prior written approval of you
or your designee, which may be withheld at your sole discretion.
1
In connection with the Material, no use may ever be made by us or
our licensees of the Presidential Seal or the Presidential Coat
of Arms or the President's photograph. You shall have no
obligation to promote the Material or McCALL'S Magazine.
5. We will apply for United States copyright registration in
the Material in the name of Hillary Rodham Clinton. You will
execute the enclosed Instrument for Recordation of Transfer of
Exclusive Rights under Copyright and any other documents
necessary to enable us to effect such registration.
6. In the exercise of your retained rights in the Material, you
may publish it in any other periodical or any book or other print
form at any time after three months from the date the Material
has first been published in McCALL'S. In any reuse of the
Material by you in substantially the same form as it appeared in
McCALL'S Magazine, you shall use best efforts to state that the
material was previously published in McCALL'S Magazine and to
state the date of that publication.
We are enclosing this letter in duplicate. Please sign both
copies and return one to us for our records.
Sincerely yours,
McCALL'S Magazine
By
Lisel Eisenheimer
ACCEPTED AND AGREED:
Date:
2
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Revised
To: Korn Finny
P.2/3
DRAFT
October
, 1993
MS. Millary Rodham Clinton
The White House
Washington, D.C. 20007
Dear Ms. Clinton:
This letter will constitute the agreement between you and
McCALL's Magazine ("McCALL'S") for the following article
(the "Material") written by you:
Working Title:
Description: A
word piece on
1. You have written and delivered the Material to us in
acceptable form. In full consideration of the rights granted
2
to us, we will pay you no money. However, the (non-monetary
rights) granted to you herein shall constitute full
consideration to you in connection with all rights granted
to you and for your services hereunder and no other
compensation is due you in connection with the exercise of
any of our rights in the Material prepared by you which are
enumerated herein.
2. You hereby grant us the exclusive, one-time right to
publish the Material in the United States and Canada (first
North American serial rights) in McCALL'S Magazine. The
Material must be printed in its entirety and may not be
abridged or edited by us after approved by you. The Matcrial
may only be published by us one-time in MCCALL'S Magazine
and not separately, in any other place, in reprint form, or
in conjunction with any other text, photographs, reprint
form, or in conjunction with any other text, photographs, or
materials without prior written permission from you.
3. No text shall be used by McCALL'S in connection with the
publication of the Material without the prior oral or
written approval of you or your designee, which may be
withheld at your sole discretion.
4. It. is further understood and agreed that your name may be
used in connection with publication and promotion of the
Material and the McCALL'S Magazine issue in which it
appears. However, each and any use of your name, likeness,
photograph, or title by us in conjunction with publicity,
promotion, advertising, cover or otherwise must receive the
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prior oral or written approval of you or your designee,
which may be withheld at your sole discretion. In connection
with the Material, no use may ever be made by us or our
licensees of the Presidential Seal or the Presidential Coat
of Arms or the President's photograph. You shall have no
obligation to promote the Material or McCALL'S Magazine.
5. You warrant that the Material will be original, will not
plagiarize another's work, infringe another's copyright or
trademark or invade another's right of privacy and will
contain no libelous or other unlawful material. You also
warrant the the Material will not have appeared in any other
publication in whole. You agree to indemnify and hold
McCALL's harmless from any and all liability incurred by
McCALL'S as a result of a breach of the foregoing warranty.
6. In your exercise of your retained rights in the
Material, you may publish it in any other periodical or any
book or other print form at any time after three months from
the date the Material has first been published in McCALL'S.
Tn any reuse of the Material by you in substantially the
same form as it appeared in MCCALL'S Magazine, you shall use
best efforts to state that the material was previously
published in McCALL'S Magazine and to state the date of that
publication.
We are enclosing this letter in duplicate. Please sign both
copies and return one to us for our records.
sincerely yours,
McCALL'S Magazine
By
Lisel Eisenheimer
ACCEPTED AND AGREED
Date:
OCT 13 '93 16:57 AT&T FAX 9025FX
Revised
To: Korn Fromy
P.2/3
DRAFT
October # 1993
Ms. Millary Rodham Clinton
The White House
Washington, D.C. 20007
Dear Ms. Clinton:
This letter will constitute the agreement between you and
McCALL'S Magazine ("McCALL'S") for the following article
(the "Material") written by you:
Working Title:
Description: A
word piece on
.
1. You have written and delivered the Material to us in
acceptable form. In full consideration of the rights granted
2
to us, we will pay you no money. However, the non-monetary
rights) granted to you herein shall constitute full
consideration to you in connection with all rights granted
to you and for your services hereunder and no other
compensation is due you in connection with the exercise of
any of our rights in the Material prepared by you which are
enumerated herein.
2. You hereby grant us the exclusive, one-time right to
publish the Material in the United States and Canada (first
North American serial rights) in McCALL'S Magazine. The
Material must be printed in its entirety and may not be
abridged or edited by us after approved by you. The Matcrial
may only be published by us one-time in MCCALL'S Magazine
and not separately, in any other place, in reprint form, or
in conjunction with any other text, photographs, reprint
form, or in conjunction with any other text, photographs, or
materials without prior written permission from you.
3. No text shall be used by McCALL'S in connection with the
publication of the Material without the prior oral or
written approval of you or your designee, which may be
withheld at your sole discretion.
4. It. is further understood and agreed that your name may be
used in connection with publication and promotion of the
Material and the McCALL'S Magazine issue in which it
appears. However, each and any use of your name, likeness,
photograph, or title by us in conjunction with publicity,
promotion, advertising, cover or otherwise must receive the
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prior oral or written approval of you or your designee,
which may be withheld at your sole discretion. In connection
with the Material, no use may ever be made by us or our
licensees of the Prosidential Seal or the Presidential Coat
of Arms or the President's photograph. You shall have no
obligation to promote the Material or McCALL'S Magazine.
5. You warrant that the Material will be original, will not
plagiarize another's work, infringe another's copyright or
trademark or invade another's right of privacy and will
contain no libelous or other unlawful material. You also
warrant the the Material will not have appeared in any other
publication in whole. You agree to indemnify and hold
McCALL'S harmless from any and all liability incurred by
McCALL'S MR a result of a breach of the foregoing warranty.
6. In your exercise of your retained rights in the
Material, you may publish it in any other periodical or any
book or other print form at any time after three months from
the date the Material has first been published in McCALL'S.
In any reuse of the Material by you in substantially the
same form as it appeared in McCALL'S Magazine, you shall use
best efforts to state that the material was previously
published in McCALL'S Magazine and to state the date of that
publication.
We are enclosing this letter in duplicate. Please sign both
copies and return one to us for our records.
sincerely yours,
McCALL'S Magazine
By
Lisel Eisenheimer
ACCEPTED AND AGREED
Date:
REVISED DRAFT 8/12/93
THE BETTER WAY GOOD HOUSEKEEPING MAGAZINE
Q and A on Health Care Reform Plan, based on an interview with
Hillary Rodham Clinton (DRAFT AUG. 11, 1993)
Introduction:
President Clinton is sending Congress legislation
guaranteeing health insurance for all Americans. To better
understand the President's proposal, The Better Way spoke in
August with Hillary Rodham Clinton, who chaired the Task Force on
National Health Care Reform. Here are her answers to questions
Good Housekeeping readers are most likely to ask:
1.
Who will receive health insurance under President Clinton's
reform proposal?
The plan will guarantee all Americans a comprehensive
package of health benefits.
2. What will a typical health care policy cover?
The President's health benefits package is modeled after the
comprehensive packages offered by Fortune 500 companies. It will
cover a full range of physician and hospital care, lab work, and
x-rays. It will also include in-hospital and out-of hospital
mental health services, prescription drugs, and drug and alcohol
abuse treatment.
Question #2 continued:
And the comprehensive benefits package will have one thing
that's only covered in a handful of current plans: a full range
of preventive services, such as periodic checkups, immunizations
for children, and mammograms.
Finally, this comprehensive package of services will be
guaranteed, so your employer or insurance company can't decrease
your benefits when it's time to renew your policy or tell you to
go read the fine print in your policy when you get sick.
3. will I be given any choice as to the type of health plan I'll
be enrolled in?
Yes. You will be able to choose the type of health plan
that best fits your family's needs from the variety of plans
offered in your local area. The plans will require differing
employee contributions. If you want to continue receiving care
from the doctors you now use through the traditional fee-for-
service system-where doctors operate independently and charge a
fee for each service they provide--you simply choose that kind of
plan. You can also choose an HMO or P.P.O. (which combines
features of HMO's and fee-for service plans).
You will be given detailed information about the different
plans available--including a "report card" that grades the
quality and patient satisfaction of each plan. You will also
receive a Health Security card, which guarantees you health
services wherever you live or travel
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4. will I be able to remain under the care of my current
physician?
Yes. You will always be able to choose your doctor. You
can follow him or her into any plan he or she joins or go to an
independent doctor.
5. I'm now insured by my employer. In what way, if any, will
my contribution to my health insurance change?
If you are employed and currently receive a standard benefit
package similar to the one in the President's plan, you will
continue to pay part of your health care premium each month, just
the way you probably do today. However, under health care
reform, your employer cannot make you pay more than 20% of the
premium cost -- and people earning below certain income levels
will pay less than 20%. (Editors note: Right now, according to
Buck Consultants, a medical benefits consulting firm, in the
typical Fortune 500 plan, where the employer pays 80% of the
cost, the premium cost to a family of four is about $1,250 -
$1,500 per year, with an additional $200 for the deductible.)
We anticipate that the President's plan will cost less than what
people are currently paying.
If your employer now pays 100% of your insurance, as many
union plans do, they can continue to do so.
6.
I don't have health insurance. How do I apply?
If you are working, but have no insurance, you probably will
receive information about health plans from your employer. If
you're self employed or unemployed, you will receive information
about the choice of health plans offered in your area.
7.
Will I still be covered by insurance if I change jobs, or if
I'm out of work?
You certainly will be. Health care reform will guarantee
you and your family health security. Right now, some workers are
locked into their jobs because they fear losing their benefits.
If you do switch jobs or lose your job, you put your family's
financial and health security at risk. This will change! It
will be impossible to lose your insurance if you switch jobs or
lose your job.
Americans who are between jobs or unable to work for health
Weasons, who qualify for Medicaid, will have the security of good
health coverage and, depending on their income level, will be
so
all
responsible for making a modest contribution to their health
insurance.
these
people
perhaps now
qualqin
for medicaid?
8. If I or someone in my family has a preexisting condition,
will we be eligible for health insurance?
Absolutely. Right now, insurance companies can refuse to
cover you if, for example, your daughter has asthma or if you're
diagnosed with a heart condition. And they do it all the time.
Under the President's plan, that will be illegal. Insurance
companies will have to accept you -- whether you're healthy or
sick.
9.
Can I buy private insurance to pay for services not covered
under my plan?
Yes -- however, it is unlikely you'll feel the need to
purchase more insurance than the guaranteed, comprehensive
package of benefits offered under each plan.
10. I'm on Medicare. Will it still exist, become part of the new
plan or change in some way?
You'll continue to receive your Medicare benefits as you now
do. New benefits for all Medicare recipients will include
prescription drug reimbursements and some long-term care
coverage.
The President's plan emphasizes home and community-based
long term care, such as adult day care centers and visiting
nurses, when feasible for both the patient and the family.
11. Will I have to pay taxes on the comprehensive benefits
package I get from my employer?
No.
12. What if I'm self-employed?
addition
You won't be taxed on your health insurance either. In
fact
self-employed individuals, who today can only deduct 25% of
their health insurance cost, will be able to deduct 100% of these
costs after reform.
13. Will there be treatment priorities or restrictions?
Treatment priorities will not arise as a result of health
reform. Your treatment will be determined by sound medical
judgement, not by arbitrary rules and regulations. What kind of
care you get will be a decision made by you and your doctor.
14. Where will the money come from to pay for health insurance
for Americans who are not employed?
The savings generated through health care reform will be
used to offset these costs.
THE BETTER WAY
GOOD HOUSEKEEPING
MAGAZINE
Q and A on Health Care
Reform Plan, based on
an interview with
Hillary Rodham Clinton
(Draft- August 11, 1993)
Introduction
President Clinton is
introducing legislation
guaranteeing health insurance
for all Americans. To become
law, Congress will debate the
President's proposals and
could change some provisions.
Health insurance for all could
become law by the end of this
year, but more likely will take
longer.
To better understand the
President's proposals, The
Better Way spoke with Hillary
Rodham Clinton, who chaired
the Task Force on National
Health Care Reform. Here are
her answers to questions Good
Housekeeping readers are
most likely to ask:
1) Who will receive health
insurance under President
Clinton's reform proposals?
The plan will guarantee all
Americans a comprehensive
package of health benefits.
2) What will a typical health
care policy cover?
The President's health
benefits package is modeled
after the generous packages
offered by Fortune 500
companies. It will cover a full
range of physician and
hospital care, lab work, and X-
rays. It will also include in-
hospital and out-of hospital
mental health services,
prescription drugs, and drug
and alcohol abuse treatment.
And the comprehensive
benefits package will have
one thing that's only covered
in a handful of current plans:
a full range of preventive
services, such as periodic
checkups, immunizations for
children, and mammograms.
Finally, this comprehensive
package of services will be
guaranteed, so your boss or
insurance company can't
change the terms of your
policy when it's time to
renew it or tell you to go
read the fine print in your
policy when you get sick.
3) Will I be given any choice
as to the type of health plan
I'll be enrolled in?
Yes. You will be able to
choose the type of health
plan that best fits your
family's needs. Local health
alliances will offer a variety
of plans with differing
employee contributions. If
you want to continue
receiving care through the
traditional fee-for-service
system--where doctors
operate independent of any
plan and charge a fee for
each service they provide--
you simply choose that kind
of plan. You can also choose
an HMO or P.P.O (which
combines features of HMOs
and fee-for-service plans).
You will be given detailed
information about the
different plans available--
including a "report card " that
grades the quality and
patient satisfaction of each
plan. You will also receive a
Health Security card, which
guarantees you health
services wherever you live or
travel [in the U.S.].
4) Will I be able to remain
under the care of my current
physician?
Yes. You will always be able
to choose your doctor. You
can follow him or her into
any plan he or she joins or go
to an independent doctor.
5) I'm now insured by my
employer. In what way, if
any, will my contribution to
my health insurance change?
If you are employed and
currently receive a standard
benefit package similar to the
one in the Clinton plan, you
will continue to pay part of
your health care premium
each month, just the way you
probably do today. However,
under health care reform,
your employer cannot make
you pay more than 20% of
the premium cost-- and
people earning below certain
income levels will pay less
than 20%. [Editor's note: Right
now, according to Buck
Consultants, a medical
benefits consulting firm, in
the typical Fortune 500 plan,
where the employer pays
80% of the cost, the premium
cost to a family of four is
about $1250-$1500 per year,
with an additional $200 for
the deductible.]
If your employer now
pays 100% of your insurance,
as many union plans do, they
can continue to do so.
6) I don't have health
insurance. How do I apply?
If you are working, but
have no insurance, you
probably will receive
information about health
plans from your employer. If
you're self-employed or
unemployed, you will visit
the office of your local health
alliance to receive
information about the choice
of health plans offered in
your area.
7) Will I still be covered by
insurance if I change jobs, or
if I'm out of work?
You certainly will be. Right
now, some workers are
locked into their jobs because
they fear losing their
benefits. If you do switch
jobs or lose your job, you put
your family's financial and
health security at risk. This
will change! It will be
impossible to lose your
insurance if you switch jobs
or lose your job.
Americans who are
between jobs or unable to
work for health reasons, who
perhaps now qualify for
Medicaid, will have the
security of good health
coverage and, depending on
their income level, will be
responsible for making a
modest contribution to their
health insurance.
8) If I or someone in my
family has a preexisting
condition, will we be eligible
for health insurance?
Absolutely. Right now,
insurance companies can
refuse to cover you if, for
example, your daughter has
asthma or if you're diagnosed
with a heart condition. And
they do it all the time. Under
the Clinton plan, that will be
illegal. Insurance companies
will have to accept you--
whether you're healthy or
sick.
9) Can I buy private
insurance to pay for services
not covered under my plan?
Yes--however, it is unlikely
you'll feel the need to
purchase more insurance
than the guaranteed,
comprehensive package of
benefits offered under each
plan.
10) I'm on Medicare. Will it
still exist, become part of the
new plan, or change in some
way?
You'll continue to receive
your Medicare benefits as
you now do, with no new
costs or penalties. New
benefits for all Medicare
recipients will include
generous prescription drug
reimbursements and some
long-term care coverage.
The President's plan
emphasizes home and
community-based long term
care, such as adult day care
centers and visiting nurses,
when feasible for both the
patient and the family.
11) Will I have to pay taxes
on the comprehensive
benefits package I get from
my employer?
No.
12) What if I'm self-
employed?
You won't be taxed on your
health insurance either. In
fact, self-employed
individuals, who today can
only deduct 25% of their
health insurance cost, will be
able to deduct 100% of these
costs after reform.
13) Will there be treatment
priorities or restrictions?
Treatment priorities will not
arise as a result of health
reform. Your treatment will
be determined by sound
medical judgement, not by
arbitrary rules and
regulations. What kind of
care you get will be a
decision made by you and
your doctor.
13) Where will the money
come from to pay for health
insurance for Americans who
are not employed?
The savings generated
through health care reform
will be used to offset these
costs. We are also considering
a "sin" tax, perhaps tobacco.
such as sin tax. [Editor's note:
at press time this decision
hadn't been made.]
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A HOLIDAY MESSAGE FROM OUR FAMILY TO YOURS
PARADE MAGAZINE
DECEMBER 1993
Across our nation this holiday season, our family and other
families are gathering together to take stock of another year
passed. It is a time to reconnect with relatives, a time to
reflect on good deeds and failings, a time to re-awaken ourselves
to the spirit of giving.
Like most American families looking back on the year, our
family will remember moments of joy and moments of grief. There
were days when we revelled in the love we felt from relatives and
friends; there were days when we ached with sadness over the
passing of those dear to us.
No matter what highs and lows any year brings, the holiday
season for us is always a time to celebrate family and faith. By
coming together every December with our parents, brothers,
sisters, aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, and friends, we reaffirm
the common bonds that make us family.
Today, as our nation struggles with new challenges, family
and faith are more important than ever. That's why during this
holiday season our family asks all Americans to join us in
reaffirming America's spiritual richness and sense of community.
We are a nation of many faiths and beliefs united in a sense
of common American purpose, and that is our greatest strength.
Each of our faiths teaches that nobody survives alone, that
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nobody exists in a vacuum. That simple idea is the core of the
Judeo-Christian understanding of what it means to be a member of
human society. We are not only our brothers and sisters' keepers,
we are also each other's helpers and healers.
"If I am not for myself who will be for me?" Rabbi Hillel
asked 2,000 years ago. "If I am only for myself, who am I?"
Whether we are Protestants, Catholics, Jews, Muslims,
Buddhists, Hindus or atheists, we all are part of a larger
national family that offers us individual dignity and freedom of
conscience in matters of faith.
In America, more people believe in God, go to church or
temple, and make faith a center of their lives than in any other
advanced nation. And that is because our Constitution guarantees
freedom of religion and allows people to choose their faith
according to their consciences.
Our freedoms depend on mutual respect and tolerance. Yet too
often those freedoms are imperiled by people whose hearts and
minds are filled with fear and disdain. so today we must work
harder to understand our differences and celebrate our diversity.
We must remember that our own freedom depends on the respect and
tolerance of others.
As the Bible says in Luke 6:37: "Judge not, and ye shall
not be judged; condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned;
forgive, and ye shall be forgiven."
At this time of year, particularly, we must contemplate the
lessons of our history, the meaning of our faith and the
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importance of our families. And we must think about our place in
the larger community and the opportunities and responsibilities
that go with living in a free society.
One way to show respect for each other is by passing on to
our children a deep commitment to lead ethical and moral lives.
By striving to make our children productive citizens who live up
to their God-given potential, we all can make society better.
"No government can love a child, no policy can substitute
for a family's care," the National Conference of Catholic Bishops
wrote in a pastoral letter last year [ck date]
"
The
undeniable fact is that our children's future is shaped both by
the values of their parents and the policies of our nation."
Every family, every parent has to assume the responsibility
for the most sacred trust they are given: the nurturing and care
of the next generation. Children must be given the opportunities
of health care, education, safe streets, a sound economy and a
clean environment. At the same time, parents must instill in
their children a sense of community responsibility and collective
purpose. And a spirit of caring.
None of these is a function of economic standing, ethnic
origin, gender or race. Love and tolerance are not rooted in
one's pocketbook, skin color or family tree. Rather, they are
virtues that spring from the heart. And they depend on one's own
respect for individual dignity.
Across our country, young people are rediscovering the
rewards of serving others, the joy of giving. Through national
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service, church work, charities, and volunteer groups, they are
finding that love, generosity, and tolerance are mightier than
greed and hatred.
They are discovering the wisdom of the prophet Micah's
words: "He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth
the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy,
and to walk humbly with thy God?"
That spirit of compassion and tolerance is a first step
toward preserving our rich social fabric and deepening our sense
of community.
During this holiday season, we can take another step. Let us
urge Americans of every faith to join together to promote the
common good. Let us celebrate as members of a national family
committed to freedom and tolerance. Let us renew our belief that
diversity strengthens us and makes our nation flourish. And let
us remember that faith is not only a source of pride for each of
us, but also a source of humility and hope.
May God bless America, and every one of us.
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