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HRC
HC CORR 95-D
PERSONAL
&
CONFIDENTIAL
DETERMINED TO BE AN
ADMINISTRATIVE MARKING
INITIALS: SAB DATE: 12-5-13
PHOTOCOPY
PRESERVATION
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
February 2, 1995
Dave Dawson, M.D.
400 Keyes Road
Concord, Massachusetts 01742
Dear Dr. Dawson:
Thank you for writing to share your idea about
increasing the percentage of Americans who have health
insurance by expanding the Medicare program. The health
care reform bill introduced by Congressman Gephardt during
the last session of Congress would have created a Medicare
Part C option to cover employees of small businesses, the
unemployed, and others who do not receive coverage through
their jobs.
Although Congress was unable to pass health reform
legislation last session, I hope you share my pride in the
progress we have made. Because of the active involvement
of people like you, we began a vigorous discussion about
how best to address the problems in our health care system.
As you know, these problems have not gone away.
Nearly 40 million Americans -- including 10 million
children -- have no health insurance, and millions more are
just one pink slip or illness away from losing coverage.
The President remains firmly committed to continuing the
fight to guarantee that every American has health insurance
and to get health care costs under control. This year, the
President and his Administration will work with Congress to
take the first steps toward achieving these goals.
Thank you again for writing to share your suggestions
and your support.
Sincerely yours,
Hillary Rodbam Clinton
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Mr. Jock Gill
The White House
Washington DC 20500
August 21, 1994
Dear Jock,
This is a followup of our conversation today about health
care legislation. I am hoping that you can pass this on to the
proper parties in Washington, particularly Mrs. Clinton.
I write this from the perspective of a physician in practice
for over 35 years in various settings, including academic
medicine, the Army, the Veterans Administration, and private
practice.
I view the current maneuverings in the Senate with great
misgivings. The two main goals, access for everybody, and free
choice of physician, are rapidly disappearing. Everybody can see
this. of course the medical profession is partly to blame. I'm
sure Mrs. Clinton must have encountered all kinds of opposition
and condescension in her contacts with organized medical groups.
Most of my colleagues are not like that, are concerned and
worried, do not support the positions of organized medical
groups, and would be content with a single payer plan.
I have a suggestion. One could build on the most successful
Government medical program, Medicare. After a generation in
place, older people rely on it and expect it. The program, with
its flaws, is accepted. What hospital or surgeon refuses
Medicare payments?
Why not extend Medicare by steps? Begin, in the first year,
with children aged zero to 10.
They should be covered,
regardless of the parents' income or employment. After a time,
the next group, aged 10-20, would be covered. And so on. The
coverage doesn't have to be complex, just the basics, including
care for long term illness.
Obviously Medicare has its flaws. The main one is poor
cost control, which can be translated as inappropriate use of
resources, such as unnecessary cataract surgery in the very aged.
A second flaw is a certain amount of fraud. A third is lack of
coverage of some essential treatments. However I believe all
these can be solved and the overall success rate of the program
is obviously very high.
It goes without saying that starting an expansion of
Medicare with children would be acceptable to people of many
political persuasions.
I enjoyed our brief reunion. I hope you find these thoughts
useful.
Sincerely, Dave Dawsa
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
February 2, 1995
The Honorable Neil M. Cohen
315 Elmora Avenue
Suite 208
Elizabeth, New Jersey 07202
Dear Assemblyman Cohen:
Thank you for writing to share with me your support
for health care reform and your concerns about coverage for
bone marrow treatment.
Although Congress was unable to pass health reform
legislation last session, I hope you share my pride in the
progress we have made. Because of the active involvement of
people like you, we began a vigorous discussion about how
best to address the problems in our health care system.
As you know, these problems have not gone away.
Nearly 40 million Americans have no health insurance, and
millions more are just one pink slip or illness away from
losing coverage. The President remains firmly committed to
continuing the fight to guarantee that every American has
health insurance and to contain health care costs for
families, businesses, and Federal, State and local
governments. This year, the President and his
Administration will work with the Congress to take the
first steps toward achieving these goals.
In the meantime, the National Cancer Institute has
testified before the House Subcommittee on Compensation and
Employee Benefits that autologous bone marrow
transplantation is being evaluated seriously in the
treatment of patients with leukemias, lymphomas, multiple
myeloma, testicular cancer, ovarian cancer and some
childhood malignancies. In addition, the Administration
has provided significant support for clinical research
trials on various forms of cancer. This research is
essential to determining the safety and efficacy of methods
of cancer prevention, detection and treatment.
Thank you again for writing. The President and his
Administration count on your ongoing support for meaningful
health care reform.
Sincerely yours,
Hillary Rodbam Clinton
Hillary Rodham Clinton
THE WHITE HOUSE
June 12, 1995
Vincent T. DeVita, Jr., M.D.
Director, Yale Cancer Center
Yale University School of Medicine
333 Cedar Street
P.O. Box 208028
New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8028
Dear Dr. DeVita:
Thank you for writing to share
information about the Seeds of Prevention
program launched by the Yale Cancer Center.
As you know, the President and I share
your belief in the importance of preventive
care. It is SO encouraging to learn about
efforts to teach children about the
important role they play in maintaining
and improving their own health. It is
never too early for our children to
understand the link between good nutrition
and the prevention of cancer and other
illnesses.
I wish you continued success with
Seeds of Prevention. Thank you again
for writing -- and for the carrot seeds.
Sincerely yours,
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Mailing Address:
Campus address:
Y
ale
Yale Cancer Center
205 WWW
Cancer
Yale University School of Medicine
15 York Street
333 Cedar Street
Telephone: 203 785-4095
Center
P.O. Box 208028
Fax: 203 785-4116
New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8028
April 20, 1995
Mrs. Hillary Rodham Clinton
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington, DC
Dear Mrs. Clinton:
Knowing of your concern for the lives of our children, I thought that you would be interested in
knowing about The Seeds of Prevention®, a prevention and nutrition program, initiated at your
alma mater by the Yale Cancer Center to be taught in the elementary schools of the State of
Connecticut between April 23 and 29.
The Seeds of Prevention® focuses on preventive medicine in its most basic form, and will
encourage young people to begin early understanding the beneficial link between good nutrition
and the prevention of cancer. This point is highlighted by showing the value of gardening and
growing healthful foods.
Over 1,450 third grade teachers will participate in the program which will reach over 32,000
children in Connecticut. Each teacher has received a lesson plan and Danvers Half Long Carrot
seeds to plant in class. In addition, the children will be given a packet of carrot seeds, a newsletter
entitled, The Seed Packet featuring nutritional advice, gardening advice and simple carrot recipes,
and a nutritional brochure from the National Cancer Institute to take home to share with their
families.
I feel that a valuable aspect of The Seeds of Prevention® is that it was conceived by volunteers,
and executed through donations on a shoestring budget with the help of Yale Cancer Center staff.
We plan to make this an annual program of Yale Cancer Center, and feel that it is adaptable for use
in other states.
Gardening is a positive act that crosses economic barriers, and we hope that The Seeds of
Prevention® will teach children that they can make choices to help themselves toward a healthy
life.
Sincerely,
Vince Detiti
Vincent T. De Vita, Jr., M.D.
Director
Enclosures
NCI
CCC
A Comprehensive Cancer
Center Designated by the
National Cancer Institute
ale
Yale Cancer Center
Y
Yale University School of Medicine
Cancer
333 Cedar Street
P.O. Box 208028
Center
New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8028
Mrs. Hillary Rodham Clinton
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania
Washington
20 D.C. Avenue 500