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Kucinich Introduces Bill to Improve Medicare’s Prescription Drug Plan
Aug 4, 2008
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Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) introduced a bill to replace the current Medicare drug plan.
H.R. 6800, The Medicare Drugs for Seniors Act, or MEDS Act, allows citizens to purchase their prescription drugs from an approved list of foreign countries, where those drugs sell for considerabl...
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Kucinich" Protect our health and environment"
Jul 30, 2008
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Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) introduced three bills designed to protect consumers, defend farmers’ rights, and increase food safety yesterday. The bills collectively create a comprehensive framework to regulate genetically modified organisms (GMOs).
“We have a responsibility to put the public...
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Kucinich Helps to Secure Major Changes In EPA Rule on Lead
Apr 4, 2008
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Congressman Dennis J. Kucinich (OH-10) issued the following statement in response to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule for Lead; Renovation, Repair, and Painting which was finalized Monday, March 31:
“I applaud the EPA for finally taking action, nearly two decades after Congress mand...
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American College of Physicians Endorses Single-Payer Health-Care System
Dec 7, 2007
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The American College of Physicians, representing 124,000 physicians, endorsed a single-payer health care system this week, acknowledging change is necessary to aid a failing health care system.ACP backed the approach to health care reform because access to health care has deteriorated the decreasing...
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Kucinich: Report Provides New Evidence That Guaranteed Health Care Is Needed
Nov 20, 2007
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A new annual report by employee benefits firm Mercer, shows the cost of providing employer-sponsored health insurance increased by 6.1 percent in 2007 to nearly $8,000 per employee. Employee coverage by small businesses dropped from 69 percent to 61 percent since the beginning of the Bush Administra...
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UnitedHealth Group Concedes Nearly 11,000 Medicaid Children Enrolled With The Company In Maryland Have Not Seen A Dentist In 4+ Years; Few Dentists in Company’s Network Actually Serve Children
Oct 23, 2007
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After publicly disputing a Congressional Committee’s finding of thousands of Medicaid enrolled children in Maryland who were not getting dental care to which they were entitled, UnitedHealth Group conceded the accuracy of that and other findings made by the Domestic Policy Subcommittee, Oversight an...
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Kucinich To Host Two Summits TODAY
Oct 19, 2007
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The Future of the Automotive IndustryFriday, October 19, 200710 .m.-12 p.m.Lakewood District Office14400 Detroit AvenueLakewood, OHFollowing
the recent strike by the UAW to secure a fair contract from General
Motors, this summit will be discussing the future of the automotive
industry in the Clev...
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Kucinich Votes To Override SCHIP Veto
Oct 18, 2007
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Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH), released the following statement after voting to override President Bush's veto on SCHIP this afternoon:“I voted to override the President’s veto. In the previous SCHIP vote, the Democrats left out up to 600,000 children of immigrants, so I voted against the bill....
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Kucinich Announces The Future of Medicare Summit
Oct 16, 2007
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This meeting will be an opportunity for the exchange of questions and information about legislative initiatives and issues pertaining to Medicare. Friday, October 19, 2007
1 p.m.-3 p.m.
Parma Senior Center
7001 West Ridgewood Drive
Parma, OHSince 1997, U.S. government efforts allowing private in...
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Kucinich: Private Medicare Drug Insurers Are Driving Costs Through The Roof
Oct 15, 2007
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Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) said today’s report on the Medicare Part D drug program, released by the Oversight and Government Reform Committee, was further proof that insurance companies are driving up the cost of health care at the expense of seniors. The new report states that the high admi...
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