Skyrocketing Health Care Costs Are A Drag On Already Sluggish Economy
The following is a press release from August 19, 2004, by Kucinich's office in Congress
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Kucinich: “No Surprise” Skyrocketing Health Care Costs Are A Drag On Already Sluggish Economy
News Reports on Health Care Costs Effect On Economy
Reinforce Need For Universal Health Care Coverage
Congressman Dennis J. Kucinich (D-OH), Co-Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, issued the following statement today on a story in the New York Times which states that rising health care costs are a drag on an already sluggish economy:
“Today’s news is no surprise. It is shameful that the United States, the wealthiest country in the world, will not provide health care for every American. Today’s story only reinforces the need for a universal single payer health care system. That is why I have sponsored legislation, with Congressman John Conyers (D-MI), Medicare for All, HR 676, which will provide health care for all Americans. With sky-high health care costs continuing to rise and insurers and pharmaceutical companies gouge the American public, we can no longer afford to wait.”
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