Good Medicine?

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Good Medicine?

Advocate (10/19/93) No. 640, P. 16

President Clinton's proposed plan for health care reform has earned the praise of AIDS advocates. "There are three areas where the proposal looks good to us," said Daniel T. Bross, executive director of the AIDS Action Council, a lobbying group. "The prescription drug coverage looks like it will cover most AIDS drugs. In the area of civil rights protections and confidentiality, it looks good also. Finally, the federal benefits package allows for home health care, which is particularly important for people with AIDS." The plan would offer all Americans a basic menu of health care services; those not on the menu would be paid for out of the individual's own pocket. For this reason, according to Ruth Finkelstein, director of policy for the Gay Men's Health Crisis in New York, an AIDS service group, "there may be a lot of out-of-pocket expenses for people with AIDS because their medical needs are so much greater than the average person's." Bross cautions that, because the plan may not be passed until late next year, or not at all, its final draft may differ significantly from Clinton's proposal. "Congress is going to try to take it apart, and we have to focus on keeping the good parts of the plan intact," he said.

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