Thursday, December 05, 2002

Hill's Gridlock Left Health Issues Unaddressed
Washington Post story on the 107th Congress, which ended last month and despite considering health legislation that "rejected virtually every significant health care proposal they had considered during the past two years, including efforts to expand insurance, better protect patients and curb the nation's medical expenditures," even though the legislation they considered "came from across the ideological spectrum and included causes to which President Bush lent direct support."  
  

Dodd pledges aid for non-English speaking patients (Connecticut)
Middletown Press story on the impact of federal legislation authored by Connecticut Senator Chris Dodd that allows underprivileged and uninsured people to receive health care - and allows for new mental health and substance abuse treatment or the expansion of existing programs at community health centers such as the Middletown Community Health Center.