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Bush Radio Speech Touts Health Care Plan
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| Contributor | Eddie |
| Last Edited | Eddie Jan 24, 2004 11:17am |
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| Category | News |
| Media | News Service - Associated Press |
| News Date | Saturday, January 24, 2004 06:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | President Bush, who has made health care a top item in his election-year agenda, used his weekly radio address Saturday to promote his plan to address rising medical costs and the growing ranks of the uninsured.
The president is reviving old proposals for a cap on medical malpractice lawsuit awards, which he says are driving up doctors' insurance premiums and thus the cost of care, and for tax credits of up to $1,000 for individuals and $3,000 for families to help low-income workers buy health insurance.
He also is proposing that people who buy catastrophic health care coverage as part of newly created health savings accounts be allowed to deduct 100 percent of the premiums from their taxes. |
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