[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 111 (Thursday, August 11, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: August 11, 1994]
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                              HEALTH CARE

  (Ms. SHEPHERD asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. SHEPHERD. Mr. Speaker, for near 2 years now, I have been trying 
to help my constituents in Utah solve their individual health care 
problems. This is the story of a young man in my district who has 
juvenile diabetes. After graduating from college he got a job with a 
small company as a computer programmer. His employer did offer health 
insurance. However, because he had a pre-existing condition, he was 
given two choices: He could take health coverage that excluded anything 
related to his diabetes, or he could accept coverage in a special group 
with a high deductible, high copayment, and a $700-a-month premium. His 
take home pay at the time was $1,000 a month. As his parents explain, 
``even though our son may have been counted as having health insurance 
by some statistics, in effect, he had no real coverage.''
  Without health care reform this young man will remain at the mercy of 
employers and insurers who decide whether he can or cannot stay 
healthy.
  It is time we solve this problem and pass comprehensive health care 
reform.

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