Health Care, Russo Bill, 1991

Statement in Support, ILGWU, The Russo Health Care Bill, March 6, 1991; statement of Congressman Marty Russo on the introduction of the Universal Health Care Act of 1991; news release by Russo, “Russo Introduces Comprehensive National Health Care Plan; Numerous Organizations Support Measure,” released March 6, 1991; highlights of the Russo bill; Description of the Russo Universal Health Care Plan; list of organizations in support; flyer by New York City Task Force on National Health for event featuring Rep. Marty Russo (D-Ill.) speaking about his proposal, HR 1300, with attached list of cosponsors of the event, October 21, 1991; press release from ASFME, “Nation’s Largest Health Care Workers Union Supports Congressmen Russo’s ‘SinglePayer’ National Health Care Bill,” March 6, 1991; press releases or letters in support from ACTWU, UAW, American Postal Workers Union, Public Citizen, National Association of Social Workers; letter from UAW expressing concern about a financing provision of the bill, February 28, 1991; statement by Chrysler Corporation expressing qualified support of bill; cover letter from the Health Security Action Council to its Board of Directors, with attached editorial by Joel Cantor and Steven Shroeder, M.D. (Robert Wood Johnson Foundation president), on failure of cost controls, New England Journal of Medicine, October 10, 1991, and copy of brochure by the Committee for National Health Insurance, “An Innovative Approach to Health Care Cost Containment”;