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tection Act was passed in July 1988, with Congressman Slaughter being one of the few legislators at the time to oppose the bill. "I was one of 72 Members of the House to oppose the catastrophic health care bill. My colleagues and I did not oppose the good intentions of the legislation, but we could not abide duplication of benefits, the lack of long-term care assistance, or threats to the stability of the Medicare Trust Funds posed by the irresponsible financing and the prescription drug benefit,” Mr. Slaughter said. i
Mr. Slaughter concluded his remarks saying, “I hope that the Senate will join us here in the House and vote to repeal the catastrophic illness coverage bill. We should return next session determined to enact more responsible health-care policy that attends to the needs of our senior citizens.”
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