Date: 1987-10-27
Result:
86-11
Vote Subject Matter:
Social Welfare
/ Domestic Social Policy
Bill number: HR2470
Description: Y=86 N=11 TO PASS HR 2470, THE CATASTROPHIC HEALTH INSURANCE ACT, A BILL TO INCREASE MEDICARE COVERAGE TO INCLUDE PROTECTION AGAINST MEDICAL EXPENSES FOR CATASTROPHIC ILLNESS. PREVIOUSLY, THE SENATE REPLACED THE LANGUAGE OF S 1127 FOR THAT IN HR 2470.
Original source documents:
Digest of the Congressional Record vol. 133, p. 15182;
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