• 2000 Evening News
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Failure for Congress to expand Medicare to cover prescription drugs reported.

(Capitol Hill: Bob Schieffer) Efforts of the health industry lobbyists to defeat measures in the Patients' Bill of Rights reported; TV ads shown. [Representatives Frank PALLONE, Greg GANSKE - say the health care industry is pinning blame on the doctors and nurses and not on HMOs.] [American Assn. of Health Plans Karen IGNANI - says too many politicians think the health industry can be helped by lawsuits.] [Public Citizen Frank CLEMENTE - talks about "legalized bribery".]

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