Op-Eds and Articles
The Washington Post: Waxman - Breadwinner For Medicaid Recipients Quarter-loaf is $600 million over 3 years
Amidst an administration known for fiscal frugality, Rep. Waxman continues to fight to preserve provisions that would enlarge Medicaid. He is an advocate of increasing spending to provide better healthcare services to the disadvantaged. These services include coverage for thousands of low-income pregnant women, and tougher standards for nursing homes.
Editorial: The AIDS Secret Worth Keeping
Congress should guarantee HIV test confidentiality and protection against discrimination
Congress Heads for an Ugly Battle over AIDS
Congress is undergoing a nasty ideological battle over the legislation of acquired immune deficiency syndrome. The pending AIDS bill will couple a three-year, $ 1.2 billion increase in federal funds for testing and counseling with restrictions on public disclosure of test results and a ban on discriminating against individuals suffering from AIDS or carrying the virus.
AIDS, Rights and the Federal Role
Reagan Administration officials told a Congressional subcommittee hearing that a new Federal law was not needed at this time to restrict discrimination and guarantee the confidentiality of test results because the states already had or were moving to adopt the necessary protection. In this article, Congressman Waxman discusses his support for strong federal bills that would support such measures.
Administration Against AIDS Discrimination Bill
The Reagan administration opposes the Waxman sponsored bill that would ban discrimination against people infected with the AIDS virus, boost funds for AIDS services and ensure confidentiality for those tested.
Critics unimpressed with Reagan's AIDS gambit
President Reagan has ignored addressing the subject of AIDS and Rep. Waxman cautions that if Reagan continues to breach this issue, “we will have years more of bickering between public health figures and moralists, more infections and more deaths.”
The Fruits of Peace
Article that mentions Rep. Waxman is printed in Near East Report.
Koop Urges Networks to Air Condom Ads
Surgeon General C. Everett Koop called on the broadcast industry Tuesday to lift its self-imposed ban on condom advertising, saying that "the threat of AIDS is so great it overwhelms other considerations."
Cong. Waxman Saluted on Mideast Health Study
Article regarding Rep. Waxman is printed in NIH Record.
A Good Project, In Danger
Article printed in San Diego Union mentions Rep. Waxman.