August 8, 1997: Balanced Budget-Health


Balanced Budget -- Health


THE PRESIDENT'S BALANCED BUDGET:
REAL IMPROVEMENTS IN THE HEALTH OF MILLIONS OF AMERICANS

The historic balanced budget legislation I signed on Tuesday is about more than balancing the books; it also honors our values, increases our chances of keeping the American Dream alive in the 21st century and improves the lives of every American. There are some little-known but very important provisions in this new balanced budget that will take us a tremendous step forward in our fight against diabetes.

-- President Clinton, August 8, 1997

Today President Clinton announced that the balanced budget he signed into law contains a package of investments to improve treatment, prevention and research for Americans with diabetes -- this package offers new hope to the 16 million Americans who suffer from diabetes. The President's package includes:

The American Diabetes Association (ADA) has said: "Taken together, these new investments in diabetes, announced by President Clinton today, are as important for people with diabetes as the discovery of insulin in the 1920s."

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