○  克林顿总统1999年联邦国情咨文演说  ○

toworryaboutchoosingbetweentheirchildrenandtheirwork.now,thefamilyandmedicalleaveact,theveryfirstbillisignedintolaw,hasnow,since1993,helpedmillioandmillioofamericatocareforanewbornbabyoranailingrelativewithoutriskingtheirjo.ithinkit''stime,withalloftheevidencethatithasbeensolittleburdeometoemployers,toextendfamilyleaveto10millionmoreamericaworkingforsmallercompanies,andihopeyouwillsuortit.

finally,onthematterofwork,parentsshouldneverhavetofacediscriminationintheworkplace.soiwanttoaskcongretoprohibitcompaniesfromrefusingtohireorpromoteworkerssimplybecausetheyhavechildren.thatisnotright.

america''sfamiliesdeservetheworld''sbestmedicalcare.thankstobipartisanfederalsuortformedicalresearch,wearenotonthevergeofnewtreatmentstopreventordelaydiseasesfromparkion''stoalzheimer''stoarthritistocancer.butaswecontinueouradvancesinmedicalscience,wecan''tletourmedicalsystemlagbehind.

managedcarehasliterallytraformedmedicineinamerica,drivingdowncosts,butthreateningtodrivedownqualityaswell.

ithinkweoughttosaytoeveryamerican,youshouldhavetherighttoknowallyoumedicaloptio,notjustthecheapest.ifyouneedaecialist,youshouldhavearighttoseeone.youhavearighttothenearestemergencycareifyou''reinanaccident.thesearethingsthatweoughttosay.andithinkweoughttosayyoushouldhavearighttokeepyourdoctorduringaperiodoftreatmentwhetherit''sapregnancyorachemotherapytreatmentoranythingelse.ibelievethis.

nowi''veorderedtheserightstobeextendedtothe85millionamericaservedbymedicare,medicaidandotherfederalhealthprograms.butonlycongrecanpaapatients''billofrightsforallamerica.

lastyear,congremiedthatoortunity,andwemustnotmithatoortunityagain.forthesakeofourfamilies,iaskustojointogetheracropartylinesandpaastrongenforceablepatients''billofrights.

asmoreofourmedicalrecordsarestoredelectronically,thethreatstoallofourprivacyincrease.becausecongrehasgivenmetheauthoritytoactifitdoesnotdosobyaugust,onewayoranother,wecanallsaytotheamericanpeople,wewillprotecttheprivacyofmedicalrecordsthi

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