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=Minority Health Improvement and Health Disparity Elimination Act = =Bill number-3333 House of Representatives = media type="file" key="House Bill 3333 (JLNB).mp3" Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-IL)
 * Original Sponsor:**

(last added09/17/2008) 40 Democrats 29 Republicans
 * Cosponsor Total:** 69
 * Summary of Bill:** 1) This bill tries to increase the health care of low income families so it is more affordable. How is he doing this? He is trying to lower the cost of pay for low incomes so it is affordable for all. Close to 44 million people nationwide did not have health insurance in 2002, representing an increase of 2.4 million from the previous year. In addition, many minority and low-income residents do not have adequate access to healthcare. The Nov. 1 conference will examine the forces that create and maintain patterns of unequal or inadequate healthcare access for low-income and minority people statewide and nationally.

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 * People Affected:** The people that are affected are low income families that don't have enough money to pay for health care. So, this bill is designed to improve the healthcare of these certain kind of people. Every one needs healthcare even if it means to lower the cost of it so people can afford it and that is exactly what this bill will do if passed.======


 * History of Topic:** Every day millions of people suffer from either bad or no healthcare treatment at all. If someone in a low income family catches a disease but can't pay for healthcare then that sickness could change into a more threatening disease. About 47 million Americans lack good quality healthcare. That number has increased seven million since 2000. If this keeps up then in 2020 there would be about fifty-eight million people in the United States with out medical treatment. The people that had healthcare were not treated equally as Jesse Jackson Jr., the sponsor of this bill would say. Every one in this country should have affordable healthcare. If they don't then that is just not fair for them. They deserve a chance in this country, at least give them a chance to live.

[[image:Jackson5B.jpg caption="Jesse Jackson Jr."]]



 * Bibliography:**

Khan, Lori. __ Historical, Political, and Social Perspective on HR 3333 Minority __




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