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Support adequate and equitable equitable adj. 1) just, based on fairness and not legal technicalities. 2) refers to positive remedies (orders to do something, not money damages) employed by the courts to solve disputes or give relief. (See: equity)


EQUITABLE.
 funding for Medicare and Medicaid Medicare and Medicaid

U.S. government programs in effect since 1966. Medicare covers most people 65 or older and those with long-term disabilities. Part A, a hospital insurance plan, also pays for home health visits and hospice care.
 programs.

Oppose the creation of federal Association Health Plan proposals that undermine existing state laws.

Support incentives to employers that provide worksite wellness programs for their employees.

Oppose any new mandated insurance coverage, including mental health parity parity or space parity, in physics, quantity that refers to the relationship between an object or process and the image that it can produce in a mirror.  legislation.

Support evidence-based medicine evidence-based medicine Decision-making 'The use of scientific data to confirm that proposed diagnostic or therapeutic procedures are appropriate in light of their high probability of producing the best and most favorable outcome'. See Meta-analysis.  as a means to improve overall quality of care and control costs.
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Title Annotation:PUBLIC POLICY PRIORITIES
Publication:Detroiter
Date:Mar 1, 2005
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