European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 02, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday. August 2. 1994 . The stars and stripes Page 7 Mitchell health plan sets longer phase in period Washington a Senate majority Leader George Mitchell is propos ing a health Reform plan that stretches out the period for covering All americans and limits employer responsibility for premiums to 50 percent. The Maine Democrat said sunday that he would unveil his National health care package today and bring it to the Senate floor the following week. Speaking on lbs face the nation Mitchell promised to keep senators in session through the usual August recess until they act on health Reform. President Clinton was travelling  Day to Liberty state Park n j., for a Campaign style rally designed to ignite a pub tic outpouring of support As Congress nears a critical Point in the health care  made a similar trip to Independence mo., on saturday denouncing the hot air and hot signs of his critics. A House plan introduced by majority Leader Richard Gephardt d-mo., on Friday mirrors Clinton s original concept. It would provide health care to All americans by 1999, Only a year after that pro posed by Clinton and would require pm. Players to pay 80 percent of the Cost. Employees would pay the other 20 per cent with Low income people and Small businesses assisted by credits and subsidies. Gephardt s plan also would expand medicare to cover the poor the uninsured and employees of Small businesses. Mitchell said his prime option is a voluntary system that encourages people to enter health plans but avoids any immediate mandates concerning employers responsibility for providing coverage. He said a voluntary system would be in effect for a period of years to see if it achieves the objectives As the proponents of such a system say it will and it it does not then and Only then will it phase in a requirement that employers provide in. I Durance for employees. He said such an employer mandate would exempt Small businesses and split the payments 50-50 Between employers and  said his phase in period for univer Sal coverage and imposition of mandates would be slightly longer than that envisioned in the Gephardt plan. Mitchell acknowledged that even with his less ambitious plan a vote on Man dates would be very close because of entrenched opposition in the Senate to paying for health Reform through any kind of mandate. Fra panel to assess drug role of cigarettes 4. Army reservists die in Missouri helicopter crash St. Thomas to. A a . Army Reserve helicopter struck Power lines and crashed into a River shortly after Takeoff Sun Day killing All four people on Board. The four reservists from the 158th aviation regt of the 102nd army Reserve come were1 on a Cross country training Mission said a Reserve spokesman maj. Frank Tucker in St. Louis. They weren t doing anything special. As i understand it it was a flight from Point a to a Tucker said. The ch-47 Chinook helicopter had just left Jefferson City and was on its Way to Cape Girardeau when it crashed into the Osage River about 10 15 . Near Wardsville in Central Missouri. The victims identities were not immediately released. Washington a Federal scientific advisers Are taking up a question that could change smoking habits for years to come Are cigarettes drug delivery systems a food and drug administration scientific advisory panel meets today to de liberate the nature of cigarettes and to vote on a recommendation that could Lead to Fra regulation. The findings of this advisory commit tee will be very important As the Agency decides whether nicotine containing cigarettes should be regulated the Bead of the Fra David Kessler said in an inter View. Kessler took up a regulator s sword against the tobacco dragon in february when he suggested to Congress that Laws creating the Fra could be interpreted to give the Agency authority to control distribution Sale and promotion of cigarettes. That interpretation would put cigarettes in the same class As thousands of pharmaceuticals medical devices and foods regulated by the Fra. 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