Affordable health care coverage for America’s fishing families could soon become a reality.
Sens. Ted Stevens and Lisa Murkowski last week introduced the Commercial Fishing Industry Health Care Coverage Act to Congress. The bipartisan bill was co-sponsored by Sen. Ted Kennedy of Massachusetts; Congressman Don Young is introducing the same bill in the U.S. House of Representatives.
The measure would require the secretary of Health and Human Services to fund $50 million in matching grants for fishing states or organizations. The money would help jump-start the process for getting health-care coverage plans up and running based on each state’s needs. The money also would be used to offset individual health care costs and provide group insurance coverage for more fishing families.
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