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| Quinn Blasts Brady for Cancer Screeing Opposition |
(IRN)-As the state launches a new effort to improve breast cancer detection and treatment, Governor Pat Quinn is blasting his opponent in the race for governor for not supporting free screening for Illinois' women.
Quinn pointed to State Senator Bill Brady's initial "no" vote on legislation that would have allowed for free breast cancer and cervical cancer screening. "He even voted against the check off for breast cancer on our income tax, a voluntary check off, he voted against that," Quinn said. "I think his record in this area is a very poor one."
But Brady says he helped "usher in the legislation" on free mammogram screening.
"Just because Pat Quinn says it over and over again doesn't mean it's true," Brady said. "I helped usher in the legislation that is the law in Illinois that provides insurance coverage for mammograms. The first vote that he's referring to is a vote that had a number of mandates that would've put a lot of people in a position they couldn't have afforded the insurance. We knew we wanted to create a bill that would support women for mammograms and insurance and I supported that."
Quinn and Brady's back and forth came as Quinn appointed members to the Breast Cancer Quality Screening and Treatment Board, which will focus on strategies to reduce the racial disparity in breast cancer mortality.
The state provides women over 40 with free annual mammograms whether they are enrolled in Medicaid, Medicare, have private insurance or are uninsured.
(Illinois Radio Network) |
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