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===Health care=== [[File:WEB-SIZE-04-13-11-Women-s-Health-Presser-1.jpg|right|240px|thumb|Senator Boxer joined with Senate Democratic women at a press conference to speak about women's health.]] Boxer was part of a coalition to increase medical research to find cures for diseases. In 2007, she authored successful bipartisan legislation with Senator [[Gordon Smith (politician)|Gordon Smith]] to combat HIV/AIDS and [[tuberculosis]] globally.<ref>[http://boxer.senate.gov/news/releases/record.cfm?id=282354 Recent Press Release from Barbara Boxer, US Senator from California] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070926203222/http://boxer.senate.gov/news/releases/record.cfm?id=282354 |date=September 26, 2007 }}</ref> In 1997, she authored a Patients' Bill of Rights. She has written a bill to make [[health insurance]] tax-deductible and a bill to allow any American buy into the same health insurance program that members of Congress have. She supported comprehensive prescription drug coverage through [[Medicare (United States)|Medicare]] and the right of all consumers to purchase lower-cost prescription drugs re-imported from Canada.<ref>[http://boxer.senate.gov/issues/economy/ Strengthening the Economy: Barbara Boxer, US Senator, California] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070228214749/http://boxer.senate.gov/issues/economy/ |date=February 28, 2007 }}</ref>{{better source needed|date=August 2023}} In October 2002, Boxer urged the [[George W. Bush administration|Bush administration]] to take specific steps to address the causes of the [[Epidemiology of autism#Changes with time|steep increase in autism]] cases in California.<ref>For the whole paragraph: [http://boxer.senate.gov/issues/healthcare/ Boxer page on U.S. Senate website], Accessed May 6, 2006 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100106111420/http://boxer.senate.gov/issues/healthcare/ |date=January 6, 2010 }}</ref> Boxer advocated for embryonic [[stem-cell research]], asserting that it has the potential to help those with [[diabetes]], [[Parkinson's disease]], [[Alzheimer's disease]], spinal cord injuries, and other diseases.<ref>[http://boxer.senate.gov/issues/healthcare/reagan.cfm An Open Letter to Nancy Reagan, by Barbara Boxer], Accessed May 6, 2006 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060428024147/http://boxer.senate.gov/issues/healthcare/reagan.cfm |date=April 28, 2006 }}</ref>
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