Object Record
Images
Metadata
Catalog Number |
2012.001.106 |
Object Name |
Button, Political |
Collection |
Bill Cohen Collection |
Title |
I Support the Diabetes Cost Reduction Act |
Year Range from |
2000 |
Year Range to |
2010 |
Description |
White background button with red and black letters that reads: "I Support the / Diabetes / Cost Reduction / Act / You should too!" In the center is an gray image of the state of Ohio and an oval picture of a child. Around the perimeter of the button is black lettering that reads "Decreasing Diabetes Deaths….Containing Diabetes Costs….Reducing Diabetes Complications….Accessing Diabetes Education…." |
Dimensions |
Dia-3.5 inches |
Material |
Metal |
Notes |
Health activists repeatedly pushed the state legislators to pass a law requiring insurance companies to pay for diabetes education and testing equipment. As of 2014 they have not succeeded. |
Provenance |
Bill Cohen, a long-time Ohio Statehouse News Bureau reporter, donated a collection of political memorabilia and ephemera to the Capitol Square Review and Advisory Board in 2012. The Capitol Square Review and Advisory Board took over the care of the Statehouse and its collections in 1988. |
Search Terms |
Children Ohio |
Subjects |
Health insurance |