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In a message dated 12/16/98 11:19:16 PM Eastern Standard Time, [log in to unmask] writes: << Bruce Anderson raised the issue of how much research funding each disease should receive. >> While lobbying last summer I interviewed with a Congresman who was studying where the federal medical payments were being applied. That is which diseases cost the most to the government and them promulgate a bill that would direct research dollars be devoted to the diseases in proportion to the cost to the government. Their early indications were that diabetes costs were about 50 % of their total medical outlay. The concept is certainly very reasonable but I am afraid that PD will certainly have a small percentage of Federal Research under this scheme of attack. Dale Severaance PS Can not remember the name of the Congressman