THE FOLLOWING IS ONE IN A SERIES OF PERIODIC BRIEFINGS FROM THE WHITE HOUSE TO ADMINISTRATION OFFICIALS AND OTHER SUPPORTERS OF ITS HEALTH- REFORM PACKAGE. IT PROVIDES AN INSIDE GLIMPSE OF THE ADMINISTRATION'S STRATEGY FOR PROMOTING ITS PLAN. The White House Health Care Reform Today September 29, 1993 * First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton, in her opening statement yesterday on Capitol Hill: "I'm here as a mother, a wife, a daughter, a sister, a woman. I'm here as an American citizen concerned about the health of her family and the health of her nation." * Today, as the First Lady continues her testimony, we should talk about the need to provide health security to all. Here's how: The Health Security plan guarantees comprehensive health benefits for all American citizens and legal residents, regardless of health or employment status. Health coverage is seamless; it continues with no lifetime limits and without interruption if Americans lose or change jobs, move from one area of the country to another, become ill or confront a family crisis. * The misinformation concerning mammograms continues. In response, the First Lady's answer sets the record straight. She said: "What we have done is to absolutely include them in the comprehensive benefits package. Every woman for whom any doctor believes it is medically necessary or appropriate can start at whatever age is the age that doctor thinks is the one that she should begin. I take this very personally. They will be covered. No woman will be turned away. They will be part of the guaranteed benefits package. And then, for women most at risk over 50, as a further inducement for women to come in and do it, they will be absolutely free as part of the preventive services we provide." * Senator Bob Dole, speaking yesterday to the Atlantic Information Services Corporation, was very upbeat about the Health Security Act saying: "...I've said to my colleagues, as the Republican leader in the Senate, I think we ought to start down the same road together, or start up the same road together, whichever, and go as far as we can. ... We do believe in universal coverage. I think that's the consensus on both sides of the aisle. We're not certain how to get there, not certain how long will it take to get there, but at least we believe in that one basic principle." * Bipartisan support for the Health Security Act is vital. That's why the White House will continue to consult with members of both sides of the aisle...now and in the future.