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Death of former U.S. Senator Nancy Kassebaum Baker
Overview
Former U.S. Senator Nancy Kassebaum Baker has died at the age of 94. Her death was confirmed by her son, William Kassebaum, noting she passed away on August 21 at a hospice care facility in Manhattan, Kansas.
A pioneering figure in American politics, Kassebaum was the first woman elected to a full term in the U.S. Senate without succeeding her husband. During her three terms representing Kansas, she served as the chair of the Senate Labor and Human Resources Committee.
She is most notably recognized as a primary architect of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), co-sponsored with Senator Edward M. Kennedy. The legislation, signed by President Bill Clinton, allows workers to retain insurance coverage during job transitions and protects individual healthcare privacy.
Kassebaum was regarded as a centrist Republican who worked across party lines. The daughter of 1936 presidential nominee Alf Landon, she first entered the Senate in 1978 after winning a competitive primary and general election.
Entities
Alf Landon · Nancy Kassebaum Baker · Ted Kennedy · Kansas · Howard Baker
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16 days ago
[POLITICS] 2 sourcesNancy Kassebaum Baker, pioneering Kansas Senator, dies at 94Former Kansas Senator Nancy Kassebaum Baker, a key architect of the 1996 HIPAA healthcare reform, has died at age 94.
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20 days ago
[POLITICS] 10 sourcesNancy Kassebaum Baker, former Kansas U.S. Senator, dies at 94Former U.S. Senator Nancy Kassebaum Baker, a prominent moderate Republican from Kansas, has died at age 94.
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