Health Care Reform: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Health of the Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives, One Hundred Third Congress, First Session, Part 11U.S. Government Printing Office, 1994 |
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Page 561 - SCHOOLS represents all of the dental schools in the United States, as well as advanced education, hospital, and allied dental education institutions. It is within these institutions that future practitioners, educators, and researchers are trained; significant dental care provided: and the majority of dental research conducted.
Page 433 - These comments are submitted on behalf of the American Lung Association and its medical section, the American Thoracic Society.
Page 526 - POORLY Eating too little and eating too much both lead to poor health. Eating the same foods day after day or not eating fruit, vegetables, and milk products daily will also cause poor nutritional health. One in five adults skip meals daily. Only 13% of adults eat the minimum amount of fruit and vegetables needed.
Page 526 - Any disease, illness or chronic condition which causes you to change the way you eat, or makes it hard for you to eat, puts your nutritional health at risk. Four out of five adults have chronic diseases that are affected by diet. Confusion or memory loss that keeps getting worse is estimated to affect one out of five or more of older adults. This can make it hard to remember what, when or if you've eaten. Feeling sad or depressed, which happens to about one in eight older adults, can cause big changes...
Page 79 - You cannot help men permanently by doing for them what they could and should do for themselves.
Page 33 - THE JOINT COUNCIL ON ALLERGY AND IMMUNOLOGY The Joint Council of Allergy and Immunology is a professional, nonprofit organization that is sponsored by the American Academy of Allergy and Immunology and the American College of Allergy and Immunology. We represent over 4,000 clinicians and researchers in allergy and immunology who are working to alleviate the suffering of the 35 million Americans with allergic and immune disorders.
Page 377 - The Center focuses on major policy areas of importance to women and their families, including employment, education, and income security — with particular attention paid to the concerns of low-income women.
Page 526 - A healthy mouth, teeth and gums are needed to eat. Missing, loose or rotten teeth or dentures which don't fit well or cause mouth sores make it hard to eat.
Page 369 - Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, no payment may be made under part A or part B for any expenses incurred for items or services — (1) which are not reasonable and necessary for -the diagnosis or treatment of illness or injury or to improve the functioning of a malformed body member...
Page 338 - Chairman, thank you for the opportunity to present our views. I would be pleased to answer any questions.