A Call for Action: Executive SummaryU.S. Government Printing Office, 1990 - 18 pages |
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... burden upon those who suffer , " at least you could say , “ I helped a little bit today ; I voted to help those who needed help . " -Claude Pepper , floor statement on his home care proposal , U.S. House of Representatives , June 8 ...
... burden upon those who suffer , " at least you could say , “ I helped a little bit today ; I voted to help those who needed help . " -Claude Pepper , floor statement on his home care proposal , U.S. House of Representatives , June 8 ...
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... burden of unfinanced care . Unless these concerns are addressed , even those who are now well - insured may find their health coverage in jeopardy . " I view health care finance in this country as a house of cards . You can add cards at ...
... burden of unfinanced care . Unless these concerns are addressed , even those who are now well - insured may find their health coverage in jeopardy . " I view health care finance in this country as a house of cards . You can add cards at ...
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... burden of financing care for the medically indigent . Those employers who do not now provide health insurance for ... burdens in ob- taining health coverage or health care . The Commis- sion therefore recommends that Medicare , or the ...
... burden of financing care for the medically indigent . Those employers who do not now provide health insurance for ... burdens in ob- taining health coverage or health care . The Commis- sion therefore recommends that Medicare , or the ...
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... burden of these policies is patently prohibi- tive . Only about 6 percent of today's elderly could purchase the relatively comprehensive long - term care policy for as little as 5 percent of their annual income . " During the early ...
... burden of these policies is patently prohibi- tive . Only about 6 percent of today's elderly could purchase the relatively comprehensive long - term care policy for as little as 5 percent of their annual income . " During the early ...
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... burden of severe impair- ment - an expensive and largely unpredictable event- on the unlucky few who experience it , rather than spreading it among the many who are at risk of im- pairment . Failure to reform the system on an insur ...
... burden of severe impair- ment - an expensive and largely unpredictable event- on the unlucky few who experience it , rather than spreading it among the many who are at risk of im- pairment . Failure to reform the system on an insur ...
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Page 12 - major federal programs—the Social Services Block Grant program under Title XX of the Social Security Act and the Older Americans Act—
Page 9 - wrong.' And the second one is 'stupid'. .. . [People] say South African apartheid [is]... wrong.... It's immoral.... The kind of suffering we have heard about here today is just wrong. ... On the stupid side, we have already heard about the death, the suffering, the expense, the loss of productivity.
Page 11 - fact that four out of five disabled and almost three out of five severely disabled live at home. Most home care is provided by relatives and friends. And when people do buy home care,
Page 1 - of reach for the entire firm; • Workers with good coverage, who see their benefits threatened each time they go to the bargaining table; • Families whose emotional and financial resources are exhausted from providing long-term care to frail parents or disabled children. Finally, our system breeds frustration—among the
Page 1 - seek prenatal care; • Workers who are ill, with preexisting conditions that may cost them their health insurance if they change jobs; • Workers in small businesses, for whom a sudden illness can put insurance premiums out of reach for the entire firm; • Workers
Page 13 - it was considered intolerable that only half of the elderly had some form of acute care insurance. Based on our work, private long-term care insurance will be lucky to reach that level of market penetration.
Page 7 - that employers and the government together should provide a minimum level of health care coverage for workers and nonworkers who, in turn, should be expected to accept that coverage.
Page 14 - well as at home. BLUEPRINT FOR LONG-TERM CARE REFORM The Commission concludes that federal action is essential to change the nation's fundamentally flawed approach to long-term care financing, and