A Call for Action: Executive SummaryU.S. Government Printing Office, 1990 - 18 pages |
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... effective system . " Allowing these health and long - term care problems to persist not only deprives millions of Americans of what they ought to be able to have ... it diminishes our economy . . . . [ and ] ... the United States of ...
... effective system . " Allowing these health and long - term care problems to persist not only deprives millions of Americans of what they ought to be able to have ... it diminishes our economy . . . . [ and ] ... the United States of ...
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... effectiveness of medical procedures , the quality of health care pro- viders , and the problems related to our approach to medical malpractice add to the crisis caused by the burden of unfinanced care . Unless these concerns are ...
... effectiveness of medical procedures , the quality of health care pro- viders , and the problems related to our approach to medical malpractice add to the crisis caused by the burden of unfinanced care . Unless these concerns are ...
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... effective system cannot be put into place overnight . It will take time to develop and implement . To balance these concerns , the Commission recom- mends that the system be put in place a step at a time . The first and most critical ...
... effective system cannot be put into place overnight . It will take time to develop and implement . To balance these concerns , the Commission recom- mends that the system be put in place a step at a time . The first and most critical ...
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... effective quality assurance . It is also imperative that we find a better way to deal with the problem of malpractice . Because there is , at present , insufficient evidence to support specific reforms , the Commission recommends that ...
... effective quality assurance . It is also imperative that we find a better way to deal with the problem of malpractice . Because there is , at present , insufficient evidence to support specific reforms , the Commission recommends that ...
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... effective health care system goes beyond ensuring access to treatment . Preventing the need for treatment ensures Americans the most secure and productive lives , and uses the nation's re- sources most efficiently . The Commission ...
... effective health care system goes beyond ensuring access to treatment . Preventing the need for treatment ensures Americans the most secure and productive lives , and uses the nation's re- sources most efficiently . The Commission ...
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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