A Call for Action: Executive SummaryU.S. Government Printing Office, 1990 - 18 pages |
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... protection we now lack . And in both areas , we must build deliberately , a step at a time , to allow all parties to adjust and to ensure a sound and stable structure . Some will say that it is naive to pursue even such worthwhile ...
... protection we now lack . And in both areas , we must build deliberately , a step at a time , to allow all parties to adjust and to ensure a sound and stable structure . Some will say that it is naive to pursue even such worthwhile ...
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... Protection for People 65 and Over WHY DO WE NEED LONG - TERM CARE REFORM ? Who Needs Long - Term Care ? How People Get and Pay for Care Caring for People at Home Nursing Home Care The Emergence of Private Long - Term Care Insurance ...
... Protection for People 65 and Over WHY DO WE NEED LONG - TERM CARE REFORM ? Who Needs Long - Term Care ? How People Get and Pay for Care Caring for People at Home Nursing Home Care The Emergence of Private Long - Term Care Insurance ...
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... protect the poor ? Uninsured Workers - Firms of all sizes have un- insured workers , but workers in smaller firms are much less likely to get insurance through their jobs ( see Figure 3 ) . In 1987 , just over half of uninsured Figure 1 ...
... protect the poor ? Uninsured Workers - Firms of all sizes have un- insured workers , but workers in smaller firms are much less likely to get insurance through their jobs ( see Figure 3 ) . In 1987 , just over half of uninsured Figure 1 ...
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... protection . By 2030 , the number of elderly people requiring nursing. MIKE MCGARVIN / HOLY CROSS CLINIC AT POVERELLO HOUSE workers were in firms with fewer than 25 employees . Even though most small firms provide insurance to their ...
... protection . By 2030 , the number of elderly people requiring nursing. MIKE MCGARVIN / HOLY CROSS CLINIC AT POVERELLO HOUSE workers were in firms with fewer than 25 employees . Even though most small firms provide insurance to their ...
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... Protection will vary considerably from state to state . And many low - income Americans will go with- out health care coverage even in the more generous states . Faced with costs they cannot pay , the uninsured delay or do not get ...
... Protection will vary considerably from state to state . And many low - income Americans will go with- out health care coverage even in the more generous states . Faced with costs they cannot pay , the uninsured delay or do not get ...
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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