Constraining National Health Care Expenditures: Achieving Quality Care at an Affordable CostU.S. General Accounting Office, 1986 - 302 pages |
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... elderly demonstrate this commitment . Innumerable benefits have resulted from the national priority given to health care . Life expectancy now approaches 75 years of age , infant mortality has declined , the prevalence of many ...
... elderly demonstrate this commitment . Innumerable benefits have resulted from the national priority given to health care . Life expectancy now approaches 75 years of age , infant mortality has declined , the prevalence of many ...
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... elderly , and other medically needy persons . --No system of national health insurance will be adopted in the near future . --American society will continue to place a high priority on quality health care . --Competition in the health ...
... elderly , and other medically needy persons . --No system of national health insurance will be adopted in the near future . --American society will continue to place a high priority on quality health care . --Competition in the health ...
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... elderly and the poor . The national commitment to provide access to high quality health care has resulted in innumerable benefits to Americans . In a 1983 report , the Congressional Budget Office ( CBO ) stated that more than 95 percent ...
... elderly and the poor . The national commitment to provide access to high quality health care has resulted in innumerable benefits to Americans . In a 1983 report , the Congressional Budget Office ( CBO ) stated that more than 95 percent ...
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... elderly in the United States improved significantly beginning in 1968 and extending through the 1970's . 20 One of the factors contributing to the decline in death rates has been the use of antibiotics . For example , the use of ...
... elderly in the United States improved significantly beginning in 1968 and extending through the 1970's . 20 One of the factors contributing to the decline in death rates has been the use of antibiotics . For example , the use of ...
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... elderly . For example , between 1964 and 1979 , hospital discharges for poor persons increased from 14 per 100 persons to Between 1963 and 1982 , the percentage of low - income persons visiting a physician rose over 20 percent to a ...
... elderly . For example , between 1964 and 1979 , hospital discharges for poor persons increased from 14 per 100 persons to Between 1963 and 1982 , the percentage of low - income persons visiting a physician rose over 20 percent to a ...
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