National Health Insurance: Hearings Before the Committee on Finance, United States Senate, Ninety-third Congress, Second Session ... May 21, 22, and 23, 1974U.S. Government Printing Office, 1974 - 740 pages |
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... patient's free- dom to choose his own physician ; must build on the capacity and diversity of our existing private system of health care rather than tear it down and seek to erect a costly , Federal dominated structure in its place ...
... patient's free- dom to choose his own physician ; must build on the capacity and diversity of our existing private system of health care rather than tear it down and seek to erect a costly , Federal dominated structure in its place ...
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... patient would pay a copayment of 20 percent . All copayment responsibility for both hospital and medical service would cease when the patient or a family had in- curred copayment charges of $ 1,000 during a year under the Catastrophic ...
... patient would pay a copayment of 20 percent . All copayment responsibility for both hospital and medical service would cease when the patient or a family had in- curred copayment charges of $ 1,000 during a year under the Catastrophic ...
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... patient use have been tested by the FDA ? If not , please explain the basis for making such a statement . Answer ... patients to whom they are dispensed ? Answer . The Food and Drug Administration accepts the responsibility to take all ...
... patient use have been tested by the FDA ? If not , please explain the basis for making such a statement . Answer ... patients to whom they are dispensed ? Answer . The Food and Drug Administration accepts the responsibility to take all ...
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... patient has met a deductible , which would vary according to family income and size . It would also provide supplementary medical insurance with a de- ductible of $ 10 to $ 50 , also depending on family income and size . The in- patient ...
... patient has met a deductible , which would vary according to family income and size . It would also provide supplementary medical insurance with a de- ductible of $ 10 to $ 50 , also depending on family income and size . The in- patient ...
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... patient . Drugs : Reimbursement based on lowest price generally charged , assuming generic substitution were appropriate . Pharmacies may charge extra , but must collect from patient . PREMIUM AND COST - SHARING PROVISIONS OF EMPLOYEE ...
... patient . Drugs : Reimbursement based on lowest price generally charged , assuming generic substitution were appropriate . Pharmacies may charge extra , but must collect from patient . PREMIUM AND COST - SHARING PROVISIONS OF EMPLOYEE ...
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