Costs and Delivery of Health Services to Older Americans: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Health of the Elderly of the Special Committee on Aging, United States Senate, Ninetieth Congress, First [and Second] Session[s].U.S. Government Printing Office, 1967 |
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... persons pre- viously were paying charges lower than the customary charges of physicians . " Therefore , many aged persons , although the exact number is not known , will now find that they are being charged more for a given service ...
... persons pre- viously were paying charges lower than the customary charges of physicians . " Therefore , many aged persons , although the exact number is not known , will now find that they are being charged more for a given service ...
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... persons have received more health services and they have received ímproved services . The fear of large or unmanageable hospital bills has been erased from the minds of nearly all of our citizens over 65 . Because of medicare , more ...
... persons have received more health services and they have received ímproved services . The fear of large or unmanageable hospital bills has been erased from the minds of nearly all of our citizens over 65 . Because of medicare , more ...
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... persons has taken place since July of last year , when medicare went into effect , or how this use compares with the use of such services by those under 65 . In general , it is clear enough that there has been no overwhelming rush to ...
... persons has taken place since July of last year , when medicare went into effect , or how this use compares with the use of such services by those under 65 . In general , it is clear enough that there has been no overwhelming rush to ...
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... persons and causes real hardship for those whose physicans are unwilling to accept assignment and they do not have the cash to pay the large bills or the resources to cushion delays in reimbursement . The Social Security Administration ...
... persons and causes real hardship for those whose physicans are unwilling to accept assignment and they do not have the cash to pay the large bills or the resources to cushion delays in reimbursement . The Social Security Administration ...
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... person is not hospitalized . For older persons with very large medical bills in the year , of course , the portion covered would be much higher because the deductible has a smaller effect in those cases . Mr. Chairman , we would like to ...
... person is not hospitalized . For older persons with very large medical bills in the year , of course , the portion covered would be much higher because the deductible has a smaller effect in those cases . Mr. Chairman , we would like to ...
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