A Call for Action: Executive SummaryU.S. Government Printing Office, 1990 - 18 pages |
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... DC 20402 THE PEPPER COMMISSION U.S. Bipartisan Commission on Comprehensive Health Care. THE PEPPER COMMISSION U.S. Bipartisan Commission on Comprehensive Health Care By 2030 , the number of elderly people requiring nursing.
... DC 20402 THE PEPPER COMMISSION U.S. Bipartisan Commission on Comprehensive Health Care. THE PEPPER COMMISSION U.S. Bipartisan Commission on Comprehensive Health Care By 2030 , the number of elderly people requiring nursing.
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... and addresses the deepest fears of Ameri- cans - elderly and nonelderly - about their future should they become disabled and need long - term care . This report lays out the problems the Commission believes the 1 Executive Summary.
... and addresses the deepest fears of Ameri- cans - elderly and nonelderly - about their future should they become disabled and need long - term care . This report lays out the problems the Commission believes the 1 Executive Summary.
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... elderly Ameri- cans receive their basic health insurance protection from Medicare . Nonetheless , gaps in Medicare protec- tion expose the elderly to considerable financial risk . To address these gaps , the Commission recommends three ...
... elderly Ameri- cans receive their basic health insurance protection from Medicare . Nonetheless , gaps in Medicare protec- tion expose the elderly to considerable financial risk . To address these gaps , the Commission recommends three ...
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... elderly ; the rest are under 65 . The vast majority of people of all ages who need long - term care live in the community ( see Figure 4 ) . More than 5 million disabled elderly and over 3 mil- lion disabled younger people live at home ...
... elderly ; the rest are under 65 . The vast majority of people of all ages who need long - term care live in the community ( see Figure 4 ) . More than 5 million disabled elderly and over 3 mil- lion disabled younger people live at home ...
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... elderly parents . That families devote such effort to caring for dis- abled relatives is moving testimony to the strength of the human spirit . But the scale of their sacrifice sug- gests there may be objective barriers to purchasing ...
... elderly parents . That families devote such effort to caring for dis- abled relatives is moving testimony to the strength of the human spirit . But the scale of their sacrifice sug- gests there may be objective barriers to purchasing ...
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