A Call for Action: Executive SummaryU.S. Government Printing Office, 1990 - 18 pages |
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... face a choice : we can continue to duck our heads and hope this issue will not bring the nation to its knees , or we can use the Commission recommendations as the rallying point for the political consensus that can make universal ...
... face a choice : we can continue to duck our heads and hope this issue will not bring the nation to its knees , or we can use the Commission recommendations as the rallying point for the political consensus that can make universal ...
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... face an increasing risk of joining the ranks of the uninsured . " Health insurance is supposed to be a bridge to ... face the greatest barriers to insurance coverage , the specter of inad- equate insurance and catastrophic medical ...
... face an increasing risk of joining the ranks of the uninsured . " Health insurance is supposed to be a bridge to ... face the greatest barriers to insurance coverage , the specter of inad- equate insurance and catastrophic medical ...
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... face considerable and increasing obstacles to purchasing affordable health insurance policies for their employees . Other Commission rec- ommendations address the problems of the insurance market ( see below ) . Because of these ...
... face considerable and increasing obstacles to purchasing affordable health insurance policies for their employees . Other Commission rec- ommendations address the problems of the insurance market ( see below ) . Because of these ...
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... face diffi- culties finding and getting the care they need . The Commission recommends that expanded public coverage reinforce but not replace primary care delivery systems that are subsidized to serve these populations . It also ...
... face diffi- culties finding and getting the care they need . The Commission recommends that expanded public coverage reinforce but not replace primary care delivery systems that are subsidized to serve these populations . It also ...
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... face a total of about $ 27.5 billion in increased payroll costs , less than 4 percent of pay- roll after taxes , on average . For a single employer , the increase could not exceed a specified percentage of payroll . This is because the ...
... face a total of about $ 27.5 billion in increased payroll costs , less than 4 percent of pay- roll after taxes , on average . For a single employer , the increase could not exceed a specified percentage of payroll . This is because the ...
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