A Call for Action: Executive SummaryU.S. Government Printing Office, 1990 - 18 pages |
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... federal poverty level ( $ 11,611 for a family of four ) . Two - thirds were in families with incomes below twice the poverty level . • Most of the uninsured are directly or indirectly attached to the work force . Three - quarters of the ...
... federal poverty level ( $ 11,611 for a family of four ) . Two - thirds were in families with incomes below twice the poverty level . • Most of the uninsured are directly or indirectly attached to the work force . Three - quarters of the ...
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... federal / state entitlement program adminis- tered by the states under broad federal guidelines . Medicaid has accomplished a great deal . But Medi- caid does not reach more than a fraction of the low- income population . In 1987 , the ...
... federal / state entitlement program adminis- tered by the states under broad federal guidelines . Medicaid has accomplished a great deal . But Medi- caid does not reach more than a fraction of the low- income population . In 1987 , the ...
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... federal requirements to prevent states from setting shockingly low standards . In Alabama , for example , a family of three qualified for Medicaid in 1990 only if its income was less than 13 percent of the federal poverty guidelines ...
... federal requirements to prevent states from setting shockingly low standards . In Alabama , for example , a family of three qualified for Medicaid in 1990 only if its income was less than 13 percent of the federal poverty guidelines ...
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... federal system would eliminate the diversity and choice that many believe , appropriately guided , can increase the strength and flexibility of our health care system . In order to act now , as we must , the Commission recommends that ...
... federal system would eliminate the diversity and choice that many believe , appropriately guided , can increase the strength and flexibility of our health care system . In order to act now , as we must , the Commission recommends that ...
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... federal government provide coverage for these groups by replacing and ex- panding the role currently performed by states through the Medicaid program . When job - based coverage and the federal program are fully implemented and in place ...
... federal government provide coverage for these groups by replacing and ex- panding the role currently performed by states through the Medicaid program . When job - based coverage and the federal program are fully implemented and in place ...
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