A Call for Action: Executive SummaryU.S. Government Printing Office, 1990 - 18 pages |
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... nation's political leaders , we 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 ...
... nation's political leaders , we 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 ...
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... nation's cap- ital and around the country . It heard from experts in health and long - term care . In the process the Com- mission gathered a wide range of views from con- sumers , employers , workers , providers , insurers , and ...
... nation's cap- ital and around the country . It heard from experts in health and long - term care . In the process the Com- mission gathered a wide range of views from con- sumers , employers , workers , providers , insurers , and ...
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... nation's poor is largely the responsibility of the Medicaid pro- gram , a federal / state entitlement program adminis- tered by the states under broad federal guidelines . Medicaid has accomplished a great deal . But Medi- caid does not ...
... nation's poor is largely the responsibility of the Medicaid pro- gram , a federal / state entitlement program adminis- tered by the states under broad federal guidelines . Medicaid has accomplished a great deal . But Medi- caid does not ...
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... nation's health care system . Barriers to Care - The Commission heard heart- breaking testimony about care foregone or delayed ; a substantial body of evidence demonstrates that the witnesses were not presenting isolated or unique cases ...
... nation's health care system . Barriers to Care - The Commission heard heart- breaking testimony about care foregone or delayed ; a substantial body of evidence demonstrates that the witnesses were not presenting isolated or unique cases ...
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... nation's re- sources most efficiently . The Commission therefore recommends federal sup- port for programs of health ... nation spends for health care under current law . If the recommenda- tions were implemented in 1990 , the projected ...
... nation's re- sources most efficiently . The Commission therefore recommends federal sup- port for programs of health ... nation spends for health care under current law . If the recommenda- tions were implemented in 1990 , the projected ...
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