A Call for Action: Executive SummaryU.S. Government Printing Office, 1990 - 18 pages |
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... population . Another 20 million have inadequate coverage . And the proportion who are uninsured was 20 percent greater in the 1980s than in the 1970s . Anyone can become uninsured - regardless of age , income , or employment status . A ...
... population . Another 20 million have inadequate coverage . And the proportion who are uninsured was 20 percent greater in the 1980s than in the 1970s . Anyone can become uninsured - regardless of age , income , or employment status . A ...
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... population . In 1987 , the program assisted only 42 percent of those with incomes below the poverty line . Even among the extremely poor ( family incomes below 25 percent of poverty ) nearly a quarter are not covered by Medicaid or any ...
... population . In 1987 , the program assisted only 42 percent of those with incomes below the poverty line . Even among the extremely poor ( family incomes below 25 percent of poverty ) nearly a quarter are not covered by Medicaid or any ...
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... Population SOURCE : Lewin / ICF analysis of Current Population Survey data , March 1988 . Who Cares for the Uninsured ? Care for the uninsured poses two fundamental problems . First , people lacking insurance may go without care when ...
... Population SOURCE : Lewin / ICF analysis of Current Population Survey data , March 1988 . Who Cares for the Uninsured ? Care for the uninsured poses two fundamental problems . First , people lacking insurance may go without care when ...
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... population foots much of the bill . Providers of care cover their losses on uninsured patients from their charges to those who can pay - primarily the privately insured . For hospitals this cost shifting to- taled $ 8.3 billion in 1988 ...
... population foots much of the bill . Providers of care cover their losses on uninsured patients from their charges to those who can pay - primarily the privately insured . For hospitals this cost shifting to- taled $ 8.3 billion in 1988 ...
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... population— without access to affordable coverage . Further , it would fail to provide help to additional millions whose coverage is inadequate . With so many remain- ing uninsured , cost shifting and the burden of uncom- pensated care ...
... population— without access to affordable coverage . Further , it would fail to provide help to additional millions whose coverage is inadequate . With so many remain- ing uninsured , cost shifting and the burden of uncom- pensated care ...
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