A Call for Action: Executive SummaryU.S. Government Printing Office, 1990 - 18 pages |
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... purchase private health insur- ance . The Commission believes that such an approach would be an inadequate response to the crisis . Even the substantial expansion of public support the Com- mission considered would leave some 14 million ...
... purchase private health insur- ance . The Commission believes that such an approach would be an inadequate response to the crisis . Even the substantial expansion of public support the Com- mission considered would leave some 14 million ...
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... purchasing affordable health insurance policies for their employees . Other Commission rec- ommendations address the ... purchase affordable insurance for their workers . If sufficient progress has not been made after several years , the ...
... purchasing affordable health insurance policies for their employees . Other Commission rec- ommendations address the ... purchase affordable insurance for their workers . If sufficient progress has not been made after several years , the ...
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... purchasing help . For the minority who purchase long - term care services in the home , costs can be substantial . The most severely disabled spent an estimated $ 439 per month in 1982. And even people willing to pay face difficulty in ...
... purchasing help . For the minority who purchase long - term care services in the home , costs can be substantial . The most severely disabled spent an estimated $ 439 per month in 1982. And even people willing to pay face difficulty in ...
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... purchase the relatively comprehensive long - term care policy for as little as 5 percent of their annual income . " During the early 1960s it was considered intolerable that only half of the elderly had some form of acute care insurance ...
... purchase the relatively comprehensive long - term care policy for as little as 5 percent of their annual income . " During the early 1960s it was considered intolerable that only half of the elderly had some form of acute care insurance ...
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... purchased their own care in the absence of the public program , out - of - pocket savings in 1990 are estimated to be ... purchase of private insur- ance to cover these expenses , through both assistance and oversight to ensure adequate ...
... purchased their own care in the absence of the public program , out - of - pocket savings in 1990 are estimated to be ... purchase of private insur- ance to cover these expenses , through both assistance and oversight to ensure adequate ...
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