A Call for Action: Executive SummaryU.S. Government Printing Office, 1990 - 18 pages |
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... REFORM ? Who Is Uninsured and Why ? Uninsured Workers Coverage of the Poor Who Cares for the Uninsured ? Barriers to Care Financing Care for the Uninsured Is Health Care for the Insured In Jeopardy ? BLUEPRINT FOR HEALTH CARE REFORM ...
... REFORM ? Who Is Uninsured and Why ? Uninsured Workers Coverage of the Poor Who Cares for the Uninsured ? Barriers to Care Financing Care for the Uninsured Is Health Care for the Insured In Jeopardy ? BLUEPRINT FOR HEALTH CARE REFORM ...
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... reform it and resolve its problems . Most reformers agree that our health care system should cover all Americans . But to do so , some would replace the system . Others would reshape it , often in dramatically different ways . People ...
... reform it and resolve its problems . Most reformers agree that our health care system should cover all Americans . But to do so , some would replace the system . Others would reshape it , often in dramatically different ways . People ...
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... REFORM ? The American health care system is approaching a breaking point . Rapidly rising medical costs are in- creasing the numbers of people without health cover- age and straining the system's capacity to provide care for those who ...
... REFORM ? The American health care system is approaching a breaking point . Rapidly rising medical costs are in- creasing the numbers of people without health cover- age and straining the system's capacity to provide care for those who ...
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... reform of the insur- ance market , the problem will only get worse . Coverage of the Poor - Coverage for the nation's poor is largely the responsibility of the Medicaid pro- gram , a federal / state entitlement program adminis- tered by ...
... reform of the insur- ance market , the problem will only get worse . Coverage of the Poor - Coverage for the nation's poor is largely the responsibility of the Medicaid pro- gram , a federal / state entitlement program adminis- tered by ...
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... REFORM The Commission concludes that , in the absence of systemwide reform , the proportion of Americans without adequate health care coverage will grow . The burden of caring for those who cannot pay will overwhelm the system , putting ...
... REFORM The Commission concludes that , in the absence of systemwide reform , the proportion of Americans without adequate health care coverage will grow . The burden of caring for those who cannot pay will overwhelm the system , putting ...
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