A Call for Action: Executive SummaryU.S. Government Printing Office, 1990 - 18 pages |
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... relative to costs . 3. Private insurance ( usually termed Medigap ) supplements Medicare for four out of five nonpoor ... relatives or friends who need such care - a mother with Alzheimer's disease , a child with cerebral palsy , a ...
... relative to costs . 3. Private insurance ( usually termed Medigap ) supplements Medicare for four out of five nonpoor ... relatives or friends who need such care - a mother with Alzheimer's disease , a child with cerebral palsy , a ...
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... relatives and friends . And when people do buy home care , they get little help from public programs . Public spending on nursing home care , by contrast , is substantial . Almost all of the private share is paid for , without the ...
... relatives and friends . And when people do buy home care , they get little help from public programs . Public spending on nursing home care , by contrast , is substantial . Almost all of the private share is paid for , without the ...
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... relatives is moving testimony to the strength of the human spirit . But the scale of their sacrifice sug- gests there may be objective barriers to purchasing help . For the minority who purchase long - term care services in the home ...
... relatives is moving testimony to the strength of the human spirit . But the scale of their sacrifice sug- gests there may be objective barriers to purchasing help . For the minority who purchase long - term care services in the home ...
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... relatives . The pri- vate marketplace seems unable to develop an ade- quate home care delivery system even for those who can pay . The two major public programs - Medicare and Medicaid - have structural limitations that pre- vent them ...
... relatives . The pri- vate marketplace seems unable to develop an ade- quate home care delivery system even for those who can pay . The two major public programs - Medicare and Medicaid - have structural limitations that pre- vent them ...
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