A Call for Action: Executive SummaryU.S. Government Printing Office, 1990 - 18 pages |
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... secure and improve the health care system for all Americans , including those currently left out . And we must create a long- term care system that serves our nation's severely disabled and addresses the deepest fears of Ameri- cans ...
... secure and improve the health care system for all Americans , including those currently left out . And we must create a long- term care system that serves our nation's severely disabled and addresses the deepest fears of Ameri- cans ...
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... secure . Their coverage is jeopardized by continuously escalating health care costs . For the country as a whole , health care spending now absorbs 11 percent of the gross national product ( GNP ) and is projected to absorb 15 percent ...
... secure . Their coverage is jeopardized by continuously escalating health care costs . For the country as a whole , health care spending now absorbs 11 percent of the gross national product ( GNP ) and is projected to absorb 15 percent ...
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... secure and productive lives , and uses the nation's re- sources most efficiently . The Commission therefore recommends federal sup- port for programs of health promotion , disease preven- tion , risk reduction , and health education ...
... secure and productive lives , and uses the nation's re- sources most efficiently . The Commission therefore recommends federal sup- port for programs of health promotion , disease preven- tion , risk reduction , and health education ...
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... secure and productive work force . Finally , and perhaps most important , all Americans would benefit from the security of knowing that if the need for long - term care should arise - for themselves , their parents , or their children ...
... secure and productive work force . Finally , and perhaps most important , all Americans would benefit from the security of knowing that if the need for long - term care should arise - for themselves , their parents , or their children ...
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