A Call for Action: Executive SummaryU.S. Government Printing Office, 1990 - 18 pages |
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... disabled children . Finally , our system breeds frustration - among the many who seek ways to reform it and resolve ... severely disabled and addresses the deepest fears of Ameri- cans - elderly and nonelderly - about their future should ...
... disabled children . Finally , our system breeds frustration - among the many who seek ways to reform it and resolve ... severely disabled and addresses the deepest fears of Ameri- cans - elderly and nonelderly - about their future should ...
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... disabled , dependent on others for help in the basic tasks of daily living that we call long - term care . As many as 4 million people are so severely disabled they cannot survive without sub- stantial help from others . Millions more ...
... disabled , dependent on others for help in the basic tasks of daily living that we call long - term care . As many as 4 million people are so severely disabled they cannot survive without sub- stantial help from others . Millions more ...
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... severely disabled live at home . Most home care is provided by 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 ...
... severely disabled live at home . Most home care is provided by 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 ...
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... severely disabled spent an estimated $ 439 per month in 1982. And even people willing to pay face difficulty in finding the services they need and doubts about the quality of those services if they find them . In 1988 , federal and ...
... severely disabled spent an estimated $ 439 per month in 1982. And even people willing to pay face difficulty in finding the services they need and doubts about the quality of those services if they find them . In 1988 , federal and ...
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... disabled population as private insurance expands , • How to ensure that the ... disabled people of all ages . It is highly unlikely that service availability ... severe impair- ment - an expensive and largely unpredictable event- on the ...
... disabled population as private insurance expands , • How to ensure that the ... disabled people of all ages . It is highly unlikely that service availability ... severe impair- ment - an expensive and largely unpredictable event- on the ...
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