A Call for Action: Executive SummaryU.S. Government Printing Office, 1990 - 18 pages |
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... share in financing health care coverage . Requirements for fi- nancial participation should not impose excessive bur- dens on individuals or employers . It is the federal government's responsibility to establish a ceiling on obligations ...
... share in financing health care coverage . Requirements for fi- nancial participation should not impose excessive bur- dens on individuals or employers . It is the federal government's responsibility to establish a ceiling on obligations ...
Page 9
... share their insurance and health care costs . State and local governments are projected to save more than $ 7 billion in payments now made for the uninsured , over and above Medi- caid . Because states ' contributions to expenditures ...
... share their insurance and health care costs . State and local governments are projected to save more than $ 7 billion in payments now made for the uninsured , over and above Medi- caid . Because states ' contributions to expenditures ...
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... share the new costs . Newly insuring em- ployers would face a total of about $ 27.5 billion in increased payroll costs , less than 4 percent of pay- roll after taxes , on average . For a single employer , the increase could not exceed a ...
... share the new costs . Newly insuring em- ployers would face a total of about $ 27.5 billion in increased payroll costs , less than 4 percent of pay- roll after taxes , on average . For a single employer , the increase could not exceed a ...
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... share is paid for , without the benefit of insurance , by the individ- uals and families who need the care . Public support for nursing home care is largely available only after people experience financial catastrophe . Consequently ...
... share is paid for , without the benefit of insurance , by the individ- uals and families who need the care . Public support for nursing home care is largely available only after people experience financial catastrophe . Consequently ...
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... share fi- nancial responsibility for long nursing home stays . In administering benefits , the Commission seeks a balance between ensuring equal and adequate protec- tion for all severely disabled , regardless of the state in which they ...
... share fi- nancial responsibility for long nursing home stays . In administering benefits , the Commission seeks a balance between ensuring equal and adequate protec- tion for all severely disabled , regardless of the state in which they ...
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