A Call for Action: Executive SummaryU.S. Government Printing Office, 1990 - 18 pages |
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... spending now absorbs 11 percent of the gross national product ( GNP ) and is projected to absorb 15 percent by the year 2000. For employers , health benefits are equivalent to more than 90 percent of after - tax profits , compared with ...
... spending now absorbs 11 percent of the gross national product ( GNP ) and is projected to absorb 15 percent by the year 2000. For employers , health benefits are equivalent to more than 90 percent of after - tax profits , compared with ...
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... Spending , by Source Federal spending State and local spending $ 24.0 ( 7.4 ) Employer spending ( after taxes ) . 14.7 Employers who now insure ......... Employers who do not now insure .... Household expenditures ( 12.8 ) 27.5 ( 19.3 ) ...
... Spending , by Source Federal spending State and local spending $ 24.0 ( 7.4 ) Employer spending ( after taxes ) . 14.7 Employers who now insure ......... Employers who do not now insure .... Household expenditures ( 12.8 ) 27.5 ( 19.3 ) ...
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... spending on nursing home care , by contrast , is substantial . Almost all of the private 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 ...
... spending on nursing home care , by contrast , is substantial . Almost all of the private 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 ...
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... spending annually , 83 percent of that spending goes for nursing home care . This fact reflects not only the absence until recently of private long - term care insurance ( described below ) , but also the limits to public programs ...
... spending annually , 83 percent of that spending goes for nursing home care . This fact reflects not only the absence until recently of private long - term care insurance ( described below ) , but also the limits to public programs ...
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... spending for care . 8. The Commission recognizes both the urgent needs of the currently disabled and their families for public support and the time it will take to build a long - term care system . The Commission therefore rec- ommends ...
... spending for care . 8. The Commission recognizes both the urgent needs of the currently disabled and their families for public support and the time it will take to build a long - term care system . The Commission therefore rec- ommends ...
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