A Call for Action: Executive SummaryU.S. Government Printing Office, 1990 - 18 pages |
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... strategies to achieve this goal . The first was an expansion of the Medicaid program to cover all the poor plus ... strategy for securing adequate health coverage for all Americans . Combining universal coverage with other federal ...
... strategies to achieve this goal . The first was an expansion of the Medicaid program to cover all the poor plus ... strategy for securing adequate health coverage for all Americans . Combining universal coverage with other federal ...
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... strategy of system reform . The Commis- sion's recommended strategy has six parts . 1. The Commission believes that the nation needs a national system of quality assurance aimed at defining appropriate or necessary services and ensuring ...
... strategy of system reform . The Commis- sion's recommended strategy has six parts . 1. The Commission believes that the nation needs a national system of quality assurance aimed at defining appropriate or necessary services and ensuring ...
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... strategy for ensuring adequate access to health care for everyone is achievable for “ I think these are the two words that [ charac- terize what's going on in our country in health care ] . The first one is ' wrong . ' And the second ...
... strategy for ensuring adequate access to health care for everyone is achievable for “ I think these are the two words that [ charac- terize what's going on in our country in health care ] . The first one is ' wrong . ' And the second ...
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... strategy ( public or private or both ) . The Commission rejects the alter- native of encouraging private savings to cover long - term care costs . Depending on private savings concentrates the financial burden of severe impair- ment ...
... strategy ( public or private or both ) . The Commission rejects the alter- native of encouraging private savings to cover long - term care costs . Depending on private savings concentrates the financial burden of severe impair- ment ...
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Executive Summary United States. Congress. Pepper Commission. that applying this strategy to all nursing home care , as well as to home care , has disadvantages . Namely , it would require substantial public resources and would provide ...
Executive Summary United States. Congress. Pepper Commission. that applying this strategy to all nursing home care , as well as to home care , has disadvantages . Namely , it would require substantial public resources and would provide ...
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