A Call for Action: Executive SummaryU.S. Government Printing Office, 1990 - 18 pages |
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... substantial body of evidence demonstrates that the witnesses were not presenting isolated or unique cases . A 1986 nationwide survey found that uninsured people with serious symptoms saw physicians only half as often as similarly ill ...
... substantial body of evidence demonstrates that the witnesses were not presenting isolated or unique cases . A 1986 nationwide survey found that uninsured people with serious symptoms saw physicians only half as often as similarly ill ...
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... substantial expansion of public support the Com- mission considered would leave some 14 million Americans — almost half the uninsured population— without access to affordable coverage . Further , it would fail to provide help to ...
... substantial expansion of public support the Com- mission considered would leave some 14 million Americans — almost half the uninsured population— without access to affordable coverage . Further , it would fail to provide help to ...
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... 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 is largely available only after people experience ...
... 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 is largely available only after people experience ...
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... substantial . The most 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 ...
... substantial . The most 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 ...
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... substantial expense when they need care . Creativity and competition among insurers , along with regulatory requirements , have expanded benefits policies offer . But even in most improved policies , benefit levels do not keep pace with ...
... substantial expense when they need care . Creativity and competition among insurers , along with regulatory requirements , have expanded benefits policies offer . But even in most improved policies , benefit levels do not keep pace with ...
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