Hospital, Nursing Home, and Surgical Benefits for OASI Beneficiaries: Hearings, Eighty-sixth Congress, First Session, on H.R. 4700, a Bill to Amend the Social Security Act and the Internal Revenue Code So as to Provide Insurance Against the Cost of Hospital, Nursing Home, and Surgical Service for Persons Eligible for Old-age and Survivors Insurance Benefits, and for Other Purposes. July 13-17, 1959U.S. Government Printing Office, 1959 - 720 pages Considers H.R. 4700, to guarantee adequate health care for dependent survivors and aged, retired and disabled individuals by amending the Social Security Act and Internal Revenue Code to establish and finance compulsory insurance against costs of hospitalization, nursing home care and surgical services. |
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... adequate medical care for the aged will become more rather than less important . We do not think that H.R. 4700 provides a satisfactory solution to the problem . We are convinced that the objective of making adequate medical care ...
... adequate medical care for the aged will become more rather than less important . We do not think that H.R. 4700 provides a satisfactory solution to the problem . We are convinced that the objective of making adequate medical care ...
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... adequate protection . Most of the persons holding such policies would be willing to purchase additional protection if it could be provided at rates they were able to pay . In the second place , there will be those who have no protection ...
... adequate protection . Most of the persons holding such policies would be willing to purchase additional protection if it could be provided at rates they were able to pay . In the second place , there will be those who have no protection ...
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... adequate hospital care for the aged . 2. The percentage of aged persons covered by hospital insurance written by nonprofit groups and insurance companies has increased in a very significant manner in recent years . 3. There is every ...
... adequate hospital care for the aged . 2. The percentage of aged persons covered by hospital insurance written by nonprofit groups and insurance companies has increased in a very significant manner in recent years . 3. There is every ...
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... adequate protection and I certainly think that everything that can be done should be done to help correct that situation . This group of the aged is a part of the total group that we have in mind in suggesting these additional studies ...
... adequate protection and I certainly think that everything that can be done should be done to help correct that situation . This group of the aged is a part of the total group that we have in mind in suggesting these additional studies ...
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... adequate services . The individual having been compelled to contribute to a Government program in order to make ... adequately meet the problem . The Blue Cross has been increasing its cost from time to time to the point where last week ...
... adequate services . The individual having been compelled to contribute to a Government program in order to make ... adequately meet the problem . The Blue Cross has been increasing its cost from time to time to the point where last week ...
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