Hearings, Reports and Prints of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, Parts 1-3U.S. Government Printing Office, 1967 |
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... ELDERLY OF THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON AGING , Washington , D.C. The subcommittee met at 8:45 a.m. , pursuant to call , in room 1318 , Senate Office Building , Senator George A. Smathers ( chairman ) , presiding . Present : Senators ...
... ELDERLY OF THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON AGING , Washington , D.C. The subcommittee met at 8:45 a.m. , pursuant to call , in room 1318 , Senate Office Building , Senator George A. Smathers ( chairman ) , presiding . Present : Senators ...
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... elderly receive adequate attention at the conference . More than that , I believe that the subcommittee and the conferees will benefit from exchanges of opinion and information . In this introductory hearing , we can hope to sound only ...
... elderly receive adequate attention at the conference . More than that , I believe that the subcommittee and the conferees will benefit from exchanges of opinion and information . In this introductory hearing , we can hope to sound only ...
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... elderly . With respect to that , I stated as follows : " The recent acceleration of the rate of increase in physicians ' fees has not significantly affected the elderly . The coinsurance provisions of Medicare have blunted the impact of ...
... elderly . With respect to that , I stated as follows : " The recent acceleration of the rate of increase in physicians ' fees has not significantly affected the elderly . The coinsurance provisions of Medicare have blunted the impact of ...
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... elderly patient and his family , to hospitalize the patient when he could be managed at home . And when he is hospitalized more pressure is exerted to keep the patient longer than is necessary . If you would like specific examples I can ...
... elderly patient and his family , to hospitalize the patient when he could be managed at home . And when he is hospitalized more pressure is exerted to keep the patient longer than is necessary . If you would like specific examples I can ...
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... elderly persons who do not now have such services . Dr. NOLEN . Frankly , I am not aware that elderly persons do not already have high quality health services . I suppose this depends to a large extent on how one defines the term " high ...
... elderly persons who do not now have such services . Dr. NOLEN . Frankly , I am not aware that elderly persons do not already have high quality health services . I suppose this depends to a large extent on how one defines the term " high ...
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