A Call for Action: Executive SummaryU.S. Government Printing Office, 1990 - 18 pages |
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... Americans coverage for health care and long - term care . With this report , the Commission fulfills that charge and ... coverage by reforming and extending the job - based and public coverage we now have to make it work well for ...
... Americans coverage for health care and long - term care . With this report , the Commission fulfills that charge and ... coverage by reforming and extending the job - based and public coverage we now have to make it work well for ...
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... coverage and straining the system's capacity to provide care for those who cannot pay. The gap is widening between the majority of Americans, who can take advantage of the best medical services in the world, and the rest, who find it ...
... coverage and straining the system's capacity to provide care for those who cannot pay. The gap is widening between the majority of Americans, who can take advantage of the best medical services in the world, and the rest, who find it ...
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... Americans should be proud of a system that can provide the best care in the world . But our system also creates fear ... coverage , who see their ben- efits threatened each time they go to the bargain- ing table ; • Families whose ...
... Americans should be proud of a system that can provide the best care in the world . But our system also creates fear ... coverage , who see their ben- efits threatened each time they go to the bargain- ing table ; • Families whose ...
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... Americans affordable , high- quality health care and long - term care when they need it . With this blueprint before us , we can build universal coverage a step at a time . Because today's system works differently for health care ...
... Americans affordable , high- quality health care and long - term care when they need it . With this blueprint before us , we can build universal coverage a step at a time . Because today's system works differently for health care ...
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... Americans coverage for health care and long - term care . With this report , the Commission fulfills that charge and ... coverage by reforming and extending the job - based and public coverage we now have to make it work well for ...
... Americans coverage for health care and long - term care . With this report , the Commission fulfills that charge and ... coverage by reforming and extending the job - based and public coverage we now have to make it work well for ...
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Page 2 - ... savings achieved elsewhere in the federal budget, the Commission is committed to raising whatever additional revenues are necessary. B. In considering what revenue options to adopt, the Commission recommends that the choice be guided by the following three criteria: 1. The final tax package ought to be progressive, requiring a higher contribution from those most able to bear increased tax burdens. That is, families with higher incomes would be asked to contribute a greater share of their incomes...