A Call for Action: Executive SummaryU.S. Government Printing Office, 1990 - 18 pages |
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... growing crisis in health and long - term care . To agree on that plan , Commission members have had to make hard choices and compromise strongly held positions . Members who believed action was critical refused to allow their personal ...
... growing crisis in health and long - term care . To agree on that plan , Commission members have had to make hard choices and compromise strongly held positions . Members who believed action was critical refused to allow their personal ...
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... growing crisis in health and long - term care . To agree on that plan , Commission members have had to make hard choices and compromise strongly held positions . Members who believed action was critical refused to allow their personal ...
... growing crisis in health and long - term care . To agree on that plan , Commission members have had to make hard choices and compromise strongly held positions . Members who believed action was critical refused to allow their personal ...
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... growing crisis in health and long - term care . To agree on that plan , Commission members have had to make hard choices and compromise strongly held positions . Members who believed action was critical refused to allow their personal ...
... growing crisis in health and long - term care . To agree on that plan , Commission members have had to make hard choices and compromise strongly held positions . Members who believed action was critical refused to allow their personal ...
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... grow , those who depend on job - based coverage face an increasing risk of joining the ranks of the uninsured . " Health ... growing competition among insurers to avoid poor risks . A whole company may lose cover- age or see its premiums ...
... grow , those who depend on job - based coverage face an increasing risk of joining the ranks of the uninsured . " Health ... growing competition among insurers to avoid poor risks . A whole company may lose cover- age or see its premiums ...
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... growing numbers to drop coverage . And as costs continue to rise , Americans are ques- tioning whether we are ... grow . The burden of caring for those who cannot pay will overwhelm the system , putting us all at risk of inad- equate ...
... growing numbers to drop coverage . And as costs continue to rise , Americans are ques- tioning whether we are ... grow . The burden of caring for those who cannot pay will overwhelm the system , putting us all at risk of inad- equate ...
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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...