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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Americans coverage ance benefits BILL GRADISON Brookings/ICF Long-Term build universal coverage burden caid calls for action caregivers Commission believes Commission recognizes Commission recommends cost shifting cover Current Population Survey DAVID PRYOR delivery Dependents develop EARL DOTTER efficient eligibility ensure access face families federal cost federal government guidelines health and long-term health care costs health care coverage health care system health coverage health insurance home and community-based house of cards income increase individuals insurance market job-based and public job-based coverage Lewin/ICF estimates Long-Term Care Financing long-term care insurance Mark Merlis Medicaid medical underwriting Medicare Medigap nation need long-term Nonelderly number of elderly nursing home stays ommends payment rates percent ployers poor Population Survey data premiums private insurance problems protection provide coverage public coverage public program receive recom risk Rockefeller IV severely disabled small employers SOURCE spending strategy sumers tion uninsured universal health universal health care
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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...