A Call for Action: Executive SummaryU.S. Government Printing Office, 1990 - 18 pages |
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... REFORM? The American health care system is approaching a breaking point. Rapidly rising medical costs are increasing the numbers of people without health coverage and straining the system's capacity to provide care for those who cannot ...
... REFORM? The American health care system is approaching a breaking point. Rapidly rising medical costs are increasing the numbers of people without health coverage and straining the system's capacity to provide care for those who cannot ...
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... who needed help . 99 -Claude Pepper , floor statement on his home care proposal , U.S. House of Representatives , June 8 , 1988 Executive Summary WHY DO WE NEED HEALTH CARE REFORM ? In Memory Of The Honorable Claude Pepper.
... who needed help . 99 -Claude Pepper , floor statement on his home care proposal , U.S. House of Representatives , June 8 , 1988 Executive Summary WHY DO WE NEED HEALTH CARE REFORM ? In Memory Of The Honorable Claude Pepper.
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... REFORM ? Who Is Uninsured and Why ? Uninsured Workers Coverage of the Poor Who Cares for the Uninsured ? Barriers to Care Financing Care for the Uninsured Is Health Care for the Insured In Jeopardy ? BLUEPRINT FOR HEALTH CARE REFORM ...
... REFORM ? Who Is Uninsured and Why ? Uninsured Workers Coverage of the Poor Who Cares for the Uninsured ? Barriers to Care Financing Care for the Uninsured Is Health Care for the Insured In Jeopardy ? BLUEPRINT FOR HEALTH CARE REFORM ...
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... reform it and resolve its problems . Most reformers agree that our health care system should cover all Americans . But to do so , some would replace the system . Others would reshape it , often in dramatically different ways . People ...
... reform it and resolve its problems . Most reformers agree that our health care system should cover all Americans . But to do so , some would replace the system . Others would reshape it , often in dramatically different ways . People ...
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... REFORM ? The American health care system is approaching a breaking point . Rapidly rising medical costs are in- creasing the numbers of people without health cover- age and straining the system's capacity to provide care for those who ...
... REFORM ? The American health care system is approaching a breaking point . Rapidly rising medical costs are in- creasing the numbers of people without health cover- age and straining the system's capacity to provide care for those who ...
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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...