Hospital, Nursing Home, and Surgical Benefits for OASI Beneficiaries: Hearings, Eighty-sixth Congress, First Session, on H.R. 4700, a Bill to Amend the Social Security Act and the Internal Revenue Code So as to Provide Insurance Against the Cost of Hospital, Nursing Home, and Surgical Service for Persons Eligible for Old-age and Survivors Insurance Benefits, and for Other Purposes. July 13-17, 1959U.S. Government Printing Office, 1959 - 720 pages Considers H.R. 4700, to guarantee adequate health care for dependent survivors and aged, retired and disabled individuals by amending the Social Security Act and Internal Revenue Code to establish and finance compulsory insurance against costs of hospitalization, nursing home care and surgical services. |
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... protection . As recently as 1952 only 25 percent of the persons age 65 and over had any form of hospital insurance . The most rapid increase in coverage has been in the age group 65 to 69 . If the same average yearly increase in the ...
... protection . As recently as 1952 only 25 percent of the persons age 65 and over had any form of hospital insurance . The most rapid increase in coverage has been in the age group 65 to 69 . If the same average yearly increase in the ...
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... protection . Most of the persons holding such policies would be willing to purchase additional protection if it could be provided at rates they were able to pay . In the second place , there will be those who have no protection but who ...
... protection . Most of the persons holding such policies would be willing to purchase additional protection if it could be provided at rates they were able to pay . In the second place , there will be those who have no protection but who ...
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... protection through individual incentive and thrift and private insurance . Then a little later on , I indicate that this program would have far- reaching and irrevocable consequences . On top of the last page of my letter I indicate ...
... protection through individual incentive and thrift and private insurance . Then a little later on , I indicate that this program would have far- reaching and irrevocable consequences . On top of the last page of my letter I indicate ...
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... protection even within that 70 percent group . But I do feel that as far as those persons are concerned , they would be willing to purchase additional protection if it could be provided at rates that they were able to pay . Then I ...
... protection even within that 70 percent group . But I do feel that as far as those persons are concerned , they would be willing to purchase additional protection if it could be provided at rates that they were able to pay . Then I ...
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... protection of the insurance company policy . These costs would represent 13 or 16 percent , respectively , of their income if they had only their old - age and survivors insurance benefits , 8 or 10 percent if they had $ 180 per month ...
... protection of the insurance company policy . These costs would represent 13 or 16 percent , respectively , of their income if they had only their old - age and survivors insurance benefits , 8 or 10 percent if they had $ 180 per month ...
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