Catastrophic Illness Expenses: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Health of the Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives, One Hundredth Congress, First Session, on Expanding Medicare to Include Catastrophic Coverage, January 29, March 3, 4, 10, and 30, 1987U.S. Government Printing Office, 1987 - 578 pages |
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