A Call for Action: Executive SummaryU.S. Government Printing Office, 1990 - 18 pages |
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... majority of Americans with health insur- ance , the problem of care for the uninsured may seem remote . This is a shortsighted view . As the strains on the system grow , those who depend on job - based coverage face an increasing risk ...
... majority of Americans with health insur- ance , the problem of care for the uninsured may seem remote . This is a shortsighted view . As the strains on the system grow , those who depend on job - based coverage face an increasing risk ...
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... majority of Americans - for whom insurance still works . It would also totally shift fiscal responsibility from em- ployers to taxpayers . Furthermore , movement to a single federal system would eliminate the diversity and choice that ...
... majority of Americans - for whom insurance still works . It would also totally shift fiscal responsibility from em- ployers to taxpayers . Furthermore , movement to a single federal system would eliminate the diversity and choice that ...
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... majority of the Commission adopted specific recommendations to achieve this goal . These recommendations reflect the view that we must begin to build universal health care coverage now . We must pursue the workable rather than the ideal ...
... majority of the Commission adopted specific recommendations to achieve this goal . These recommendations reflect the view that we must begin to build universal health care coverage now . We must pursue the workable rather than the ideal ...
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... majority of the Commission adopted specific recommendations to achieve this goal . These recommendations reflect the view that we must begin to build universal health care coverage now . We must pursue the workable rather than the ideal ...
... majority of the Commission adopted specific recommendations to achieve this goal . These recommendations reflect the view that we must begin to build universal health care coverage now . We must pursue the workable rather than the ideal ...
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... majority of Americans , who can take ad- vantage of the best medical services in the world , and the rest , who find it hard to get even basic needed care . As the gap increases , the weight of financing care for those without adequate ...
... majority of Americans , who can take ad- vantage of the best medical services in the world , and the rest , who find it hard to get even basic needed care . As the gap increases , the weight of financing care for those without adequate ...
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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...