A Call for Action: Executive SummaryU.S. Government Printing Office, 1990 - 18 pages |
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... public dollars that could be used elsewhere . The Commission disagrees strongly with the view that we cannot extend ... program adopt and extend Medicare's hospitals and more recently for physicians , Medicare's payment rules. 8 ...
... public dollars that could be used elsewhere . The Commission disagrees strongly with the view that we cannot extend ... program adopt and extend Medicare's hospitals and more recently for physicians , Medicare's payment rules. 8 ...
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... program would extend their scope for publicly financed patients as well as ... public coverage reinforce but not replace primary care delivery systems that ... programs of health promotion , disease preven- tion , risk reduction , and ...
... program would extend their scope for publicly financed patients as well as ... public coverage reinforce but not replace primary care delivery systems that ... programs of health promotion , disease preven- tion , risk reduction , and ...
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... public or private protection . EARL DOTTER. workers were in firms with fewer than 25 employees . Even though most ... program adminis- tered by the states under broad federal guidelines . Medicaid has accomplished a great deal . But Medi- ...
... public or private protection . EARL DOTTER. workers were in firms with fewer than 25 employees . Even though most ... program adminis- tered by the states under broad federal guidelines . Medicaid has accomplished a great deal . But Medi- ...
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... program , even if they are literally penniless , are single people and ... programs are covering smaller propor- tions of the poor . Even recent congressional ... public policy , Medicaid and supplemental programs will never reach all the ...
... program , even if they are literally penniless , are single people and ... programs are covering smaller propor- tions of the poor . Even recent congressional ... public policy , Medicaid and supplemental programs will never reach all the ...
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... public dissatisfac- tion ... the wind of demographic change ... the wind of cost . . . . This house of cards cannot ... program to cover all the poor plus subsidies to help the near - poor purchase private health insur- ance . The Commission ...
... public dissatisfac- tion ... the wind of demographic change ... the wind of cost . . . . This house of cards cannot ... program to cover all the poor plus subsidies to help the near - poor purchase private health insur- ance . The Commission ...
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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...