A Call for Action: Executive SummaryU.S. Government Printing Office, 1990 - 18 pages |
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... substantial . The most severely disabled spent an estimated $ 439 per month in 1982. And even people willing to pay face difficulty in finding the services they need and doubts about the quality of those services if they find them . In ...
... substantial . The most severely disabled spent an estimated $ 439 per month in 1982. And even people willing to pay face difficulty in finding the services they need and doubts about the quality of those services if they find them . In ...
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... substantial expense when they need care . Creativity and competition among insurers , along with regulatory requirements , have expanded benefits policies offer . But even in most improved policies , benefit levels do not keep pace with ...
... substantial expense when they need care . Creativity and competition among insurers , along with regulatory requirements , have expanded benefits policies offer . But even in most improved policies , benefit levels do not keep pace with ...
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... substantial body of evidence demonstrates that the witnesses were not presenting isolated or unique cases . A 1986 nationwide survey found that uninsured people with serious symptoms saw physicians only half as often as similarly ill ...
... substantial body of evidence demonstrates that the witnesses were not presenting isolated or unique cases . A 1986 nationwide survey found that uninsured people with serious symptoms saw physicians only half as often as similarly ill ...
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... substantial expansion of public support the Com- mission considered would leave some 14 million Americans - almost half the uninsured population- without access to affordable coverage . Further , it would fail to provide help to ...
... substantial expansion of public support the Com- mission considered would leave some 14 million Americans - almost half the uninsured population- without access to affordable coverage . Further , it would fail to provide help to ...
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... substantial . Almost all of the private share is paid for , without the benefit of insurance , by the individ- uals and families who need the care . Public support for nursing home care is largely available only after people experience ...
... substantial . Almost all of the private share is paid for , without the benefit of insurance , by the individ- uals and families who need the care . Public support for nursing home care is largely available only after people experience ...
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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...