Insuring America's health : principles and recommendations /

The lack of health insurance for tens of millions of Americans has serious negative consequences and economic costs not only for the uninsured themselves but also for their families, the communities they live in, and the whole country. The Committe urges Congress and the Administration to act immedi...

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Collectivité auteur: Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on the Consequences of Uninsurance
Format: Licensed eBooks
Langue:anglais
Publié: Washington, DC : National Academies Press, 2004.
Collection:Insuring health.
Accès en ligne:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=104490
Table des matières:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Lessons from previous reports
  • 3. Eliminating uninsurance: lessons from the past and present
  • 4. Principles to guide the extension of coverage
  • 5. Prototypes to extend coverage: descriptions and assessments
  • 6. Conclusions and recommendations.