Committee on the Consequences of Uninsurance, Board on Health Care Services, Institute of Medicine of the National Academies.
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Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Washington, DC :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
National Academies Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2004.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
1 online resource (xvi, 205 pages).
SERIES
Series Title
Insuring health
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references.
CONTENTS NOTE
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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.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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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 immediately to eliminate this longstanding problem.
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
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Title
Insuring America's health.
International Standard Book Number
0309091055
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Health insurance-- Government policy-- United States.
Health services accessibility-- Government policy-- United States.