Committee on the Consequences of Uninsurance, Board on Health Care Services, Institute of Medicine of the National Academies.
Washington, DC :
National Academies Press,
2004.
1 online resource (xvi, 205 pages).
Insuring health
Includes bibliographical references.
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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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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Insuring America's health.
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