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Insuring America's Health:

Principles and Recommendations

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Publication Year:2004

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Committee on the Consequences of Uninsurance
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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 ...
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Front Matter	i-xviii
Executive Summary	1-14	(skim)
1. Introduction	15-29	(skim)
2. Lessons From Previous Reports	30-65	(skim)
3. Eliminating Uninsurance: Lessons From the Past and Present	66-109	(skim)
4. Principles to Guide the Extension of Coverage	110-117	(skim)
5. Prototypes to Extend Coverage: Descriptions and Assessments	118-151	(skim)
6. Conclusions and Recommendations	152-160	(skim)
Appendix A: Data Tables	161-171	(skim)
Appendix B: Glossary and Acronyms	172-178	(skim)
Appendix C: Biographical Sketches	179-187	(skim)
References	188-206	(skim)

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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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