U.S. Health Care Reform /

High and rapidly rising health care costs in the United States and growing ranks of uninsured persons have brought health care reform to the top of the U.S. Administration's policy agenda. This paper describes the health care financing system in the United States, highlights what are viewed as...

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Autor principal: Nedde, Ellen
Formato: Periódico
Idioma:English
Publicado em: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1993.
coleção:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 1993/093
Acesso em linha:Full text available on IMF
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