ED279962 - The Catastrophe of Uninsured and Underinsured Americans: In Search of a U.S. Health Plan. Hearing before the Select Committee on Aging. House of Representatives, Ninety-Ninth Congress, Second Session.

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Record Details Full-Text Availability Options:  ERIC Full Text (1436K) Related Items: Show Related Items Click on any of the links below to perform a new search ERIC #: ED279962 Title: The Catastrophe of Uninsured and Underinsured Americans: In Search of a U.S. Health Plan. Hearing before the Select Committee on Aging. House of Representatives, Ninety-Ninth Congress, Second Session. Authors: N/A Descriptors: Family Problems; Federal Legislation; Financial Problems; Health Insurance; Health Needs; Hearings Source: N/A More Info: Help Peer-Reviewed: N/A Publisher: Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402. Publication Date: 1986-09-12 Pages: 134 Pub Types: Legal/Legislative/Regulatory Materials Abstract: This document presents witnesses' testimonies from a Congressional hearing called to examine the health care access problems of the large number of Americans without health insurance and those suffering from underinsurance or inadequate coverage of primary acute or long-term care. Opening statements are included from Representatives Edward Roybal, Matthew Rinaldo, Ralph Regula, Don Bonker, Marilyn Lloyd, Olympia Snowe, and Helen Bentley. The text of the "USHealth" Program Act: An American Healthplan (H.R. 5070), Representative Roybal's bill to contain health care costs, maintain quality, and ensure access for all Americans is included. Witnesses providing testimony include: (1) a mother of a brain-injured child; (2) Albert Sabin, developer of the Sabin polio vaccine; (3) Mary Hatwood Futrell, president, National Education Association; (4) Arthur Flemming, chair, Citizens' Commission on Civil Rights; (5) Robert Helms, Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, Department of Health and Human Services; and (6) Uwe Reinhardt, professor of political economy, Princeton University. Prepared statements are included from Douglas Fraser, chairman, Health Security Action Council; Barbara Rohan, president, Re-Hab Associates, Inc. & Sports Medicine Center; Joyce Romero, secretary, Kansas Department on Aging; and Cancer Care, Inc. (NB) Abstractor: N/A Reference Count: 0 Note: Portions of document contain small print. Identifiers: Congress 99th; Health Care Costs Record Type: Non-Journal Level: 1 - Available on microfiche Institutions: Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Aging. Sponsors: N/A ISBN: N/A ISSN: N/A Audiences: Policymakers Languages: English Education Level: N/A		Related Items Medicaid: State and Federal Actions Have Been Taken to Improve Children's Access to Dental Services, but More Can Be Done. Testimony before the Subcommittee on Domestic Policy, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, House of Representatives. GAO-10-112T Rural/Urban Differences in Barriers to and Burden of Care for Children with Special Health Care Needs Do Children in Rural Areas Still Have Different Access to Health Care? Results from a Statewide Survey of Oregon's Food Stamp Population The Costs of Mental Illness Estimating Uncompensated Care Charges at Rural Hospital Emergency Departments More Related Items Microfiche to Megabytes Help ERIC expand online access to nearly 340,000 documents indexed 1966–1992, now available only on microfiche. Click here to learn about our digitization project.

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