Quality care for life. A proposal for long term care financing reform. American Health Care Association.
Reform of the nation's health system will be incomplete unless the long term care needs of American families are addressed. While attention must be paid to the 37 million people who are uninsured, nursing home and other long term care must not be overlooked. Public opinion research conducted in February 1993 by The Gallup Organization confirms that this issue must be a high national priority: seven out of eight Americans (87%) believe that the White House and Congress should pay more attention to financing the cost of nursing home care. Their concern stems from the fact that the vast majority of Americans are not protected from the costs associated with long term care. Most at risk are the 3.5 million people who are 85 and over. They are by far the fastest growing segment of the American population.
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