Independent Plans Providing Medical Care and Hospital Insurance: 1950 Survey
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Voluntary medical care insurance in the United States is, in general, provided through four kinds of insurers-Hue Cross hospitalization plans, Blue Shield surgical-medical plans, commercial insurance companies selling accident and health policies, and independint and nonagiliated plans. For the first three groups, national or summary information is available through the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Commissions and the agencies that compile data on commercial insurance. But there is no regular or periodic reporting for the fourth group. This article summarizes the major$ndings of a survey made to fill this gap. A more detailed report will bepublished separately. J
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تاریخ انتشار 2000