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Block Grants In Health and The States: Concerns and Criteria This report examines some issues raised surrounding block grants and suggests some criteria that might be used to examine proposals during the current debate. Report: Block Grants In Health and The States
A review of the progress toward the goal of universal coverage in six states -- Florida, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Oregon, and Washington. The study found that while most states had put the many mechanisms in place to achieve universal coverage, there have been significant delays in their reform efforts, and there are serious financial constraints to state efforts in the absence of federal assistance. This report was released as part of the Foundation's new national…
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