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Introduction</a></td> <td width="20%" class="chappages">15-29</td> <td width="10%"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070711025056/http://books.nap.edu/nap-cgi/skimit.cgi?recid=10874&chap=15-29" rel="nofollow">(skim)</a></td></tr><tr> <td width="50%" class="chapname"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070711025056/http://books.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=10874&page=30">2. Lessons From Previous Reports</a></td> <td width="20%" class="chappages">30-65</td> <td width="10%"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070711025056/http://books.nap.edu/nap-cgi/skimit.cgi?recid=10874&chap=30-65" rel="nofollow">(skim)</a></td></tr><tr> <td width="50%" class="chapname"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070711025056/http://books.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=10874&page=66">3. Eliminating Uninsurance: Lessons From the Past and Present</a></td> <td width="20%" class="chappages">66-109</td> <td width="10%"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070711025056/http://books.nap.edu/nap-cgi/skimit.cgi?recid=10874&chap=66-109" rel="nofollow">(skim)</a></td></tr><tr> <td width="50%" class="chapname"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070711025056/http://books.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=10874&page=110">4. Principles to Guide the Extension of Coverage</a></td> <td width="20%" class="chappages">110-117</td> <td width="10%"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070711025056/http://books.nap.edu/nap-cgi/skimit.cgi?recid=10874&chap=110-117" rel="nofollow">(skim)</a></td></tr><tr> <td width="50%" class="chapname"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070711025056/http://books.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=10874&page=118">5. Prototypes to Extend Coverage: Descriptions and Assessments</a></td> <td width="20%" class="chappages">118-151</td> <td width="10%"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070711025056/http://books.nap.edu/nap-cgi/skimit.cgi?recid=10874&chap=118-151" rel="nofollow">(skim)</a></td></tr><tr> <td width="50%" class="chapname"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070711025056/http://books.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=10874&page=152">6. Conclusions and Recommendations</a></td> <td width="20%" class="chappages">152-160</td> <td width="10%"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070711025056/http://books.nap.edu/nap-cgi/skimit.cgi?recid=10874&chap=152-160" rel="nofollow">(skim)</a></td></tr><tr> <td width="50%" class="chapname"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070711025056/http://books.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=10874&page=161">Appendix A: Data Tables</a></td> <td width="20%" class="chappages">161-171</td> <td width="10%"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070711025056/http://books.nap.edu/nap-cgi/skimit.cgi?recid=10874&chap=161-171" rel="nofollow">(skim)</a></td></tr><tr> <td width="50%" class="chapname"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070711025056/http://books.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=10874&page=172">Appendix B: Glossary and Acronyms</a></td> <td width="20%" class="chappages">172-178</td> <td width="10%"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070711025056/http://books.nap.edu/nap-cgi/skimit.cgi?recid=10874&chap=172-178" rel="nofollow">(skim)</a></td></tr><tr> <td width="50%" class="chapname"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070711025056/http://books.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=10874&page=179">Appendix C: Biographical Sketches</a></td> <td width="20%" class="chappages">179-187</td> <td width="10%"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070711025056/http://books.nap.edu/nap-cgi/skimit.cgi?recid=10874&chap=179-187" rel="nofollow">(skim)</a></td></tr><tr> <td width="50%" class="chapname"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070711025056/http://books.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=10874&page=188">References</a></td> <td width="20%" class="chappages">188-206</td> <td width="10%"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070711025056/http://books.nap.edu/nap-cgi/skimit.cgi?recid=10874&chap=188-206" rel="nofollow">(skim)</a></td></tr> </table> </div> <div class="top"><a href="#top">back to top</a></div>   <a name="description"></a> <div id="description"> <h1>Description</h1> <p> The lack of health insurance for tens of millions of Americans has serious negative consequences and economic costs not only for the uninsured themselves but also for their families, the communities they live in, and the whole country. 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