Administrative Expenses of Retired Employees Health Benefits: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Health Benefits and Life Insurance of the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service, United States Senate, Eighty-eighth Congress, Second Session, on H.R. 3517 and S. 617, Bills to Amend the Retired Federal Employees Health Benefits Act with Respect to Government Contribution for Expenses Incurred in the Administration of Such Act, February 10, 1964U.S. Government Printing Office, 1964 - 13 pages Considers legislation increasing government contribution to administration of retired Federal employees health benefits payments. |
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415,000 eligible annuitants 87th Congress 95 percent Act 74 Stat additional cost administering this Act administrative cost administrative expenses AFL-CIO amend the Retired amount actually needed annually in appropriation annuitants would elect arbitrary 2-percent limitation basic legislation basis by amending Benefits Act Public CALEB BOGGS Chairman Civil Service Commission Commission in administering Congress draft bill EMEIGH Employees Health Benefits enacting the Retired estimate expenses incurred expenses totaled Federal Employees Health fiscal year 1963 fund for administrative GALE W Government Employees Government shall contribute Health Benefits Act Health Benefits Fund health benefits plan HIRAM L Insurance January 21 JENNINGS RANDOLPH John limitation in sections MACY OFFICE AND CIVIL Offices Appropriation Act PASCHAL payment of expenses premium rate structure proposed RALPH YARBOROUGH rate changes repeal the 2-percent RETIRED EMPLOYEES HEALTH Retired Federal Employees Ruddock RURAL LETTER CARRIERS sections 4(b Senator MCGEE Senator RANDOLPH serious budgetary problem specified annually statute subcommittee U.S. Civil Service
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Page 4 - CHANGES IN EXISTING LAW MADE BY THE BILL, AS REPORTED In compliance with clause 3 of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, changes in existing law made by the bill, as reported, are shown as follows (existing law proposed to be omitted is •enclosed in black brackets, new matter is printed in italics, existing law in which no change is proposed is shown in roman...
Page 2 - Law 89-487, having considered the same, report favorably thereon without amendment and recommend that the bill do pass. PURPOSE The purpose of this...
Page 2 - The Committee on Post Office and Civil Service, to whom was referred the bill (HR...
Page 1 - Benefits law provides that the fund shall be available without fiscal year limitation for all payments to approved health benefits plans and that the amounts authorized to be contributed by the Government shall be paid into the fund from annual appropriations. The...
Page 1 - ... of the Senate may listen to witnesses who will discuss HR 3517. This measure is proposed by the US Civil Service Commission and it would amend the Retired Federal Employees' Health Benefits Act with respect to the consideration of the Government to expenses incurred in the administration of the act. Of course, the subcommittee desires the most complete discussion of these pending proposals. I do want you to realize that we feel this morning, if we haven't sufficient time to adequately cover the...
Page 13 - ... to be a practical procedure. Senator RANDOLPH. I am going to ask that the record be held open until 5 o'clock Friday of this week. With respect to those that have been invited to testify, but who found it impossible to come, we will hope to receive their testimony and make it a part of the record. Mr. Ruddock, I am grateful that you have stayed with us during the hearing. You are very helpful always in the consideration of these bills. Be assured that we appreciate those witnesses who have presented...
Page 4 - Act shall be deposited in the Retired Employees Health Benefits Fund, hereinafter referred to as the "Fund", which is hereby created and which shall be administered by the Commission. In...
Page 5 - Senate, and other obligations of the members of the subcommittee, it was felt that this morning, if you were able to cooperate with testimony, we would proceed. The Honorable John W. Macy, Jr., the Chairman of the US Civil Service Commission, will be heard.
Page 5 - ... to sit with you. Mr. MACY. If I may, please. Senator RANDOLPH. Thank you. Mr. Macy, you and Mr. Ruddock, if you would, proceed in your own way in the discussion of this bill. STATEMENT OF HON. JOHN W. MACY, JR., CHAIRMAN OF THE US CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION, ACCOMPANIED BY ANDREW E. RUDDOCK, DIRECTOR, BUREAU OF RETIREMENT AND INSURANCE Mr. MACY. Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. HR 3517, passed by the House Juae 17, 1963, is before your subcommittee today for consideration.