NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE PANEL DISCUSSIONS BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON HEALTH OF THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETY-FOURTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION JULY 10, 11, 17, 24; SEPTEMBER 12, 1975 Printed for the use of the Committee on Ways and Means U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON : 1975 87-677 45 39557 09/97 XL2 COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS AL ULLMAN, Oregon, Chairman WILBU'R D. MILLS, Arkansas HERMAN T. SCHNEEBELI, Pennsylvania JAMES A. BURKE, Massachusetts BARBER B. CONABLE, JR., New York DAN ROSTENKOWSKI, Illinois JOHN J. DUNCAN, Tennessee PHIL M. LANDRUM, Georgia DONALD D. CLANCY, Ohio CHARLES A. VANIK, Ohio BILL ARCHER, Texas RICHARD H. FULTON, Tennessee 1 GUY VANDER JAGT, Michigan OMAR BURLESON, Texas WILLIAM A. STEIGER, Wisconsin JAMES C. CORMAN, California PHILIP M. CRANE, Illinois WILLIAM J. GREEN, Pennsylvania BILL FRENZEL, Minnesota SAM M. GIBBONS, Florida JAMES G. MARTIN, North Carolina JOE D. WAGGONNER, JR., Louisiana L. A. (SKIP) BAFALIS, Florida JOSEPII E. KARTH, Minnesota WILLIAM M. KETCHUM, California JOHN M. MARTIN, Jr., Chief Counsel SUBCOMMITTEE ON HEALTH DAN ROSTENKOWSKI, Illinois, Chairman JAMES C. CORMAN, California JOHN J. DUNCIN, Tennessee OTIS G. PIKE, New York PIILIP M. CRANE, Illinois CHARLES A. VANIK, Ohio JAJES G. MARTIN, North Carolina DONALD D. CLANCY, Ohio 1 Resigned August 11, 1975. (u) CONTENTS Broad assessment of American health status and the American health care delivery and financing systems, Thursday, July 10, 1975- The role of Government in American health, Friday, July 11, 1975--- Private sector role in American health, Thursday, July 17, 1975.- Problems and issues in health care organization, delivery, and financ- ing, Thursday, July 24, 1975---- Panelists selected by the minority Members (including discussion of Press releases Nos. 7, 8, 9, and 12 of the Subcommittee on Health announc- ing details of panel discussions on national health insurance_ 10 Bellin, Lowell, M.D., New York City Health Department. Burkhart, John H., M.D., Knoxville, Tenn.. Butler, Lewis H., University of California. Cathles, Lawrence M., Jr., Aetna Life & Casualty- Cohen, Wilbur J., University of Michigan.- de Vise. Pierre R., Taiversity of Illinois. Donabedian, Avedis, V.D., University of Michigan. England, Robert G., M.D., Carlinville, nl.. Fein, Rashi, Harvard University---- Feldstein, Martin S., Harvard University Freymann, John G., M.D., National Fund for Medical Education. Mexico Klarman, Herbert E., New York University- Lejeune, Anthony, Middlesex, England. Lofstead, Sigmund J., V.D., Chicago, Ill Lymberis, Ma in V., V.D., Charlotte, N.('. Masland, David S., M.D., Carlisle, Pa--- Masters, Brooker L., M.D., Freemont, Mich. McGill, Clinton S., I.D., Portland, Oreg- Murley, Reginald S., M.D., London, England. Quinlan, Donald, JI.D., Northfield, m Reinhardt, L'ye, Princeton University- Affairs Stark, Natlan J., University Health ('enter of l'ittsburgh_. Stephenson, Bette, M.D., Toronto, Ontario, Canada--- Thompson, John Larkin, Blue Shield of Massachusetts-- NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE (Broad Assessment of American Health Status and the American Health Care Delivery and Financing Systems) THURSDAY, JULY 10, 1975 U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SUBCOMMITTEE ON HEALTH, Washington, D.C. The subcommittee met at 10 a.m., pursuant to notice, in the committee hearing room, Longworth House Office Building, Hon. Dan Rostenkowski (chairman of the subcommittee) presiding. [The press releases announcing the hearings follow:] (Press release No. 7 of Tuesday, June 24, 1975) SUBCOMMITTEE CHAIRMAN DAN ROSTENKOWSKI (D., ILL.) SUBCOMMITTEE ON (EALTH, COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS, ANNOUNCES PA EL DIE SSIONS ON NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE BEGINNING JULY 10, 1975 Subcommittee Chairman Dan Rostenkowski (D. Ill.) of the Subcommittee on Health of the Committee on Ways and Means announced today the second stage in the Subcommittee's consideration of national health insurance. This stage will involve small panel discussions on the broad issues in national health insurance. The Subcommittee will form these small panels from members of the Advisory Panel on National Health Insurance, which it established earlier this year (see: Press Release Nos. 2, 3, and 5). The panel discussions will begin on July 19, 1975 at 10:00 a.m. and are also scheduled for July 11, 17, and 24. The sessions will be conducted in the Main Hearing Room of the Ways and Means Committee in the Longworth House Office Building It is expected that public hearings and additional panel discussions will be scheduled later in the year on the subject of national health insurance. In addition, on July 31, the Subcommittee will meet to consider which aspects of medicare it will want to address in public hearings to be held after the August recess. Included in the discussion will be possible action on recent Department of Health, Education, and Welfare medicare regulations which were the subject of a public oversight hearing on June 12, 1975 (see: Press Release No. 6). (Press release No. 8 of Tuesday, July 1, 1975) SUBCOMMITTEE CHAIRMAN DAN ROSTENKOWSKI (D., ILL.) SUBCOMMITTEE ON HEALTH, COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS RELEASES ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE PANEL DISCUSSIONS FOR JULY Subcommittee Chairman Dan Rostenkowski (D., Ill.) of the Subcommittee on Health of the Committee on Ways and Means today released additional information about the panel discussions on national health insurance scheduled for (1) |