mental philosophy. The severe demands of an increased defense budget at this time only serve to make it even more impractical. It is requested that this communication be made a part of the official record of the hearings of the House Ways and Means Committee. Respectfully, FRANK L. HERBERT, D.D.S., Secretary. CAMBRIDGE, Mass., July 28, 1961. Representative WILBUR D. MILLS, Chairman, House Ways and Means Committee, The Middlesex District Dental Society, a component of the Massachusetts Dental Society, is opposed to the enactment of H.R. 4222, health care for the aged. It is health care at high cost and low quality. The cost will no doubt exceed the original estimate as witnessed in other nations. If a health bill must be passed, we are in favor of H.R. 4999. Please include this in the record of the hearing. Sincerely, J. RICHARD MYLES, D.M.D., Secretary. JACKSON DISTRICT DENTAL SOCIETY, Hon. WILBUR D. MILLS, Chairman, House Ways and Means Committee, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, D.C. DEAR SIR: As secretary of the Jackson District Dental Society, I am writing to express opposition by our society to H.R. 4222. We definitely are not in favor of this measure and its provisions. In your study of H.R. 4222, please consider what it would mean to the dentists throughout the Nation. It is the conviction of the Jackson District Dental Society that the passage of this bill would be the first step toward the Government being the sole purchaser of health for the individual. We urge that you cast a negative vote on H.R. 4222. Please include this letter in the record of hearings before the House Ways and Means Committee. Very truly yours, BLAINE B. JOHNSON, D.D.S. Secretary-Treasurer. LANSING, MICH., July 28, 1961. Representative WILBUR D. MILLS, House of Representatives, Washington, D.C.: The principles and practices of Government supplied health care for the aged as expressed in Kerr-Mills bill has the complete support of the Michigan State Dental Association. Health care for the aged under the bill now being considered by the House Ways and Means Committee (H.R. 4222) is not, we believe, in the best interest of all citizens. On behalf of the Michigan State Dental Association, I would like to express our opposition to H.R. 4222, and to request that the contents of this wire be placed in the minutes of your committees hearings. Sincerely, FRED A. HENNY, D.D.S., President. Representative WILBUR D. MILLS, JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., August 1, 1961. House Office Building, Washington, D.C.: The executive committee of the Missouri Dental Association is opposed to the enactment of H.R. 4222 which would place health care for the aged under the social security system. Would you please include this wire in the records of the hearings? E. D. SUGGETT, D.D.S., Secretary-Treasurer, Missouri Dental Association. SOUTHWEST MISSOURI DISTRICT DENTAL SOCIETY. Representative WILBUR D. MILLS, Chairman, House Ways and Means Committee, House Office Building, Washington, D.C. DEAR SIR: It is the firm belief of the Southwest District Dental Society that H.R. 4222 is not in the best interests of the public. Please include our letter in the record of the hearings. OREN A. RALSTON, D.D.S., Secretary. CONGRESS OF THE UNITED States, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Washington, D.C., August 1, 1961. Congressman WILBUR D. MILLS, Chairman, Committee on Ways and Means, DEAR CHAIRMAN MILLS: Please find enclosed a copy of the resolutions pertaining to the King bill, which were adopted by the Montana Dental Association at its 1961 annual meeting. I would appreciate it if you would enter this in the record of the committee hearings on H.R. 4222. Thank you for your cooperation. JAMES F. BATTIN, RESOLUTION ADOPTED UNANIMOUSLY BY THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE MONTANA STATE DENTAL ASSOCIATION AT ITS 1961 ANNUAL MEETING, GREAT FALLS, MONT. Resolved, That the membership of the Montana State Dental Association at its annual meeting in Great Falls does hereby encourage the Members of the U.S. Congress to limit and to reduce Federal programs and expenditures so that in the foreseeable future social security, personal and corporate income, excise, and all other forms of Federal taxes may be drastically reduced or eliminated; and be it further Resolved, That the members of this association do hereby express their opposition to passage of the King bill, H.R. 4222, and to any other measure which proposes to provide hospital, dental, medical, and/or surgical care to any segment of the population of the United States under the mechanism of the Social Security Act; and be it further Resolved, That the secretary of this association is hereby instructed to voice the unanimous opposition of the members of this association to passage of the King bill or similar legislation to the Members of the Congress from Montana, the Honorable Wilbur D. Mills, chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means of the U.S. House of Representatives, and to the Honorable Abraham A. Ribicoff, Secretary of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. NEW MEXICO DENTAL ASSOCIATION, Representative WILBUR D. MILLS, Ways and Means Committee, House of Representatives Office Building, Washington, D.C. DEAR SIR: In 1960 the New Mexico Dental Association went on record as opposing the Forand bill because of its inclusion in the social security program. On the same basis the New Mexico Dental Association now opposes H.R. 4222. While we realize that some provisions must be made for the health care of the aged, it is not our belief that the inclusion of all persons 65 years or more of age who are eligible for social security benefits, regardless of financial need, is a suitable method of handling the problem. We therefore urge that your committee not recommend this bill for passage in its present form and ask that this letter be included in the record of the hearings. Very truly yours, EUGENE P. PURTELL, D.D.S., Hon. WILBUR D. MILLS, THIRD DISTRICT DENTAL SOCIETY, Chairman, House Ways and Means Committee, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, D.C. DEAR SIR: The Third District Dental Society of North Carolina is opposed to the enactment of H.R. 4222. We feel that the financing of health programs through the social security system is a dangerous precedent to set. While we recognize the needs which this program seeks to meet and are indeed interested in seeing that they are met, we feel that this particular method of financing introduces serious latent dangers to both our total economy and our traditional high level of health care through the historically inevitable expansion and implementation of such programs however innocuous their inception. Please include this communication in the record of the hearings. Very truly yours, C. W. POINDEXTER, Secretary. BISMARCK, N. DAK., August 2, 1961. Congressman WILBUR D. MILLS, Chairman, Ways and Means Committee, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, D.C.: The North Dakota State Dental Association is against enactment of H.R. 4222 and opposed to similar legislation that would put health care for the aged under the social security system. Please enter this in the record of the hearings for H.R. 4222. Respectfully, D. R. PERRY, Secretary, North Dakota State Dental Association. SOUTH EAST DISTRICT DENTAL SOCIETY, Re H.R. 4222. Representative WILBUR D. MILLS, Chairman, House Ways and Means Committee, DEAR SIR: We of the South East District Dental Society wish to express our opposition to H.R. 4222, which would place health care for the aged under social security. Why give away taxpayers money unless it is absolutely necessary? Certainly only a fraction of the 14,200,000 persons 65 years or more of age need the benefits of H.R. 4222. Those that do, can be assisted by other means so that the majority of Americans can retain their freedom of choice and self-respect. It is our sincere belief that H.R. 4222 is not in the best interest of the general public and will only add an additional burden upon future generations. Please include this letter in the record of hearings. Sincerely yours, REED E. SANFORD, Secretary. STARK COUNTY DENTAL SOCIETY, Canton, Ohio, July 30, 1961. Representative WILBUR D. MILLS, Chairman, House Ways and Means Committee, House Office Building, Washington, D.C. DEAR MR. MILLS: As secretary of the approximately 190 members of the Stark County Dental Society of Ohio, I hereby request that our opposition to the enactment of H.R. 4222 be made a part of the records of your hearings. We are wholeheartedly opposed to this extremely serious step which you gentlemen are considering. Realizing the definite existence of the problem, we feel an alternative method to be much wiser. In fact, the dental health of the elderly can be handled in many cases on a local level, thus not burdening our already heavily laden social security system. A thorough study of the true total results as experienced by England will reveal what we could be headed for if this measure were enacted. One such ex ample can be found in the expressions of Dr. E. Lloyd Dawe, as found in Nation's Business, July 1961. Again I urge that citizens be taught to be self-sustaining and less dependent on society. Respectfully yours, Dr. BERNIE A. MCCONNELL, Secretary. OREGON STATE DENTAL ASSOCIATION, Representative WILBUR D. MILLS, Chairman, House Ways and Means Committee, DEAR CONGRESSMAN MILLS: The Oregon State Dental Association joins with the American Dental Association in urging that you vote against H.R. 4222. We are emphatically opposed, in principle, to the provision of health care benefits by the Federal Government to any segment of the general population without regard to need. H.R. 4222 would "blanket in" 14,200,000 persons 65 or over who are eligible for social security benefits under OASDI. We urge that you vote against H.R. 4222, and request that the text of this letter be placed in the record of the hearings on the bill. Very truly yours, LOUIS B. SCHOEL, D.M.D., President. PORTLAND DISTRICT DENTAL SOCIETY, Representative AL ULLMAN, DEAR CONGRESSMAN ULLMAN: We are writing to you as a member of the House Ways and Means Committee from Oregon, urging that you vote against H.R. 4222. In principle, we are emphatically opposed to the provision of health care benefits by the Federal Government to any segment of the general population without regard to need. H.R. 4222 would "blanket in" 14,200,000 persons 65 or over who are eligible for social security benefits under OASDI. The Portland District Dental Society urges that you vote against H.R. 4222. Very truly yours, VERNON R. MANNY, D.M.D., P.S.-It is requested that the text of this letter be placed in the records of the hearings on the bill. Representative WILBUR D. MILLS, Chairman, House Ways and Means Committee, Washington, D.C. PARIS, TEX., July 28, 1961. SIR: The First District Dental Society of Texas is opposed to the enactment of H.R. 4222 and we respectfully request our position to be included in the record of the hearings. Representative WILBUR D. MILLS, Chairman, House Ways and Means Committce, B. M. FELTY, Secretary. EL PASO, TEX., July 31, 1961. DEAR CHAIRMAN MILLS: The El Paso District Dental Society would like to go on record as opposed to H.R. 4222. We do not feel that this function is a valid operation of Government. Please include this statement in the record of the hearings. Your consideration will be appreciated. Sincerely, DON DIXON, D.D.S., Secretary-Treasurer. Mr. LEO IRWIN, Clerk, Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives, Washington, D.C. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Washington, D.C., August 11, 1961 DEAR LEO: Please include the enclosed correspondence in the record of the hearings on bill H.R. 4222. Sincerely yours, JOHN W. BYRNES. GREEN BAY, Wis., July 28, 1961. JOHN W. BYRNES, Washington, D.C.: The Brown Door Kewaunee Dental Society of the Wisconsin State Dental Society wishes to go on record as being opposed to the enactment of H.R. 4222, the health care program. Please include this letter in the record of the hearings. It is our firm belief that the program is not in the best interest of the public. THOMAS G. BARRETT, D.D.S., Secretary-Treasury, Brown Door Kewaunee Dental Society. Representative JOHN W. BYRNES, House Office Building, Washington, D.C.: MILWAUKEE, WIS., August 3, 1961. Wisconsin State Dental Society, representing 2,250 practicing dentists, unalterably opposed to enactment of H.R. 4222. Sincerely convinced legislation not in the best interest of the public. Health benefits should not be extended by Government to any segment of public without regard to need. Will appreciate consideration of our views. JAMES D. KELLY, D.D.S., Chairman, Legislative Committee. Hon. JOHN W. BYRNES, House of Representatives, Washington, D.C. JEFFERSON COUNTY DENTAL SOCIETY, INC., DEAR SIR: The Jefferson County Dental Society, consisting of 31 members, is opposed to the enactment of H.R. 4222. We are also of the firm belief that this bill is not in the best interests of the public. We request that this opposition from the Jefferson County Dental Society be included in the record of the hearings. Sincerely yours, A. F. GROSNICK, D.D.S., MENASHA, Wis., July 31, 1961. Representative JOHN W. BYRNES, House Ways and Means Committee, House of Representatives, Washington, D.C. DEAR REPRESENTATIVE BYRNES: On June 22, 1961, the Winnebago County Dental Society, composed of 76 members, passed the following resolution: "Be it resolved, That the Winnebago County Dental Society is unanimously against the H.R. 4222 because we believe that it is against the best interests of the public." We wish that this letter be recorded in hearings. DR. R. A. JUNEAU, Secretary, Winnebago County Dental Society. |