NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE FIELD HEARINGS BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON HEALTH OF THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETY-SIXTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION ON NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE AND PROPOSALS TO RE- SECTOR MARCH 21, 1980-MIAMI, FLA. APRIL 11, 1980-HONOLULU, HAWAII VOLUME 3 Serial 96-94 Printed for the use of the Committee on Ways and Means U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON: 1980 COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS AL ULLMAN, Oregon, Chairman DAN ROSTENKOWSKI, Illinois J. J. PICKLE, Texas CHARLES B. RANGEL, New York WILLIAM R. COTTER, Connecticut FORTNEY H. (PETE) STARK, California JAMES R. JONES, Oklahoma ANDY JACOBS, JR., Indiana WILLIAM M. BRODHEAD, Michigan RICHARD A. GEPHARDT, Missouri BARBER B. CONABLE, JR., New York JOHN J. DUNCAN, Tennessee BILL ARCHER, Texas GUY VANDER JAGT, Michigan PHILIP M. CRANE, Illinois BILL FRENZEL, Minnesota JAMES G. MARTIN, North Carolina L. A. (SKIP) BAFALIS, Florida JOHN H. ROUSSELOT, California JOHN M. MARTIN, Jr., Chief Counsel SUBCOMMITTEE ON HEALTH CHARLES B. RANGEL, New York, Chairman PHILIP M. CRANE, Illinois JAMES C. CORMAN, California CHARLES A. VANIK, Ohio HAROLD FORD, Tennessee CECIL (CEC) HEFTEL, Hawaii JAMES M. SHANNON, Massachusetts (II) CONTENTS Ambulatory Surgical Facilities of Florida, Jeffry Faine_ American Society of Anesthesiologists, John S. Hattox, Jr., M.D. Barry College, Lola Scheuer, Paul T. Copp, and Gilbert Raiford_ Fauntroy, Raymond C., Southern Christian Leadership Conference. Florida Association of Home Health Agencies, Inc., Terry Justice. Florida State Legislature, Jack D. Gordon, Senate Committee on Ways and Gordon, Jack D., Florida State Legislature, Sentate Committee on Ways Gray Panthers, Elena Herrschaft on behalf of Brian Peterson___ Hampton, Bill, Dade County Department of Human Resources- Hattox, John S., Jr., M.D., American Society of Anesthesiologists_ Herrschaft, Elena, on behalf of Brian Peterson, Gray Panthers.. Justice, Terry, Florida Association of Home Health Agencies, Inc____ Levitt, Melvin L., National Retired Teachers Association and the American National Retired Teachers Association and the American Association of Retired Persons in the State of Florida, Melvin L. Levitt___. Southern Christian Leadership Conference, Raymond C. Fauntroy. 27 HONOLULU, HAWAII, APRIL 11, 1980 Press releases of March 21 and 31, 1980, announcing hearing.. Page 129 WITNESSES American Association of Retired Persons, Edward B. Webster.. 355 American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, Henry Epstein, United Public Workers... 174 Anderson, Audrey Fox, Honolulu, Hawaii_ 350 Ariyoshi, Hon. George R., Governor, State of Hawaii, as presented by 132 Bell, Douglas B., II, M.Ď., Hawaii Medical Association__ 151 Boland, Patrick J., on behalf of James L. Swenson, Hawaii State Health 252 Bond, John R., Hawaii Psychological Association_ 309 Burns, Mary Margaret, Hawaii Psychological Association_ 328 Carpenter, Dante K., Hawaii State Legislature, Senate Committee on 314 Chang, Andy, on behalf of Governor George R. Ariyoshi, State of Hawaii. 132 State, County, and Municipal Employees... 174 Fo, Walter S. O., Hawaii Psychological Association_ 304 Gibson, Robert E. (See, Kokua Council for Senior Citizens.) 323 Hailperin, Celia M., Health and Community Services Council of Hawaii_ _ 176 333 Hawaii Medical Association, Douglas B. Bell II, M.D_ Hawaii State Health Planning and Development Agency, Patrick J. Boland 252 Hawaii State Legislature, Senate Committee on Health, Dante K. Car- 314 Hawaii, State of, Hon. George R. Ariyoshi, Governor, as presented by 132 Health and Community Services Council of Hawaii, Celia M. Hailperin - 176 147 Imy, Harry H., Honolulu, Hawaii___-- 353 International Longshoremen's & Warehousemen's Union, Local 142, Ah 172 J. Walter Cameron Center, James Stoll --- 372 Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Program, Robert Willcox- 161 Kokua Council for Senior Citizens, Mabel McConnell on behalf of Robert 352 Loo, Wallace, D.D.S., Hawaii Dental Service. 333 McConnell, Mabel, on behalf of Robert E. Gibson, Kokua Council for 352 McElrath, Ah Quon, Local 142, International Longshoremen's & Ware- 172 Michael, Jerrold M., School of Public Health, University of Hawaii_ Snodgrass, Stanley B., Hospital Association of Hawaii. 147 Stoll, James, J. Walter Cameron Center__ 372 Swenson, James L. (See, Hawaii State Health Planning and Development Agency.) |