EDUCATION AND LABOR COMMITTEE JAMES E MURRAY, Montana, Chairman ROBERT M. LA FOLLETTE, JR., WisconsLa ROBERT A. TAFT, Ohio GEORGE D. AIKEN, Vermont JOSEPH H, BALL, Minnesota H. ALEXANDER SMITH, New Jersey WAYNE MORSE, Oregon FORREST C. DONNELL, Missouri CONTENTS Page, ܂ ܙ ܙ ܙ ܙ ܙ ܙ Anderson, Ludwig, Cooperative League of the United States of Barkin, Solomon, Textile Workers Union of America. Becker, Harry J., president, Group Health Association, Washington, Letters and telegrams on S. 1606_ Universal agreement on need for better health care- Two types of voluntary plans.. Voluntary plans cannot cover low-income groups Limited Benefits of voluntary plans.. High turn-over in voluntary plans. Inadequate consumer representation -- Role of voluntary service plans under S. 1606- S. 2143 rejects the principle of social insurance. Proper administrative policies for a national health program. 2526 Voluntary plans should not be subsidized.-- Voluntary plans should not subsidize the public program. Controversy between group health and District Medical Society- 2528 Biemiller, the Honorable Andrew J., Representative in Congress from S. 1606 as a logical extension of social insurance- False charges by the medical profession. The bill is not socialistic... -The bill does not establish a medical dictator. Recent opposition of American Medical Association to voluntary S. 2143 would create an unprecedented bureaucracy- S. 1606 would improve medical care- Health insurance is a social and economic problem. Public demand for health insurance The Wisconsin Medical Care plan... Davis, Michael M., Ph. D., chairman, executive committee of board of directors, Committee for the Nation's Health - Area of agreement between proponents and opponents of S. 1606_ 2687 Who is a national health program for?---- Medical service versus cash indemnity Voluntary health insurance plans. Frothingham, Dr. Channing, chairman, Committee for Nation's Committee for Nation's. Health.. Election procedures in professional medical organizations. 2649 2650 2651 2651 2652 2653 Jacques, Dr. Lawrence, Civic Medical Center, Chicago, Ill.. Description of Civic Medical Center... 2631 2632 2633 2635 2642 2643 Linford, Alton A., chairman, Citizens' Committee to Extend Medical The Citizens' Committee to Extend Medical Care. Letters from organizations endorsing S. 1606_ Effective medical care is not now possible_. Voluntary prepayment plans do not provide the answer.. The bill is a logical and necessary extension of the social security S. 2143 would not solve the problem. The Illinois State Medical Society - Swope, Gerard, honorary vice chairman, Committee for Nation's Early interest in social security-- Advantages of health insurance. Union for Democratic Action, letter. Wise, Dr. Stephen S., president, American Jewish Congress. Attitude of medical profession to S. 1606_-. Withers, Dr. William, Union for Democratic Action and Liberal Party Voluntary private insurance too expensive.. State insurance plans inferior to national system. Most of the people want health insurance 2542 Analysis of Federal agency reports on S. 1606. Analysis of Federal agency reports on S. 2143.. Estimated Federal expenditures for health, fiscal year 1947, corresponding Summaries of committee hearings on S. 1606, prepared by Legislative Reference Service, Library of Congress- Statements by organizations on S. 1606_ NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAM MONDAY, JUNE 24, 1946 UNITED STATES SENATE, Washington, D.O. The committee met at 10 a. m., pursuant to adjournment, the Honorable James E. Murray (chairman) presiding. Present: Senators Murray and Donnell. STATEMENT OF LUDWIG ANDERSON, OF THE COOPERATIVE LEAGUE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Mr. ANDERSON. Yes, sir, Mr. ANDERSON. My name is Ludwig Anderson. My address is 726 Jackson Place NW., Washington, D. Č. I represent the Cooperative League of the United States, a consumers organization of national scope which has as one of its many interests the promotion and organization of consumer-sponsored and controlled medical- and hospitalcare plans. We asked forthe time that has been given to us before this committee in order that we might make available to the committee the informa·tion that is the result of many years of experience in the medical-service insurance field. We have selected two spokesmen of outstanding examples of successful coperative medical-care plans which are typical of consumercontrolled plans; Group Health Association of Washington, D. C., and Group Health Mutual, Inc., of St. Paul, Minn. The CHAIRMAN. Mr. Anderson, do you have a mimeographed copy of your statement? Mr. ANDERSON. Not a mimeographed copy; no, sir. I only have It is short. The CHAIRMAN. Proceed. Mr. ANDERSON. We would like with your permission to have inserted in the record a statement which has not yet reached my desk but which is on the way by George Jacobson, executive secretary of Group Health Mutual of St. Paul. a 2513 |