CONTENTS ADMINISTRATION WITNESS Califano, Hon. Joseph A., Jr., Secretary, Department of Health, Education, and Welfare -- 78 213 132 293 432 PUBLIC WITNESSES by Robert McGlotten, legislative department, and Richard Shoemaker, social security department - chairman, legislative committee - American Association of Neurological Surgeons, Donald H. Stewart, Jr., M.D American Association of Nurse Anesthetists, Ruth E. Ecklund, president, accompanied by Ronald F. Caulk, president-elect; J. Martin Stone, execu- tive director; and Kenneth Williamson, Washington consultant American Association of Retired Persons, James M. Hacking, assistant leg- islative counsel----- American College of Nuclear Physicians, Richard C. Reba, M.D., presi- dent, accompanied by John Dring and Kenneth L. Nicolas, executive American College of Radiology, Harold N. Schwinger, M.D., chairman, board of chancellors, accompanied by Frederic D. Lake, M.D., president; J. T. Rutherford, legislative counsel; and Otha W. Linton, director, American Health Care Association, Bruce D. Thevenot, administrator, gov- ernment services division------ American Hospital Association, John Alexander McMahon, president, ac- companied by Alan Manzano, vice president and Leo J. Gehrig, M.D., American Medical Association, Raymond T. Holden, M.D., chairman, board of trustees, accompanied by Edgar T. Beddingfield, Jr., M.D., chairman, council on legislation. American Protestant Hospital Association, Charles D. Phillips, Ed. D., American Psychiatric Association, Dave M. Davis, M.D., immediate past president, Georgia Psychiatric Association, director of psychiatric serv- Ga --- American Society of Anesthesiologists, Richard Ament, M.D., president Asmus, Harry, president, National Council of Health Care Services, accom- panied by Jack MacDonald, executive vice president----- Association of American Medical Colleges, John A. D. Cooper, M.D., presi- dent, accompanied by David D. Thompson, M.D., director, New York Hos- ley, Ph. D., assistant director, Department of Teaching Hospitals---- Association of American Physicians and Surgeons, Thomas G. Dorrity, M.D., director, accompanied by Maurice A. Kramer, assistant executive director, Washington office_-- Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, Dr. Robert P. 228 409 156 Page 252 170 341 293 156 264 409 403 358 170 Blue Cross Association, Neil Hollander, vice president for health care serv ices Hospitals, accompanied by Robert J. Samsel, president__ chairman, Department of Clinical Pathology, University of Oregon Medi- Hospital leges, accompanied by David D. Thompson, M.D., director, New York Hos- ley, Ph. D., Assistant Director, Department of Teaching Hospitals.-Davis, A. B., Jr., executive vice president and chairman, Board of Directors, Kansas Hospital Association, accompanied by Frank L. Gentry, execu tive director, Kansas Hospital Association -Davis, Dave M., M.D., immediate past president, Georgia Psychiatric Asso ciation, director of Psychiatric Services, Peachtree-Parkwood Mental Health Center and Hospitals, Atlanta, Ga., on behalf of the American Psychiatric Association and the National Association of Private Psychi atric Hospitals.Dorrity, Thomas G., M.D., director, Association of American Physicians and Surgeons, accompanied by Maurice A. Kramer, assistant executive director, Washington office_--Ecklund, Ruth E., president, American Association of Nurse Anesthetists, accompanied by Ronald F. Caulk, president-elect; J. Martin Stone, execu tive director; and Kenneth Williamson, Washington consultant -----Federation of American Hospitals, Michael D. Bromberg, director, Na tional Offices, accompanied by Robert J. Samsel, presidentFiler, John H., chairman and chief executive officer, Aetna Life and Cas ualty, on behalf of the Insurance Association of Connecticut, accom- Aetna on behalf of Hospital Financing Study Group. ers Association and American Association of Retired Persons.. City Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States, accompanied by America -- man cal Association, accompanied by Edgar T. Beddingfield, Jr., M.D., chair man, council on legislation -- Association Legislatures companied by John Huff, counsel. Webber, Jackson & Curtis- and chairman, Department of Clinical Pathology, University of Oregon 398 132 289 432 132 280 132 228 252 115 186 289 341 Insurance Association of Connecticut, John H. Filer, chairman and chief executive officer, Aetna Life and Casualty, accompanied by Burton E. Page Burton, senior vice president, group division, Aetna- 398 Kansas Hospital Association, A. B. Davis, Jr., executive vice president and chairman, board of directors, accompanied by Frank L. Gentry, executive director 264 Levetan, Liane, commissioner, De Kalb County, Ga., and member, Health and Education Policy Steering Committee of the National Association of Counties, accompanied by Mike Gennell, legislative representative--- 307 McMahon, John Alexander, president, American Hospital Association, ac companied by Alan Manzano, vice president and Leo J. Gehrig, M.D., senior vice president 139 Miller, Morton D., vice chairman, Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States, accompanied by William C. White, Jr., vice president, 280 Moran, M. Gail, staff director, Committee on Human Resources, National Governors' Conference.. 317 Mott, Anthony, executive director, Finger Lakes Health Systems Agency, and chairman, Legislative Committee, American Association for Comprehensive Health Planning- 132 Murphy, Richard E., legislative director, Service Employees International Union, accompanied by Stanley Wisniewski, research director, Service 272 National Association of Counties, Liane Levetan, commissioner, De Kalb County, Ga., and member, Health and Education Policy Steering Committee, accompanied by Mike Gennell, legislative representative_ 307 National Association of Private Psychiatric Hospitals, Dave M. Davis, M.D., immediate past president, Georgia Psychiatric Association, director of psychiatric services, Peachtree-Parkwood Mental Center and Hospitals, Atlanta, Ga--. 409 National Conference of State Legislatures, Hon. David Hollister--- 115 National Council of Community Hospitals, John F. Horty, president, accompanied by John Huff, counsel 186 National Council of Health Care Services, Harry Asmus, president, accompanied by Jack MacDonald, executive vice president 205 National Governors Conference, M. Gail Moran, staff director, committee on human resources-- 317 National Retired Teachers Association, James M. Hacking, assistant legislative counsel 432 Phillips, Charles D., Ed.D., president, American Protestant Hospital Association 197 Reba, Richard C., M.D., president, American College of Nuclear Physi cians, accompanied by John Dring; and Kenneth L. Nicolas, executive staff 401 Schwinger, Harold N., M.D., chairman, Board of Chancellors, American College of Radiology, accompanied by Fredric D. Lake, M.D., president; J. T. Rutherford, legislative counsel; and Otha W. Linton, director, governmental relations 332 Seidman, Bert, director, Social Security Department, AFL-CIO, accom panied by Robert McGlotten, Legislative Department, and Richard Shoemaker, Social Security Department 213 Service Employees International Union, Richard E. Murphy, legislative director; accompanied by Stanley Wisniewski, research director 272 Stewart, Donald H., M.D., American Association of Neurological Surgeons- 293 Thevenot, Bruce D., administrator, Government Services Division, American Health Care Association 200 Whalen, Dr. Robert P., on behalf of the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials 126 COMMUNICATIONS vice president American College of Emergency Physicians. American Dental Association... 452 463 465 Page 470 473 473 476 478 484 485 494 496 499 501 503 504 508 510 512 519 528 533 452 496 478 470 452 473 American Institute of Certified Public Accountants : Roscoe L. Egger, Jr., chairman, Federal Government Executive Com mittee; William Freitag, chairman, health care matters.- dent -- executive director professional relations. the Aging- American Institute of Certified Public Accountants__ Certified Public Accounts --- partment, National Association of Manufacturers_ dent Jr., M.D., secretary, board of directors.. president of planning and development. Agency of Southwestern Pennsylvania------ Robert H. Sweeney, executive director- Randolph M. Hale, vice president and manager- publisher sel, Medical Personnel Pool Division. 470 535 583 572 546 547 552 555 562 476 547 563 570 572 574 528 Page 580 makers Home and Health Care Services -Schwartz, Ronald D.. Scott, Michael, of Cox, Langford & Brown, counsel to ASA. 567 575 473 552 578 373 567 570 Servicemaster Industries, Inc., Kenneth T. Wessner, president and chief executive officer Division, Personnel Pool of America, Inc----- Hospitals and Related Institutions.--. American Physical Therapy Association --- Medicine Industries, Inc. ciation 484 583 574 580 563 546 APPENDIXES 449 Appendix A-Communications received by the committee expressing an in terest in these hearings_- Staff, Education and Public Welfare Division, Congressional Research 588 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Committee press release announcing these hearings 1 3 |