Health Reinsurance Legislation: Hearings Before the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, House of Representatives, Eighty-third Congress, Second Session on H. R. 8356. A Bill to Improve the Public Health by Encouraging More Extensive Use of the Voluntary Prepayment Method in the Provision of Personal Health Services. March 24, 25, 26, 30, 31, April 1, 2, 5, 8, May 5, 6 and 7, 1954, Volumes 34-38U.S. Government Printing Office, 1954 - 453 pages Considers legislation to encourage voluntary prepayment for health services. |
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... kind or type of health service prepayment plan , upon terms and conditions and at premium rates comparable to those offered pursuant to this title , is needed to promote the purposes of this Act and is not available from private sources ...
... kind or type of health service prepayment plan , upon terms and conditions and at premium rates comparable to those offered pursuant to this title , is needed to promote the purposes of this Act and is not available from private sources ...
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... kind , quantity , and duration of health services to be covered or provided under the plan , and safeguards against undue exclu- sions of health services or health conditions from coverage or against any other undue exclusions or ...
... kind , quantity , and duration of health services to be covered or provided under the plan , and safeguards against undue exclu- sions of health services or health conditions from coverage or against any other undue exclusions or ...
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... kind of prepayment plan could be provided only if in the Secretary's judgment reinsurance from private sources was not available on comparable terms and at comparable premium rates , to an extent adequate to promote the purposes of the ...
... kind of prepayment plan could be provided only if in the Secretary's judgment reinsurance from private sources was not available on comparable terms and at comparable premium rates , to an extent adequate to promote the purposes of the ...
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... kind , reinsurance was not avail- able from private sources at comparable terms and rates to an extent adequate to promote the purposes of the reinsurance program . Thus , the Federal program would not be competing with private ...
... kind , reinsurance was not avail- able from private sources at comparable terms and rates to an extent adequate to promote the purposes of the reinsurance program . Thus , the Federal program would not be competing with private ...
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... kind of open - ended authoriza- tion for this purpose . The bill also provides that the Secretary of Health , Education , and Welfare would have discretionary authority to establish within the fund special reinsurance accounts . Such ...
... kind of open - ended authoriza- tion for this purpose . The bill also provides that the Secretary of Health , Education , and Welfare would have discretionary authority to establish within the fund special reinsurance accounts . Such ...
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Page 335 - Congress hereby declares that the continued regulation and taxation by the several States of the business of insurance is in the public interest...
Page 334 - Administrator shall conduct a study and shall submit a report to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce of the United States House of Representatives...
Page 10 - Administrator deems necessary for the conduct of its business ; and (9) shall determine the character of and the necessity for its obligations and expenditures, and the manner in which they shall be incurred, allowed and paid, subject to provisions of law specifically applicable to Government corporations.
Page 1 - Education. (b) In administering the provisions of this Act for which he is responsible, the Commissioner is authorized to utilize the services and facilities of any agency of the Federal Government and of any other public or nonprofit agency or institution in accordance with appropriate agreements, and to pay for such services either in advance or by way of reimbursement, as may be agreed upon.
Page 13 - HR 8356, a bill to improve the public health by encouraging more extensive use of the voluntary prepayment method in the provision of personal health services.
Page 8 - Treasury shall determine the applicable interest rate annually in advance, such rate to be calculated to reimburse the Treasury for its costs in connection with such unrepaid advances, taking into consideration the current average interest rate on outstanding marketable long-term obligations of the United States.
Page 114 - Government can and should work with them to study and devise better insurance protection to meet the public need. I recommend the establishment of a limited Federal reinsurance service to encourage private and nonprofit health insurance organizations to offer broader health protection to more families.
Page 10 - ... wholly owned Government corporations by the Government Corporation Control Act, as amended ; and (2) maintain an integral set of accounts which shall be audited annually by the General Accounting Office in accordance with the principles and procedures applicable to commercial transactions as provided by the Government Corporation Control Act, as amended...