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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... matter by the general public . These letters that I have here were presented to me a day or two ago by the News of Washington . They are letters they had received as a result of the articles that had appeared in that paper . In addition ...
... matter by the general public . These letters that I have here were presented to me a day or two ago by the News of Washington . They are letters they had received as a result of the articles that had appeared in that paper . In addition ...
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... matter of right rather than on a needs test as now occurs in public assistance , and as the number of people in a State who receive old - age and survivors insurance checks increases , there is an automatic formula in the bill for the ...
... matter of right rather than on a needs test as now occurs in public assistance , and as the number of people in a State who receive old - age and survivors insurance checks increases , there is an automatic formula in the bill for the ...
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... matter of fact , if we do not accomplish a large part of those objec- tives , then there is no use for this program , is there ? We are not contemplating reinsuring programs as they exist now . Secretary HOBBY . Mr. Stuart answered that ...
... matter of fact , if we do not accomplish a large part of those objec- tives , then there is no use for this program , is there ? We are not contemplating reinsuring programs as they exist now . Secretary HOBBY . Mr. Stuart answered that ...
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... matter , do you hope to be able to do or accomplish , in the way of providing better health insurance under your proposal ? Mr. PERKINS . The answer to that is that we do not think that you need to give the insurance companies an ...
... matter , do you hope to be able to do or accomplish , in the way of providing better health insurance under your proposal ? Mr. PERKINS . The answer to that is that we do not think that you need to give the insurance companies an ...
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... matter . You are in the insurance business at the present time . Mr. STUART . We have made tremendous progress in the last 10 years in removing those conditions . Now , most of the larger group companies do not have , for example , a ...
... matter . You are in the insurance business at the present time . Mr. STUART . We have made tremendous progress in the last 10 years in removing those conditions . Now , most of the larger group companies do not have , for example , a ...
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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...