HEARINGS BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND LABOR UNITED STATES SENATE SEVENTY-NINTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION ON S. 1606 A BILL TO PROVIDE FOR A NATIONAL PART 5 JUNE 24, 25, 26, 27, AND JULY 10, 1946 Printed for the use of the Committee on Education and Labor NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAM MONDAY, JUNE 24, 1946 UNITED STATES SENATE, COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND LABOR, Washington, D. C. The committee met at 10 a. m., pursuant to adjournment, the Honorable James E. Murray (chairman) presiding. Present: Senators Murray and Donnell. The CHAIRMAN. The hearing will come to order again this morning. Mr. Ludwig Anderson is the first witness. Mr. Anderson? STATEMENT OF LUDWIG ANDERSON, OF THE COOPERATIVE LEAGUE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Mr. ANDERSON. Yes, sir. The CHAIRMAN. You may proceed with your statement. Mr. ANDERSON. My name is Ludwig Anderson. My address is 726 Jackson Place NW., Washington, D. C. 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 for the time that has been given to us before this committee in order that we might make available to the committee the information 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. of The CHAIRMAN. Mr. Anderson, do you have a mimeographed copy your statement? Mr. ANDERSON. Not a mimeographed copy; no, sir. I only have It is very short. this one. 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. |