NOTE. Three hearings on Blue Cross and other private health insurance were held as follows: Part 1-Washington, D.C., April 27, 1964. Part 2 Washington, D.C., April 28, 1964. Part 3-Washington, D.C., April 29, 1964. Part 4A-Appendix. Part 4B-Appendix. II APPENDIXES APPENDIX D DATA PROVIDED BY BLUE CROSS ASSOCIATION IN RESPONSE TO SUBCOMMITTEE QUESTIONNNAIRE: 1. ENROLLMENT OF PERSONS AGED 65 And Over. 2. BENEFIT SUMMARY OF BLUE CROSS CONTRACTS. 3. SUMMARY OF EXCLUSIONS AND RESTRICTIONS IN BLUE CROSS CONTRACTS. 4. SUMMARY OF RATE CHANGES AND CLAIMS EXPERIENCE. 1. TABLE I.—Blue Cross enrollment of persons aged 65 and over, by Blue Cross plan and type of contract, Jan. 1, 1963. 1. TABLE I.—Blue Cross enrollment of persons aged 65 and over, by Blue Cross plan and type of contract, Jan. 1, 1963.—Continued 1 Includes 49,117 persors who are enrolled through public assistance under the OAA program. 2 Enrollment as of Sept. 1, 1963, was 19,362. Not available. 4 The senior citizen plan was first offered after Apr. 1, 1963. Senior citizen plan enrollment is included in nongroup enrollment. Enrollment as of Apr. 1, 1964, was 274,308 total: 141,962 group; 39,108 nongroup; and 93,240 senior citizen. 7 Does not include OAA and AB recipients. Includes 803 persons who are enrolled through public assistance under the OAA program. • Senior citizen plan was first offered Aug. 1, 1963. The enrollment in this plan as of Mar. 31, 1964, was 8,316. 10 Includes 223,232 persons who are enrolled through public assistance under the OAA program. NOTE. An additional 76,000 aged are enrolled under the program for Federal employees and another 3,000 are insured by a Blue Cross subsidiary, Health Insurance, Inc. Source: Blue Cross Association. |