COMMITTEE ON INTERSTATE AND FOREIGN COMMERCE CHARLES A. WOLVERTON, New Jersey, Chairman CARL HINSHAW, California ROBERT CROSSER, Ohio JOSEPH P. O'HARA, Minnesota J. PERCY PRIEST, Tennessee ROBERT HALE, Maine OREN HARRIS, Arkansas JAMES I. DOLLIVER, Iowa DWIGHT L. ROGERS, Florida JOHN W. HESELTON, Massachusetts ARTHUR G. KLEIN, New York JOHN B. BENNETT, Michigan WILLIAM T. GRANAHAN, Pennsylvania RICHARD W. HOFFMAN, Illinois F. ERTEL CARLYLE, North Carolina JOHN V. BEAMER, Indiana JOHN BELL WILLIAMS, Mississippi WILLIAM L. SPRINGER, Illinois PETER F. MACK, JR., Illinois ALVIN R. BUSH, Pennsylvania HOMER THORNBERRY, Texas PAUL F. SCHENCK, Ohio LOUIS B. HELLER, New York KENNETH A. ROBERTS, Alabama ELTON J. LAYTON, Clerk Professional Staff Members 1.DREW STEVENSON A. E. STOCKBURGER Message from the President of the United States, transmitting recommenda- tions to improve the health of the American people, House Docu- 1818 Abel, I. W., international secretary-treasurer, United Steelworkers of Baehr, Dr. George, president and medical director, Health Insurance Biemiller, Andrew J., member, national legislative committee, Ameri- Brand, Dr. Morris, medical director, Sidney Hillman Health Center, Brindle, James, acting director, social security department, United Childs, Joseph W., vice president, United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum, 1834, 1855 Cruikshank, Nelson H., director of social insurance activities, American Edelman, John W., Washington representative, Textile Workers 1814 1341 1852 Hansen, Horace R., general counsel, Cooperative Health Federation of Hayes, Albert J., international president, International Association of Kaiser, Henry J., president, Kaiser Foundation. Lee, Dr. Russell V., Palo Alto, Calif_ Loos, Dr. H. Clifford, representing Ross-Loos Medical Group of Los Magnuson, Dr. Paul Budd, Chairman, President's Commission on the Health Needs of the Nation, 1951-52, and former Chief Medical 1499 1801 O'Connell, William, department of education, International Associa- Sawyer, Dr. William, chief, department of health, International Tomayko, John, representing United Steelworkers of America, CIO.. 1852 Umhey, Frederick, executive secretary, International Ladies Garment Voorhis, Jerry, executive secretary, Cooperative Health Federation of Weissman, Arthur, director of information, Kaiser Foundation. 1341 Additional information submitted for the record by- Distribution of 9,000 labor-management agreements and workers covered, by size of agreement of coverage, 1950, table.. National and international unions, United States, by affiliation 1712 agreements, by number of workers covered and method of 1714 Workers covered by employee-benefit plans under collective- bargaining agreements, by type of benefit and union affiliation, Additional information submitted—Continued Page Brand, Dr. Morris: Letter transmitting further information.. 1873 Number of diagnostic and ancillary services provided, Sidney Hillman Health Center of New York, April 1951--September 30, 1873 Number of physicians' services provided, by department, Sidney Hillman Health Center of New York, April 1951-September 1872 Congress of Industrial Organizations: Resolution No. 46, 1953 convention.-- 1817 Cooperative Health Federation of America: Progress reports of various health plans. 1786-1801 Restrictive State legislation -- 1779 Special acts affecting prepayment medical care plans. 1779 Group Health Association: Chart and statistical tables 1806-1808 Excerpts from member's handbook. 1809 Sample letter of agreement with physician on full-time basis.. 1808 Sample letter of agreement with surgeon on retainer basis.-- 1809 Health Insurance Plan of Greater New York: Attitude of medical socieites to prepaid group practice, by 1652 1655 Medical care and the family budget, by Neva R. Deardorff and Dr. Dean A. Clark... 1644 Professional standards for medical groups and standards for medical group centers... 1633 Specimen contracts and agreements. 1614-1633 International Association of Machinists: Leiters from several members regarding medical costs ---- 1722-1724 1730 1719 International Ladies' Garment Workers Union: Ancillary services provided at Union Health Center, New York, 1752 Letter from Adolph Held, director, welfare and health benefits department, transmitting summary 1753 Physicians' services provided in general medicine and specialty clinics, Union Health Center, New York, 1947--52, table. 1751 Principles for lay-sponsored voluntary health plans. 17 18 Kaiser Foundation: Description of organization and functioning of comprehensive 1354 1395 Kaiser's Dream Hospital to Open in Walnut Creek, from San Francisco Chronicle, August 20, 1953 1449 Morbidity Study of Permavente Health Plan Population, from Permanente Foundation Medical Bulletin Volume IX, No. 1, January 1951, a preliminary report. 1436 Multiphasic Screening of Longshoremen With Organized Medical Followup, from American Journal of Public Health, volume 42, 1407 Permanente Plan's First 10 Years, from the New England Journal of Medicine, October 30, 1952 1364 Report on Permanente's first 10 years 1398 1393 1406 1422 1405 1417 1340 1379 Additional information submitted— Continued Page Lee, Dr. Russell V.: Copy of contract with faculty of Stanford University 1545 Letter from, transmitting specimen contracts- 1574 Magnuson, Dr. Paul Budd: A Plan for Nationwide Medical Care - 1520 Medical Society of the County of Kings and Academy of Medicine of Brooklyn, N. Y., statement of Dr. Alfred P. Ingegno, president--- 1663 Ross-Loos Medical Group: Informational material, agreements, etc.- 1482–1498 Letter from M. W. Shearer, business manager-- 1465 United Automobile Workers, letter from James Brindle, acting director, social security department 1904 United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum, and Plastic Workers of America: Akron hospital room rates from April 1949 to January 1954. 1838 1858 Letter from Joseph W. Childs, general vice president, transmitting statistics and editorials from Akron (Ohio) Beacon Journal. - 1846 United Steelworkers of America: Letters from members regarding medical care. 1823, 1824 Remarks of David J. MacDonald, president, annual conference of Blue Cross and Blue Shield Plans, Hollywood, Fla., April 1826 |