Hon. Robert M. Ball, Commissioner of Social Security; and Howard A. Cohen, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Health, Edu- cation, and Welfare for Legislation---- Hon. Elliot L. Richardson, Secretary of Health Education, and Wel- Hon. John G. Veneman, Under Secretary; Hon. Robert M. Ball, Commissioner of Social Security; and Hon. John G. Veneman, Under Secretary, Department of Health, Education, and Welfare; accompanied by: Hon. Howard N. Newman, Commissioner, Medical Services Ad- Hon. Robert M. Ball, Commissioner of Social Security; Thomas M. Tierney, Director, Bureau of Health Insurance; and Irwin Wolkstein, Assistant Bureau Director, Division of Policy Articles: Additional Information "Beyond the Liberal/Conservative Dichotomy-Toward a New Page Congressional Rating System". "An Inadvertent Loophole for Kickbacks". Committee on Finance press release announcing social security hearings__ Cash benefit proposals. Higher benefits for over 26 million people.......... Increased social security protection for nearly all workers.. Benefit increases have restored purchasing power, but with a lag- $9,000 contribution and benefit base in 1971 maintains relationship of Automatic adjustment of maximum earnings base_ Eliminating work disincentives in the retirement test Widows benefit at age 65 increased to 100 percent of worker's benefit.. Disability protection___ 48 121 2 9 10 10 11 12 13 14 15 15 23 24 Contributions to the solution of rising medical costs.. Advantages of prospective reimbursement.. 29 30 Provisions of H.R. 17550 on prospective reimbursement_ Estimated progress of the cash-benefits trust funds. Additional payments in first 12 months and number of people affected... 43 Value of benefits since 1954 under the law in effect since 1954 and under an assumed automatic adjustment system... 45 Value of benefits since 1940 under the increases enacted since 1940 and under an assumed automatic adjustment system.. 46 Value of benefits since 1950 under the increases enacted since 1950 and under an assumed automatic adjustment system.. 46 125 Idaho State fund requirements for nursing home payments-Comparison under present plan and under H.R. 17550 for fiscal year 1972 Information supplied by the Department at the request of Committee members: Establishment of directives for States to emphasize outpatient care under medicaid programs. - - . Utilization review requirements applicable to physicians, hospitals, nursing homes, and home health agencies. Carrier performance under medicare__. 90 Administrative costs of Senator Long's drug amendment. 97 79 Report on status of hopsitals and extended care facilities with deficiencies.. actuaries for the projected long-range costs of the medicare and 135 149 Number of welfare recipients involved in health care training programs. Effect of invalid marriages and divorces on eligibility for social security benefits.. 156 165 Hon. Norbert T. Tiemann, Governor, State of Nebraska, to Hon. Robert H. Finch, Secretary, Department of Health, Education, Page Hon. Robert H. Finch, Secretary, Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, to C. Joseph Stetler, president, Pharmaceutical Manu- Hon. Stan Hathaway, Governor, State of Wyoming, to Hon. Clifford P. Hansen, a U.S. Senator from the State of Wyoming-- Hon. Robert M. Ball, Commissioner of Social Security, to the Chair- Opening statement of the chairman_ Medicare and medicaid changes. - Index Higher benefits for over 26 million people. Increased social security protection for nearly all workers_ Automatic adjustment of benefits to prices___ Benefit increases have restored purchasing power, but with a lag- Automatic adjustment reduces lag between benefit increases_ $9,000 contribution and benefit base in 1971 maintains relationship of Automatic adjustment of maximum earnings base- Eliminating work disincentives in the retirement test_ Widow's benefit at age 65 increased to 100 percent of worker's benefit_. Contributions to the solution of rising medical costs. Health facility planning.. Advantages of prospective reimbursement__ Provisions of H.R. 17550 on prospective reimbursement Limitations on recognition of physician fee increases. Contribution rates for employers and employees. Estimated progress of the cash-benefits trust funds. Estimated progress of the hospital insurance trust fund. Additional payments in first 12 months and number of people affected__ Automatic cost of living increases_ Inflation. Automatic cost of living adjustments. Increase in the contribution and benefit base.. Retirement test_-_ Increase in widow's benefits. Uniform computation method for men and women.. Elimination of reduction in benefits in certain cases_ Other changes in social security cash benefits___ Rehabilitation for disability beneficiaries.. Medicare Medicaid Financing provisions for social security cash benefits and medicare. Advisory Council on Social Security. Federal budget strained___ Delayed contribution rate increase.. Trust funds and the unified budget concept_ Demand for increased professional services in health care field.. Possible effects of a depression on the automatic adjustments in benefits. Possibility of combined social security and workmen's compensation Medicare-medicaid sections of the bill impose increased costs on States.. Wage base increase. Formula for determining size of social security primary benefit. (VI) Page 10 10 11 12 13 14 13 17 30 31 32 34 3. 37 41 42 43 44 47 59 59 60 60 61 61 66 69 70 70 71 72 73 Proportion of cash benefit taxes allocated to disability program. Financing of benefit increases seen on a pay-as-you-go basis- Income and outgo of the social security programs. Proposed office of Inspector General for Health Administration_ Termination of services of inefficient medicare carriers _ _ Possibility of placing welfare recipients in the health care field_ |