n CATASTROPHIC ILLNESS EXPENSES HEARINGS BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON HEALTH OF THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ONE HUNDREDTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION ON EXPANDING MEDICARE TO INCLUDE CATASTROPHIC COVERAGE JANUARY 29; MARCH 3, 4, 10, AND 30, 1987 Serial 100-7 Printed for the use of the Committee on Ways and Means 75-949 U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON: 1987 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, Congressional Sales Office KF27 W344 1987 COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS DAN ROSTENKOWSKI, Illinois, Chairman SAM M. GIBBONS, Florida CHARLES B. RANGEL, New York RICHARD A. GEPHARDT, Missouri ROBERT T. MATSUI, California JOHN J. DUNCAN, Tennessee WILLIAM M. THOMAS, California JUDD GREGG, New Hampshire ROD CHANDLER, Washington Hon. Otis R. Bowen, M.D., Secretary; Thomas R. Burke, Chief of Staff; and Ronald F. Docksai, Assistant Secretary for Legislation.. Thomas R. Burke, Chief of Staff; Roland (Guy) King, Chief Actuary, 344 U.S. General Accounting Office, Michael Zimmerman, Senior Associate Direc- tor, Human Resources Division, Thomas G. Dowdal, Group Director, and American Medical Association, Jerald R. Schenken, M.D., and Ross Rubin Ball, Robert M., former Commissioner of Social Security Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, Bernard R. Tresnowski Bonker, Hon. Don, a Representative în Congress from the State of Washing- ton, and Chairman, Subcommittee on Housing and Consumer Interests, Consumers Union, Linda Lipsen. 229 Crane, Hon. Philip M., a Representative in Congress from the State of Illinois. 51 66 144 Dreier, Hon. David, a Representative in Congress from the State of California. 63 131 Feder, Judith, Center for Health Policy Studies, Georgetown University 117 Florida, State of, Bill Gunter, Insurance Commissioner, and Dale Hazlett, Division of Insurance Rating, Florida Department of Insurance Health Insurance Association of America, James L. Moorefield.. 252 160 |