organizations for which deductions might be required and no uniformity in the sums or percentages to be deducted, with complete freedom to each officer or employee to chose whichever organization or organizations he likes and to change his choice whenever he wishes, the administrative burden upon the several Government agencies would appear to be excessive." The Administrator concludes that "* * * if a provision could be drawn which would meet these objections, I should be in favor of its enactment." This is TVA's view on section 308: "Section 308 authorizes voluntary pay-roll deductions by Federal employees for payments to any public or private nonprofit health insurance fund. However, adequate authorization for the financial participation of the Federal Government upon behalf of Federal employees in approved State compulsory program insurance systems for low-income groups is not provided. Such participation would presumably require authorization for compulsory pay-roll deductions from the salaries of Federal employees together with the right of the States to collect employer contributions in lieu of pay-roll taxes from Federal agencies operating therein. This problem might be handled more effectively if the program contemplated in S. 2143 were integrated with the Federal-State Social Security system * * we believe that TVA employees should be brought within the coverage of the Social Security Act." III. SUMMARY COMMENTS * OWMR summarizes its opinion of S. 2143 in this way: The report says there are five basic health problems to overcome. They are: "1. The maldistribution of doctors and hospitals; "2. Inadequate public health and maternal and child care services; "3. Inadequate medical research and professional education; "4. The inability of millions of persons-normally self-supporting as well as needy persons-to pay for medical care when they need that care; and "5. The loss of earnings when sickness strikes. "S. 1606, which your committee is now considering, will overcome four of these problems; S. 2143 effectively attacks none of them." The Bureau of the Budget finds that S. 2143 ignores the two major points of the President's health message, that is, the expansion of the present Federal-State cooperative health program, and the strengthening of professional education in medical and related fields and increased support of medical research. There is no provision for Federal assistance in medical education. surance * * The Secretary of Agriculture, Mr. Anderson, feels that "the bill fails to deal realistically with the two major problems of rural medical care--those of insufficient numbers of health personnel and inability to maintain and support hospital facilities. This again can only be corrected by national health inThe Secretary of Labor, Mr. Schwellenbach, states that "the real problem which must be met by comprehensive Federal health legislation is the lack of sufficient clinical and hospital facilities and well-trained professional personnel, and the fact that a large proportion of the population either has no access at all to health services or cannot afford good care without depriving itself of the primary necessities of living. In my opinion, S. 2143 fails to meet this problem." INDEX Page Altmeyer, Arthur J., Chairman, Social Security Board_ Aaron, Harold, M. D... Addes, George F., secretary-treasurer, United Automobile Workers 1254 2018 3001 169 Alamance General Hospital, Inc. 610, 2844 Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America__ 2846 American Association for Health, Physical Education, and Recreation__ 2849 American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons- 2848 American Association of Medical Social Workers, Inc. 520 American Association of Scientific Workers, Boston and Cambridge branch. American Federation of Women Auxiliaries of Labor.. American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees....- American Society for Research in Psychosomatic Problems_ 531, 2901 2903 American Veterans Committee, Thomas Jefferson Chapter.. 531 3001 Anderson, Clinton P., Secretary of Agriculture_ 1159 Anderson, H. B., secretary, Citizens Medical Reference Bureau, Inc. 2448 445 Anderson, Ludwig, Cooperative League of United States of America – 2313 2904 Army and Navy Union, United States of America_ Associated Women of the American Farm Bureau Federation. !!! 2904 3065 498 Baehr, Dr. George, president, New York Academy of Medicine_. 2060 Bailey, Dr. Albert W., chairman, committee on health insurance, American Becker, Henry I., president, Group Health Association, Washington, D. C. 2516 2504 Benson, Dr. Robert L., Oregon State Medical Society__ _ 2113 Biemiller, Hon. Andrew J., Representative from Wisconsin. Boas, Dr. Ernst P., chairman, Physicians Forum Bolte, Charles G., chairman, American Veterans Committee_ Bradley, Gen. Omar N., Administrator of Veterans' Affairs_ 3002 735 1312 3003 1590 1163 2088 I Page Buckner, Dr. Hubburd T., Washington State Medical Association_ 2084 Building Service Employees' International Union__. 497 410 Capital Times, Madison, Wis.. 2459 Carey, James B., secretary-treasurer, CIO 1513 Cary, Dr. Edward H., chairman, board of trustees, National Physicians Cobb, Dr. W. Mantague, National Association for Advancement of Colored 500 Connecticut Federation of Labor.. 496 Connecticut Independent Citizens Committee_. 534 Cooney, Dr. S. A., president, Montana State Medical Association. 2094 2907 Conway, Dr. John P. Corbin, Miss Hazel, R. N., general director, Maternity Center Association Court, Andrew T., Chamber of Commerce of United States_ 2337 2947 Davis, Michael M., Ph. D., chairman, executive committee of board of 2686 Densford, Katherine J., R. N., president, American Nurses Association___ 1081 64 Dixon, Dr. Russell A., chairman, Committee on Educational Extension, 2495 Eliot, Dr. Martha M., Children's Bureau, Department of Labor.. 1443 Elten, Dr. Norman W.. 3007 Evanson, Mrs. Jerome, director of education, North Dakota Farmers Federal Expenditures for Health, Fiscal Year 1947, Corresponding to Pro- 2776 Fichter, Joseph W., National Planning Association_ 309 Fiedler, Dr. Otto, past president, Wisconsin State Medical Society. 2483 Fishel, Dr. Charles I.. 3007 Flagstad, Dr. Carl O., chairman, legislative committee, American Dental 1017 Foreman, Dr. Clark, president, Southern Council for Human Welfare Frothingham, Dr. Channing, chairman, Committee for Nation's Health. Getting, Vlado, M. D., secretary, Association of State and Territorial Goin, Dr. Lowell S., president, California Physicians Service. Goldmann, Dr. Franz, associate clinical professor, Yale University School 2647 1511 3008 817 3008 535 623 2195 Green, William, president, American Federation of Labor.. 468, 2050 Grossman, Dr. Cornell 3012 Grupe, Dr. L. George, first vice president, International Chiropractor Asso- ciation. 2039 Page Hall, Helen, director, National Federation of Settlements.. Hassin, Dr. George B.. Hayes, John H., president-elect, American Hospital Association. 320 970 3013 1689 1301 Helmholz, Dr. Henry, chief of section of pediatrics, Mayo Clinic 1837 Highberger, Dr. E., Jr. 3013 Howard, Dr. J. H., Connecticut State Medical Society.. 666 Ickes, Harold L., executive chairman, Independent Citizens Committee of Illinois Manufacturers Association_ Illinois State Medical Society-. Industrial Union of Marine and Shipbuilding Workers of America_ International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union, CIO. Jacobs, Mrs. Beatrice F., chairman, health and education committee, the Jacques, Dr. Lawrence, Civic Medical Center, Chicago.. 2630 2056 Johnson, James W., Economic Research Department, Chamber of Com- merce_ 2350 Johnson, Dr. Victor, secretary, Council on Medical Education and Hos- 698 Jones, Dr. T. Duckett, American Council of Rheumatic Fever of the Ameri- 1286 Kansas State Federation of Labor. 495 Kash, Dr. R. C.. 621 Kaufmann, Dr. Maurice, Dentists Committee for the Passage of the 1030 Kaunitz, Dr. Julius_. 3013 Kennedy, Dr. Walter V., president, Indiana Mutual Medical Care, Inc.. Konecher, Eugene, managing editor of Fraternal Outlook, International 2502 La Guardia, Fiorello H., former president of the United States Conference of i Landesman, Dr. Joseph D.. 285 Lawless, Dr. Theodore K., Congregational Christian Churches- 440 2957 2281 Linder, Leo J., chairman, national committee on social legislation, National 230, 2360 Linford, Alton A., chairman, Citizens' Committee to Extend Medical Care 2571 3019 Lohman, Joseph D. 3019 Long, Dr. Albert E. 3029 Low, Dr. Harold T., president, Association of American Physicians and 794 Mannix, John R., chairman, Blue Cross Commission, American Hospital 967 Mansfield, Dr. W. F. 3029 Martin, Rev. John G., past president, American Protestant Hospital Asso- Mayo, Leonard W., chairman, National Commission on Children and Youth_ 1860 1983 McGowan, Rev. R. A., director, department of social action, National 1667 McKinney, Dr. G. C................ 3030 McMichael, Rev. Jack R., executive secretary, Methodist Federation for 452 Page McPeek, Rev. Francis W., chairman, legislative committee, Council for 436 Michigan Citizens Committee__. 2959 Michigan State Medical Society - - - 2960 Miller, Hon. Arthur Lewis, Representative from Nebraska.. 1845 Miller, Martin H., national legislative representative, Brotherhood of 1596 Miller, Watson B., Federal Security Administrator_ 121 539 Mountin, Dr. J. W., Medical Director, United States Public Health Serv- Mott, Dr. Frederick D., Chief Medical Officer, Federal Security Adminis- Newman, Pauline M., National Women's Trade Union League of America_ Novy, Dr. R. L., president, Michigan Medical Service 1947 Nugent, Dr. John G., director of education, National Chiropractic Associa- 1913 Office of War Mobilization and Recon version_ 3073 O'Grady, Rt. Rev. Msgr., secretary, National Conference of Catholic 1819 Oschner, Dr. Edward H., Chicago Medical Society- 2155 Oxholm, Mrs. Mary H., chairman, Spokesmen for Children, Inc.. 1281 Page, Edwin G.. 622 Patton, James G., president, National Farmers Union. 1210 Paul, Dr. Louis J 3035, 536 Pennsylvania State Medical Society. 2971 Philadelphia Citizens Political Action Committee_ Phelps, Dr. George H., chairman, Procurement and Assignment Service, Peters, Dr. John P., secretary, Committee of Physicians for Improvement Pepper, Hon. Claude, Senator from Florida_ 982 87 Philadelphia Industrial Union Council. Psychiatric Social Workers, Southern California Group. Podiatry Society of New York. Poss, Edward F., grand worthy president, Fraternal Order of Eagles. Raymond, Dr. Malcolm L.. Robinson, Dr. E. I., president, National Medical Association. Robinson, Dr. R. W. 3040 Rochester Chamber of Commerce_ 2983 Romanul American_. 2984 Rorem, C. Rufus, director, the Blue Cross Commission of the American 929 San Francisco Physicians Forum.. 2984 Sargent, Dr. James C., past president, State Medical Society of 2453 Schwartz, Dr. Arthur H. 3043 Schwellenbach, Lewis B., Secretary of Labor. 1414 Schwitalla, Rev. Alphonse, S. J., president, Catholic Hospital Association_ 1787 551 |