COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEAN

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NINETY-SIXTH CONGRESS

SECOND SESSION

62-680 O

FEBRUARY 11, 12, AND 21, 1980

VOLUME 2

Serial 96-91

Printed for the use of the Committee on Ways and Means

U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

WASHINGTON: 1980

COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS

AL ULLMAN, Oregon, Chairman

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CONTENTS

Press release of January 31, 1980, announcing the hearing...

WITNESSES

Ahearn, John E., Health Insurance Association of America
Alternative Treatment Associates, Cincinnati, Ohio, E. Richard
M.D.____.

American Academy of Child Psychiatry, William B. Clotworthy,
and Virginia Q. Bausch.

American Association for Respiratory Therapy, Sam P. Giordano..
American Association of Ophthalmology, Connell J. Trimber, M.D
American Association of Retired Persons and the National
Teachers Association, James M. Hacking and Ron Hagen____
American Conservative Union, D. Jeffrey Hollingsworth on be
Congressman Robert E. Bauman_.

American Dental Association, I. Lawrence Kerr and Roy S. Bredde
American Farm Bureau Federation, Mrs. Guy Gross and Dave Hil
American Health Care Association, Thomas G. Bell, M.D..
American Hospital Association, John Alexander McMahon. -
American Kidney Fund, Christie Thomson.

American Medical Association, Lowell H. Steen, M.D., Hoyt D. G
M.D., Harry N. Peterson, and Ross Rubin.

American Nurses Association, Barbara Nichols and Constance Holl
American Occupational Therapy Association, Frank Mallon and
Scott..

American Psychiatric Association, Joseph T. English, M.D., a
Cutler....

American Society for Parenteral & Enteral Nutrition, Mitchell
ski, M.D., Edward Arnolds, and Liberata Ori...

Anderson, Greg, M.D., Physicians National Housestaff Association
Arnolds, Edward, American Society for Parenteral & Enteral Nutri
Association for the Advancement of Psychology, Thomas G. M
and Clarence Martin____

AV-MED Health Plan, Miami, Fla., Herbert H. Davis, M.D.
Bauman, Hon. Robert E., a Representative in Congress from the
Maryland. (See American Conservative Union.)

Bausch, Virginia Q., American Academy of Child Psychiatry---
Becht, Joseph, New York State Office of Health Systems Manager
Bell, Thomas G., M.D., American Health Care Association..
Berman, Richard, New York State Office of Health Systems Menag
Black Health Advocates Network, New York, N. Y., James W. Co
Blake, Lily, New York City Human Resources Administration_-_-
Blue Cross and Blue Shield Associations, Neil Hollander___
Bredder, Roy S., American Dental Association----
Brezenoff, Stanley, New York City Human Resources Administrat
Braun, Peter, M.D., Harvard School of Public Health..
Briggs, Philip, Health Insurance Association of America.
Bromberg, Michael D., Federation of American Hospitals
Burton E. Burton, Health Insurance Association of America
Cafritz, Dr. Hubert, Committee for a Federal Health Bank.
Candlelighters Foundation, Grace Powers Monaco..

Coalition for a National Health Service, Lorin E. Kerr, M.D_
Committee for a Federal Health Bank, Dr. Hubert Cafritz

Committee for National Health Insurance, Melvin A. Glass
Max Fine...

Couch, James W., Black Health Advocates Network, New York, N
Cowan, Belita, National Women's Health Network.

Clotworthy, William B., M.D., American Academy of Child Psychi
Crane, Bob, New York State Office of Health Systems Managemen
Cutler, Jay, American Psychiatric Association..

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