NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE PANEL DISCUSSIONS BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON HEALTH OF THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETY-FOURTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION 57-677 JULY 10, 11, 17, 24; SEPTEMBER 12, 1975 Printed for the use of the Committee on Ways and Means COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS AL ULLMAN, Oregon, Chairman WILBUR D. MILLS, Arkansas JAMES A. BURKE, Massachusetts DAN ROSTENKOWSKI, Illinois PHIL M. LANDRUM, Georgia CHARLES A. VANIK, Ohio RICHARD H. FULTON, Tennessee 1 OMAR BURLESON, Texas JOE D. WAGGONNER, JR., Louisiana RICHARD F. VANDER VEEN, Michigan J. J. PICKLE, Texas HENRY HELSTOSKI, New Jersey WILLIAM R. COTTER, Connecticut FORTNEY H. (PETE) STARK, California JAMES R. JONES, Oklahoma ANDY JACOBS, JR., Indiana ABNER J. MIKVA, Illinois HERMAN T. SCHNEEBELI, Pennsylvania BILL ARCHER, Texas GUY VANDER JAGT, Michigan JAMES G. MARTIN, North Carolina CONTENTS Broad assessment of American health status and the American health care delivery and financing systems, Thursday, July 10, 1975--- The role of Government in American health, Friday, July 11, 1975--. Private sector role in American health, Thursday, July 17, 1975– Problems and issues in health care organization, delivery, and financ- ing, Thursday, July 24, 1975_-_..- Panelists selected by the minority Members (including discussion of Press releases Nos. 7, 8, 9, and 12 of the Subcommittee on Health announc- ing details of panel discussions on national health insurance_ Bellin, Lowell, M.D., New York City Health Department_ Burkhart, John H., M.D., Knoxville, Tenn___ Butler, Lewis H., University of California___. Cathles, Lawrence M., Jr., Aetna Life & Casualty. Cohen, Wilbur J., University of Michigan_ Freymann, John G., M.D., National Fund for Medical Education_ 10 Gammon, Max, M.D., London, England__ 356 Hamilton, John, M.D., Rochester, N.Y 412 Heim, Richard, Health and Social Services Department, State of New NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE (Broad Assessment of American Health Status and the American Health Care Delivery and Financing Systems) THURSDAY, JULY 10, 1975 U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SUBCOMMITTEE ON HEALTH, COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS, Washington, D.C. The subcommittee met at 10 a.m., pursuant to notice, in the committee hearing room, Longworth House Office Building, Hon. Dan Rostenkowski (chairman of the subcommittee) presiding. [The press releases announcing the hearings follow:] [Press release No. 7 of Tuesday, June 24, 1975] SUBCOMMITTEE CHAIRMAN DAN ROSTENKOWSKI (D., ILL.) SUBCOMMITTEE ON HEALTH, COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS, ANNOUNCES PANEL DISCUSSIONS ON NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE BEGINNING JULY 10, 1975 Subcommittee Chairman Dan Rostenkowski (D. Ill.) of the Subcommittee on Health of the Committee on Ways and Means announced today the second stage in the Subcommittee's consideration of national health insurance. This stage will involve small panel discussions on the broad issues in national health insurance. The Subcommittee will form these small panels from members of the Advisory Panel on National Health Insurance, which it established earlier this year (see: Press Release Nos. 2, 3, and 5). The panel discussions will begin on July 19, 1975 at 10:00 a.m. and are also scheduled for July 11, 17, and 24. The sessions will be conducted in the Main Hearing Room of the Ways and Means Committee in the Longworth House Office Building. It is expected that public hearings and additional panel discussions will be scheduled later in the year on the subject of national health insurance. In addition, on July 31, the Subcommittee will meet to consider which aspects of medicare it will want to address in public hearings to be held after the August recess. Included in the discussion will be possible action on recent Department of Health, Education, and Welfare medicare regulations which were the subject of a public oversight hearing on June 12, 1975 (see: Press Release No. 6). [Press release No. 8 of Tuesday, July 1, 1975] SUBCOMMITTEE CHAIRMAN DAN ROSTENKOWSKI (D., ILL.) SUBCOMMITTEE ON HEALTH, COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS RELEASES ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE PANEL DISCUSSIONS FOR JULY Subcommittee Chairman Dan Rostenkowski (D., Ill.) of the Subcommittee on Health of the Committee on Ways and Means today released additional information about the panel discussions on national health insurance scheduled for (1) |