COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND COMMERCE JOHN D. DINGELL, Michigan, Chairman JAME H. SCHEUER, New York NORMAN F. LENT, New York HENRY A. WAXMAN, California EDWARD R. MADIGAN, Illinois PHILIP R. SHARP, Indiana CARLOS J. MOORHEAD, California EDWARD J. MARKEY, Massachusetts MATTHEW J. RINALDO, New Jersey THOMAS A. LUKEN, Ohio WILLIAM E. DANNEMEYER, California DOUG WALGREN, Pennsylvania BOB WHITTAKER, Kansas AL SWIFT, Washington THOMAS J. TAUKE, Iowa CARDISS COLLINS, Illinois DON RITTER, Pennsylvania MIKE SYNAR, Oklahoma THOMAS J. BLILEY, JR., Virginia W.J. "BILLY” TAUZIN, Louisiana JACK FIELDS, Texas RON WYDEN, Oregon MICHAEL G. OXLEY, Ohio RALPH M. HALL, Texas HOWARD C. NIELSON, Utah DENNIS E. ECKART, Ohio MICHAEL BILIRAKIS, Florida BILL RICHARDSON, New Mexico DAN SCHAEFER, Colorado JIM SLATTERY, Kansas JOE BARTON, Texas GERRY SIKORSKI, Minnesota SONNY CALLAHAN, Alabama ALEX MCMILLAN, North Carolina JOHN S. ORLANDO, Chief of Staff JOHN M. CLOUGH, JR., Staff Director SUBCOMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT HENRY A. WAXMAN, California, Chairman JAMES H. SCHEUER, New York EDWARD R. MADIGAN, Ilinois RON WYDEN, Oregon WILLIAM E. DANNEMEYER, California GERRY SIKORSKI, Minnesota BOB WHITTAKER, Kansas JIM BATES, California THOMAS J. TAUKE, Iowa TERRY L. BRUCE, Illinois THOMAS J. BLILEY, JR., Virginia J. ROY ROWLAND, Georgia JACK FIELDS, Texas EDOLPHUS TOWNS, New York HOWARD C. NIELSON, Utah CARDISS COLLINS, Illinois MICHAEL BILIRAKIS, Florida MIKE SYNAR, Oklahoma NORMAN F. LENT, New York RALPH M. HALL, Texas (Ex Officio) DENNIS E. ECKART, Ohio BILL RICHARDSON, Mew Mexico JOHN D. DINGELL, Michigan, (Ex Officio) KAREN NELSON, Staff Director RUTH J. Katz, Counsel CONTENTS Page 142 156 38 Testimony of: Anderson, Barry, president, Alaska Management Technologies, Inc., on behalf of National Association for Home Care.... Goldberg, Sheldon, president, American Association of Homes for the Aging. Lehnhard, Mary Nell, vice president, Blue Cross and Blue Shield Associa- McConnell, Stephen, vice president, Alzheimer's Association Pollack, Ronald F., executive director, Families United for Senior Action .. of Retired Persons ... and chairman, Pepper Commission. Schaeffer, Gail P., chairman, Long-term Care Task Force, Health Insur- Shearer, Gail, manager, Policy Analysis, Consumers Union.. Willging, Paul R., executive vice president, American Health Care Asso- Statement submitted for the record by Hon. David Dreier, a Representative in 14 4 (III) |