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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1971
TUI JULIA. 11w11fi• i C•a nIf) RIRAID
RAGE SEVEH
National Health
Insurance Plan
Called Popular
■y MICHAEL A. CARSON
WASHINGTON — Natioral heal-
th insurance, once cond om d as
"socialized medicine ' by most pol-
iticians, is now a politically ac-
ceptable L-sue here.
One rea-nn for the incioased pop-
ularity of nati. nal h.alth in-urance
is that a growing number of con-
gressmen and While House aides
believe pe:>pk* want it.
They appear to be right. A I. mis
Harris poll taken early this year
(1971) show's that by an almost
two to one margin, the American
p.ople would support new federal
1 gislation providing a comprehen-
sive health insurance program. Kif-
ty-five percent favored ih idea: dll
percent opposed it.
Various legilaive proposals to
establish a national health insur-
ance program ha\e b.v n introduc-
ed in Congress. Some lawmakers
want to have legislation establfil-
ing th ■ program passed by Con-
gress before they confront voters
in 1972.
An Important Concorn
A report. Basic Facts on the
I! >al h Insurance Industry, prepar-
ed by the House Ways and Means
Committee in June 1971 shows w hy
national health in-urance is an
important cone rn of \inerieans:
Many ru:ul and inner-city areas
have no phydeians, or not enough
physicians. "
Iner asing specialization among
n w medical g aduates bas re-
du id the supply of physicians in
general practice.
Life expectancy rates in t h e
United S ates lag behind many
other We t rn nations. In 19(17, the
country wa^ eighto-ntn in male life
experiancy, eleventh for females
and fourteenth in infant mortality.
Poor and non-white groups ex-
peri nee considerably higher rates
of illn 'ss, di-ability and infant and
maternal deaths, but receive less
ssiai®§
|EST WISHES TO ALL OUR FRIEND*}
AT THIS MOST WONDERFUL
OF ALL SEASONS
REDI FUEL, INC.
TULIA HAPPY
medical care than other groups.
Most health insurance offers pro-
tection against hospital care costs
and m-hospital /.urgieal and medi-
cal services. The extent of cover
age for ambulatory services such
as home and office visits, hospital
outpatient care and diagnostic ser-
vices is relatively low.
In fi?cal 1970, $67 2 - billion was
s|>ent in the United States for
health and medical care, two and
one-half turn's the amount spent in
196(1 and five times more than
in 1950. The average health bill for
ea.h American was $324 in fiscal
1970 compared to $145 in 1960 and
$79 in 1950.
Four Prapoult
In mid-November the House Ways
and Meins Committee concluded
five weeks of public hearings on
proposals for a national health in-
surance piogram. Much of the tes-
tnnjny before the committee invol-
ved four proposals:
The National Health Insurance
Partnership Act of 1971 proposed
by the Nixon Admini-tration and
sponsored by Sen. Wallace F. ien-
mtt (K-Utab) and Rep. John W.
Byrnes (R-Wisc.) which would re-
quir employers to provide he>altb
in-urance with a uniform level of
benefits for their employees and
establish a government-sponsored
health insurance plan for low-in-
come families with children.
The 11. a 1th Security Act spon-
sor d by Sen. Kdward M. Ken-
n.'dy (I) Mass.) and Rep. Martha
W. Griffiths (I)-Mich.) which would
ere a e a c .nprehensive national
health m-uramv program for all
Americans financed from payroll
taxes and federal general revenues.
The plan is supported by the AFL-
CIO, the* United Auto Workers and
the Committee on National Health
Insurance.
The National Healthcare Act of
1971 s|x>n- ir d by Sen. Thomas .1.
Molntyre (D - N H ) and Rep.
Omar Burleson (D - Texas) which
would strengthen health insurance
plans admimst"red through private
insutance companies. It includes
insurance program,-, providing em-
ployer - employee plans, individ-
ual plans and federally subsidized
but state administered insurance
programs for the poor, ft is sup-
puled by the Health Insurance
Association of America.
The Health Care Insurance Act
of 1971 (Mcdivredrt) sponsored by
Sen Clifford I’ Hansen (R-Wyo.)
and Rep. Richard Fulton (D- Tem.)
which would provide federal In-
come tax credits for the purchase
of private health insurance on a
sliding scale according to Income
level and provides for federally
subsidized health insurance prem-
ium payments or group practice
membership payments for low-in-
come persons. It is supported by
the American Medical Association.
Nil Ml M.
Patronire Herald advertiser*! Do your Xmas shopping In Tulin. nd Church Sunday!
Church Chuckles by CARTWRIGHT
"This is tha fifth straight Naw Yaar ha's rasalvad
to attend church avary Sunday and tho fifth straight
. yaar 1'va rosolYodnot togotmybopoaup!"
- and unswwaities have agreed to ac-
i™ cepl the "package" and forward it
r * to the VA fur processing along
with the certification of his en-
roll meat.
The key to rapid start of Gi Kill
checks for veteran who will start
scho;)l for the first time in the
spring semester is to get his "pac k-
age" of documents in as soon as
possible, Coker said.
Servicemen getting “early outs"
before the end of the year who
plan to .tart school under the Gl
Kill in January should apply for
th ir certification as soon as pos-
-ible if they wish to head off GI
Hill payment delays.
Veterans and servicemen desir-
ing information on education bene-
fits should contact their local VA
office, veterans county service of-
rasu fleer, or veterans service orgam-
J zation representatives.
BOB WkTuHT, assistant _ _ vou^iave to be 65 to
to the president of Texas
Coaches Association, a former | pptired at 62 and the credit
high school coach, was spea- woui(i ^
ker at the recent Awards Ban- A — If you received a pension
or annuity under a public retire-
ment sy-tem (one established by
the Federal Government, a state
county, city, etc.) you may be
entitled to a retirement income
credit even though you are not 65.
This credit, which In computed on
Schedule B (Form 1046), Ik discuss-
ed on page B-3 of the instruct ions.
Copk-s of the form and instruct-
ion, may bi‘ obtained from your
local IRS office or, in many cast's,
your post office or bank.
A
HAPPY
CHRISTMAS
Wc hope this Christinas is filled with all
of the best things in life for you.
As you enjoy Christmas at your house,
may we offer to you our thanks and strongest
wishes for a memorable Christmas.
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SMITH
_ Let All
‘GfeWorld Rejoice
EUNICE ELEVATOR CO
quet honoring THS athletes.
•
Veterans
May Speed
Payments
Veterans enrolling for GI Bill
FURNITURE & APPLIANCE
submitting required information to
the VA or their school prior to en-
rollment time, according to Jack
Coker, VA Regional Director at
Waco.
Also to help veteran-;, Coker said,
the VA ha* changed its proced-
ures on future enrollments to per-
mit submission of documents di-
rect to colleges by veterans who
have not had time to get certifi-
cates of eligibility from the VA
prior to the school star; date.
Veterans should ,-obmit a copy
of th -ir separation pa|xrs, proof
of di'pendcncy and application for
education to the VA prior to en-
rollment if pos-iblc If circum-
iUJH’es do not permit the veteran
to do this and school enrollment
has started he may submit his
"package’’ of required documents
direct to the school. Most colleges
With the 1972 national elections
less than a year away, the national
health insurance i sm* has an add-
ed political dimension. President
Nixon announced his plans for the
National Health Insurance Partner-
ship Act in a message to Congre.ss
last February Sen Ki-nn*-dy, chair-
man of the Health Subcommilt.'e of
th' Senate Labor and Public Wel-
fare Committee introduced h 1 s
Health Security Act several weeks
earlier.
President Nixon and Sen. Ken-
nedy have been taking political pot-
shots at one another over the heal-
th insurance lS'Ue throughout 1971.
The President says his program
builds on the strengths of our pre-
sent health care system and Ken-
nedy’s plan tears the system a-
part Kennedy says the nation’s
health crisis cannot be met by
minor reforms such as those pro-
posed by the Administration.
A Child is bom
In Hid city of David ... a Saviour which is Christ th# Lord.
Anfoh sang, shepherds left th#ir tended flocks; wise men
come in search of Him.
<3?
While the American public may
be ready for some form of national
health insurance, some members of
Congress are w-ry cautious a-
b*ut promising passage of legis-
late in 1972.
Any health insurance legt-lation
must start in the House Ways and
Uewis Committee which has re-
sponsibility for originating all rev-
enue - raising measures. The com-
mittee plans te hold executive
sessions to consider national health
insurance legislation early in 1072.
but a committee spokesman said
he could not predict when a na-
tional health Insurance bill might
be reported out of the cwnadt-
tee
Ib'p. Barber B. Conable Jr. (X-
N. V ), a member of the Ways
and Means Committee, told Con-
gressional Quarterly he was “skep-
tical about our ability to agren on
n comprehensive bifi.”
The spirit of Christmas lives on through
the year and through the vears — yes, even
through the centuries. It is the spirit of
friendliness that finds expression in every
thought, every word and every deed. It's
the spirit of Christmas that prompts an
interest in the happiness and well being of
others - that brinqs mankind closer toaether
in the bonds of brotherly love, tolerance,
peace and good will.
Season's Greetings from the folks at
JULIA WHEAT
GROWERS, INC.
TUUA. TEXAS
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Baggarly, H. M. The Tulia Herald (Tulia, Tex.), Vol. 63, No. 51, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 23, 1971, newspaper, December 23, 1971; Tulia, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth506795/m1/23/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Swisher County Library.