Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-05-11
I0CTORs STRIKE
FOR BIGGER FEE
Insurance Companies Are Sent
An Ultimatum Threaten
ina a Lockout.
$500 OR NO EXAMINATION.
,toh state Medical Association Passes
Resolution Asking for sympathetic
support of Other Physicians.

THAT the Utah state Medical associ-
etion is in reality union, similar 10
tho trades unions formed among me-
cbanic and other labor is indicated
by a strike" declared on insurance
companies, by the association. It's
members have bound themselves by
resolution to examine no more applf-
cants for insurance, at the instance of
insurance companies. except FOR fee
Of So. .,,
vrew ont of the fact that the COM
nanies had reduced the price to SO.
which has caused the men of medicine
10 object and declare that since II
took a college education to fit them
for work as experts" 1t was only
,tgbt and proper for them to yet eX-
pert fees Following is the resolution
passed by the Utah State Medical as
ISOLATION. which calls upon other MEM
hers of the profession to go out in
sympathy with them.
Whereas. Many OF the life insurance
companies have notified their medical
examiners of reduction of examining
Zee from So to SO; and
whereas, We as physicians, realiz-
ing the responsibility incident to pro-
per examination of the individual be-
lieve such reduction TO be unjust,
therefore, be it
Resolved, That the Utah State Medi-
cal society, and the medical procession
i'm sympathy with them in session as
spmbled. DO hereby declare suCi re-
duction to be unjust and respectfully
request that no physician legally au-
thorized to practise medicine in Utah
accept such reduction of fee; and fur
Their. that any physician accepting
such reduction be guilty OF a breach
of professional courtesy.
Resolved That it is the sense OF
this society that hereafter i'm each eX-
animation for life Insurance in which
urine analysis is required the minimum
fee shall be IS,
Resolved That the several compon-
cnt societies forming the State asso-
citation be requested to adopt these res
olutions.
Second-That the above rates shall
not apply to Industrial medical inspec-
lions. without urinary analysis Tor
amounts less than $1,000.
Third--That no member of this So
ciCty enter into any contract or agree
ment with any Coropration, society,
association, company or individual, to
examine applicants for insurance for
any stated salary or lump sum there
by eVading the spirit and instinct OF
the foregoing resolutions.
Fourth-That the payment of all
fees shall be authorized by the home
Office of the society or corporation TO
which such application is made. and
under no circumstances shall an exam
iner receive or accept any part OF this
fee from an agent or any other per-
son or corporation unless the fun fee
be paid by authority of the home otiict
Fifth--That each member of this
society pledge himself or herself in
case a fellow member be removed
from the position of examiner for any
corporation or society solely because
of this action of the medical profess
sion. that he or she will not accept an
appointment from such corporation o.
society as examiner, nor make any eX-
animation for same in Titan.
SiXth--That each member of this
society bind himself or herself, by a
pledge TO be presented by him OF her
TO the secretary, to abide by these
resolutions.
Seventh-That the secretary be In
structed to forward Il copy of these
resolutions to each county medical So
ciety In Utah for adoption.
Eighth-That these resolutions be
printed in our State Medical journal
and copy forwarded = the Journal
of the American Medical Association.