Evening star., 1938-03-20

their decision that And let dismiss the loose
talk that has been uttered about Group Health members not
having the traditional free choice" of physicians
We the members of Group Health have chosen
physicians, and them with money the
becomes slightly ridiculous part members
Medical Society who have taken part in this controversy.
The true situation is this: For s220 month"; individual
members Of the association provided adequate medical
service and hoitalzaton for s1o additional member
may obtain such services for his family Neither the Medical
Society other branch of the medical profession
offered such opportunity those Of low and moderate incomes
Most OF the members Of Health
which, the Of past forced
to choose between hopeless debt charity They
chosen instead to band together budget medical
and share the cothe fortunate part burden
those who unfortunate This the the
ment which certain Society
regard for its social and humanitarian values trying wreck
The broad movement for medical practice resulted
from conditions which reflection civilization
millions hundreds
thousands die prematrey Of lack medical
estimated that 25 to 30 per all
by physician: that half Of all Americans with
annual income of $4,000 less receive medical
the other hand
Of physicians and sufficient facilities could be made available
give proper treatment to element of society Faced with
such ntoeable stuaona huge portion of the Nations
sick lacking medical and majority Of doctors nderpad
and forces sought
Cost" Of Preventabe Illness.
national peventabe Illness and
Of working time has been Sc 900 100000
not to the suffering that
improper medical that
because
they desperately trying avoid debt No dispute
such statements But we'll down the Washington
situation.
majority the employees of the Federal Home Loan
Bank Board who fostered the Group Health Association
ceve annual income $4,000 less Records
Credit Union year showed that the majority
loans granted to relieve medical debt Illness costing
the Bank Board 100000 in lost time in Washington
s00000 throughout the country employees
selves cognizant of the in which citizens
munies obtaining medical at nominal decided
the advice of the highest medical authorities
Group Health Association.
Six Thousand Now Covered
Employees Of 26 Government agencies
Health Association quota
reached could be doubled tomorrow Over 5000
eligible for Group Health services
far complete than individual physician
not only assertion but matter that group practice
the only of offering the person
knowledge medical science
the wealthy It is not makeshift that offering
members of Group Health is modern medical practice the
best available.
From the first certain element OF the Medical Society
placed obstacle in path Charges filed against
two Group Health physicians
Group HEALTH the charges against him doppedobvous
proof that Society with quail
hcations with Group Propaganda
against s24oo Doctors Group we'll paid
ths earnings higher than the great majority of District
physicians Propaganda was used against contract medicine
but members of the District Medical Society have been
engaged in contract medicine for and charges
levied against them Propaganda has been constant against the
legal status of Group HEALTH the who issue know
themselves that the present form OF Group Health in
conflict with District the
fact-t only will be modify form Of organization
without affecting its
Not Unanimously Opposed
Members Of the District Society unan-
NOUS In opposition to Group Health Many distinguished ply
scians who belong the society sympathy with
gram and with progressive theories medical administration
but they do not belong clique society,"
More than 50 members Of the society told that they
would ike to be associated with they refrain because Of their
fear of professional oacis More than 1900
tors now are engaged in throughout United
States
Our opponents have used various arguments ranging from
alleged failure of supposedly similar foreign
tries to condemnation Of socased medicine Some Of the expe
mens in foreign countries which failed
70 be popular IN those countries but that beside the point
are not concerned with foreign experiments Nor
cered with socazed medcne has relation the voluntary
association we hsVe formed We committed to definite
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