Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-07-31
Rates Are Fixed
For Patients
Al Ga||inger
Formula Adopted
For Experimental
Period Of so Doys
BY DON s. WARREN.

ers today established a formula for
charges to be levied against pa
tients admitted to Gallinger Mu-
nicipal Hospital The formulas are
graded according TO patients in
come and dependents.
The order also carries a stipula-
ton that no person shall be eligible
to receive medical care at the ex-
pense of the District If he las an
interest in real property with an
assessed valuation of $4,000 or more;
or II he has real or personal prop
erty of $3.50 or more.
Patients will be required to sign
promiSsory notes to cover the cost
OF disqualification.
Based on New Legislation.
This new effort at enforced COL
lection of bills from patients found
able to pay is based on a new pro-
vision written into the District APP
preparation Act for this fiscal year.
The plan was developed as the
result Of discussion in the House
District Appropriations Subcommit-
tee of charges made to patients
only partially INDECENT. The COM
mittee was told that for 1941 the
District had collected s29,070 from
patients at Gallinger, and at the
District tuberculosis Sanatorium at
Glenn Dale, Md, as against a total
collection of only $12,443 in 1899.
At the time, it was suggested the
District had no single official def
milton of what constituted indi-
eency, and that it should have one.
The formula sets up three cate
gories. One is for Gallinger patients
who are INDECENT to a degree not
warranting disqualification charges.
The second, for the partially indi-
gent, prescribe charges ranging
from SO cents to $3.50 day. The
third category, for persons deemed
in position to warrant a full
charge, is 81 a day.
Formulas Outlined.
The following formulas were
adopted:
Single persons. if earning $50 or
less per month, will fall in Glass A
for which no charges will be made;
if they earn between $51 and $64
per month, they will go into Glass
B, for partial payment; and If they
make SOS or more per month, they
will go into Glass c and be charged
the full bill.
Single persons with one depend
ent. to Glass A, if the earning is
&62 per month or less; to Glass B
If earnings are between S63 and
&76, and into Glass c If the earn
ing is SIT or more per month.
Single person with two depend
ents, to Glass A, is s72 or less per
month, to class B if $73 to $50 a
month, and to Glass c if over $87.
Single person with three depend
ents, to Class A If $82 or less a
month, to class B if $83 to $96 a
month, and to Glass c If $97 or
more.
Single person with four depend
ents, to Glass A if $92 or less. to
Glass 8 if 500 to sl06 a month and
to Glass c If SLOT or more per
month.
Five or More Dependents.
Single person with five or more de-
pendents, to Class A if S102 or less,
to Class B If SOB to s1l6 month
and to Glass C if Silt or more.
For man and wife with no depend
ents, 10 Glass A if the earning is
SIS or less q month, to Glass B II
476 to $50 a month and to Glass C
II 500 or more.
For man and wife with one de-
pendent. to Glass A if $87 or less per
month. to Glass B If $88 to SOL and
to Glass c if $102 or more.
For man and wife with two de-
pendents, to Glass A If $97 or less a
month, to Glass B If 1913 to Sill and
to Glass C If SIP or more.
For man and wife with three de-
pendents, to class A If SLOT or less
per month, to class B If $108 to
Sl2l and to class C if sl22 or more.
For man and wife with four de-
pendents, to class A if SILT or less
per month, to class B if $l18 to
sl3l and to class c if S132 or more.
For man and wife with five OF
more dependents, to class A If SIPS
or less. to class B If $l28 to Sal and
to class C if SAP or more.
Separate Bracket.
If a person falls into the class E
or partial payment this is measured
by separate bracket. depending or
income within the stated income
brackets. For instance, if a mar
and wife with no dependents carr
the minimum of $76 per month, OF
just 81 more than that, the pa
tents charge would be so cent.
per pay.
II the earning were 81 or 50 ovel
the minimum of $76 the charge
would be 81 day II the earning
is 81 or S. over the minimum tn.
rate would be sl5o per day. II tn,
earning is IS or 81 over minimum
the rate will be 50 day. If tn,
earning is So or 50 over the mini
mum the rate will be $3.50 a day
If the earning is $40 or Sill over thu
minimum the rate will be So da.
and if the earning is $l2 or $l4 owe
the minimum the rate would b.
$3.50 per day.
The Commissioners specified tina
these rate schedules would not affec
rates and schedules already in effec
under earlier legislation under whicl
there Is a 81 day charge for non
INDECENT contagious disease patient.
50 day for tuberculosis patients
and 50 a day for psychopathic cases
The plan was drawn up for tn
Commissioners by Budget ONCE
Walter Fowler. He reported that
was submitted to a committee in
GLIDING Health Oficer George c
Rutland, Deputy Health ONCE
Daniel l.. Seckinger and DR.. Edga
A. Boccock, superintendent of Gal
Inger.
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