Evening star., 1949-06-07
Weigh
Plan 10 Spread
Low Chest Fund
Officials Confer With
Federation. Agree TO
Work Out Settlement

Work Out Sefftcment
The ayxs~sa asssef wAsh Ssas~
trscs ara hospitals AL rwce4vs
fe~s fsuea TIRE sap4ssy .aes'lsA1 sax
Community cfaess FSassAtssss hos-
nstAllaAIaon fund uAa lttt3s
neArrs drc&sazSn tasAx ts2losmS
leastas contetwnce laaa nI1fss
between federalism ard hessz'ssaI
asfaclaiA
The group met al ils1 ~ street
NV 10 discAass . te<ssFataoa psp-
pasAl tAAs TIE FwznAarsaxs ni tire
fund foE needy hospital patwnss
he paid out under . pe-satA Ss-
ten.
nep~ Al agreement aAs sA-
pressed hy federation e.~rgGls
after sFNakessnsn fog three hcs-
pitfalls Episcopal. Columbia and
Enefgencs agreed sn wagk to-
ward settlement On Tire pgfn-
eipse Of pFoEAtec payments
Although Waiter Tossf .ney,
president Of ttae Hospital Council.
said the group ~As opFsoaet 10
nro-rAtA paymenta he xAH the
organization of pis,I1et hospitals
Is willing 10 work out . solution
mutually satisfactory 10 al
Aetien Net RinAtns.
Hospital representatives pointed
ou, that actions Of the council.
however, are no, binding on tire
individual institutions represent
ed, Each hospitals board es
trustees Siiil Is responsible fer
that institution agreement to
distribution of the fund
Federation President Chaunosy
q Parker presented . report show
ing that Sas7 per cent os the
s$s2 400 SO allotted TO the fund
had been expended durinE the
firxt four months Of ipag
Mr.. Parker pointed out that the
fund. should II continue 10 be eA-
pended al the current rate. would
be exhausted by September lie
said that some reduction in prrs-
ent expenditures might be brought
about by:
!. The so-cailed light case
period" during summer fnoniha
2 Increased cooperation from
medical authorities In the rapid
discharge Of cured pallents
;. The increasing effect Of the
Commissioners order redefning
INDECENT cases,
He urged. however. that the pro-
rata system be rc-instItated 10
insure sufficient funds during ths
flnai months Of less ANY bal
ance. !, vas proposed. would be
paid the hospitals As q bonuA.
Figured On Pre- Rata BAsas-
Chest officials estimated that on
the basis OF currently reported
hospital admissions. the Inst!tu-
tons would receive about 81 so leas
day for the care oi adult pa,ienta.
A hospital spokesman pointed
out. however. that the estimate
was figured on q pro-rRta basis for
the whole year The spokesman
estimated the remaining fund
woaid pay about ss7o q day for
adult pa tents on o pso-ratsd basis.
Under the present plan. agreed
upon last February. adult In
patients are paid for at . rate Of
oil q day. Baby impatient treat
ment and clinical care costs 81
under the present kystsm,
The shortage OF funds is . re.
suit OF last years Chest DIVE
which was IS per cent shos Of
the is4e goal. officiais said be
hospital ALLEGATION WAS reduce 70
90 per cent Of an adjusted
load based on actual isse exp
enee. IL was stated.
Details 10 Ne weSksa ous.
The three hospitals agreeing
TO work toward q po~rata ssttl@~
ment suggested adoption Of o sfsss
whereby the institutions wvass1
take one-eishth OF the rsfnaInffaS
balance - payment for May ssrv-
ices. one-sesenth Of the remainder
In payment Of June fees. and 10 con
thrnughoat the year.
spokesmen for the three hom~
pstais kaid the plan was only . SHg-
gestion. Complete details would
be worked out by the individual
boards.
Mr.. Parker. gtreksina the Tgeney
OF the situation. asked hospitals
not agreeing 10 0 pro~raia system
last night to discuss possible plans
with him within the next too
weeks.
II no plan 10 proposed which
meets approval of oil hospitals
and the federation. another eon-
g. A.. A.