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HOOVER REPORT DIAGNOSES U. s.
MEDICAL sETuP
ASKS MAJOR SURGERY TO RELIEVE TAXPAYER
Chicago Tribune Press Ssrvics
WASHINGTON, Feb 27-Ths Hoover Commission today
diagnosed the federal governments sprswns billion dol
M year medical services sstvP as patient bostsd with
bvroersey and waste.
The commission government Reorganization headed
BY former President Herbert Hoover recommended major
surgery which said would bring efficient health
Ices a less cost TO taxpayers.
said too many people getting medical fede
raj expense and that there Is soldbriekins by pa
isns.
OVERLOADED WITH HOSPITALS y
$50 page report TO Congress, the commission said
federal units are now responsible for health and medical
functions involving possible direct medical for 30 mil
lion Americans including a million veterans, st an annual
cost Of billion i49 million dollars This includes billion
dollars year In disability allowances 10 veterans.
II found the government 10 overloaded with hospitals
many Of which operating ~ fs below capacity and pro-
posed closing ssN "a o. ihsm, with possible shufdowns
OF more than 30 shsr These wsvld be sold surplus" for
regular civilian use
An lmmsd.s :. BE further hospital building by the
veterans sdmnssisn wss recommended. except for
pIsion Of lhe. nsw under ssnirsei
Task force si The semnIsson made proposals that
would add up 10 nsi ssvns Of nearly 200 million dollars
The commission Itself gave specific estimate OF saw
Ins however and did not ndorss ell OF The task forces
findings
LIST MAJOR SUGGESTIONS
Major commission recommendations included:
l. Setting up safeguards against "sod-brekns" by vet
enforce the rule that administration WA)
free medical should bs given for nonssrves connected
ailments only when veteran is unable TO pay The commits
sion proposed verifying insbtyopsy declarations and sv
horiins VA TO collect for where Justified
AbOshns fsdsrsly financed medical care for Amsr-
can merchant sesmsn. at saving OF II million dollars
year The commission said this subsidy potentially available
$4,000 sesmsn, Is longer justified now thar sssmsn
are among the highly paid groups
Closing Of II public health service hospitals. some OF
winch now merchant st saving In operating
costs OF - millions year.
ASKS HOSPITAL POOL
Studying the possible closing Of ~ VA hospitals out
Of total Of ia and Of nine military hospitals and nine
military nfrmsres which obviously marginal TO fsds
raj government needs
Creating federal advisory council Of health 10 be
by the President permanent agency TO coordinate
FEDERAL medical programs
Pooling hospital facilities Of the three military services
on regional basis that for example, In one area the army
might handle ell military and In another the navy
ms said would reduce duplication end even eempst'on
now prsetieed
Setting up . voluntary health Insurance. program TOR
me rs million federal employees with Joint contributions Dy
me government and employer thru payroll deductions 10
private insurance agencies.
Establishing central federal authority to supervise
medical care in Of atomic attack.
Setting Up national library Of medicine which would
incorporate The present armed services medical library
REPORT RIPS VET MEDICAL PAMPERIHc'
tDssrot Nsws)
by MARTIN S. HAYDEN
WASHINGTON. Feb. 2s-consrsss was called upon 70
day 10 curb the Null HANDouT OF free
medical whose illnesses are not srnv'sd
70 military service and who afford TO pay TOR ns ow"
hospissli1sslon
The recommendation came from The Hoover Commission
n Organization Of the Executive Branch OF Government N
special report attacking the huge waste IN tsdsrs meu
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