Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-06-04
LETTERS TO THE STAR
More Views on Medical Care for Aged

IN AySu S.
went into effect, this despite
the opening Of three entirely
new hospitals In the area
since that time. Certainly
any plan which would add as
little as three per cent to the
load now carried by the hos
pitfalls would create q real
crisis; this medical care plan
would add much more than
that. The plan might be de-
fensible If it conjured up the
required extra facilities with
the same ease with which it
would create the demand;
this 1t cannot do.
One might ask. If the above
premise is accepted. what is
now done with the folks who
must" be hospitalized; why
would this plan increase the
number who must" be
hoSpitaliZed? OF course, it
would not. One must under
stand that not all folks who
are now so confined need"
to be so confined. When
economic pressure Is removed,
the pressure to 60 home or to
stay home is lessened. This is
just q fact Of life.
The regrettable but unde-
niable fact Is that we do not
have the facilities to accom-
modate the tide Of patients
which this bill would create
as sure and as soon as ID is
passed. In this perspective
it is entirely unimportant
whether the financing is by
Social Security or any other
plan; II 1t will create an influx
of admissions beyond those
Of actual necessity, 1t also
creates an insoluble problem
at the practical level and
converts what is now q crisis
into a catastrophe.
william r. Moses, M. d.
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I am over IS, and am def
initely opposed to the bill
the President is trying to
have Congress pass, and
especially opposed to the
Anderson king bill.
I refuse to be a part of an
assembly line, waiting hours
to see a doctor like a pauper.
Then from time to time hav-
ing strange doctors who have
no interest in me personally.
This is not fair to the older
people who have worked hard
to depend on their Social
Security check each month.
My check is less than 500;
if the Government wants to
increase it to 500, fine,
that will pay for the hospital
ization my family pays for.
I think it's unfair to force
the aged to accept something
they are not in favor Of. AS
an American citizen 1 have
certain rights and intend to
keep them at all cost.
Senator Anderson and Mr..
Kennedy, are millionaires.
How can they possibly know
the needs of the older people.
and who are they to judge
what is good for the aged?
We are still free citizens, and
I intend to remain that way.
I will never submit to this
evil plot. I am proud to be a
member of the Blue Cross,
Blue Shield, and intend to
remain so under any condi-
lions.
I worked for years to &C
cumulate my Social Security,
and I don't want it to be used
for some kind of medical
care, and lose its original
purpose. M. H. N.
President K e nm dy has
adopted all of Franklin
Roosevelt's socialism ant
spending policies and is striv-
ing to plunge this country
into total socialism anc
bankruptcy through hi.
strong bidding for additional
socialistic powers such al
compulsory medical care fol
the aged through social Sc.
curity, authority to finance
large-scale emergencies, pub
lie works, wherever anc
whenever he pie a SEES, au
thority to further regimen
agriculture and authority tt
take a whole host of Stat
and local responsibilities, no
tably, including the propose
for a Department of Urbal
Affairs.
If Mr.. Kennedy can holt
. on to the rubber stamp, so
called Democratic controlled
Congress, which he has beef
, blessed, with for another tw,
years. I am afraid he vii
, succeed in his bid for a tota
socialistic state.
Nish Showers