Page Eight - ‘Dr. Annis Defends Rising Costs. \ Says L l By John Wolf The American Medical Asso- Nation’s opposition to the pro- posed King-Anderson medical- care~forathe-aged bill was sum- marized by the organization’s president, Dr. Edward R. An- nis, Tuesday evening in Rob- jrts Theatre. D,r. Annie refuted the charge ‘ that medical expenses have iapidly increased in recent ears, He agreed that expenses I’iave indeed increased, but ““we’re not talking about the name product” when we try to — vompare medical practices of today with those of a few years ack. Today _we are dealing .with “the new medicine of the atomic age." Hospital expenses have ina greased sharply but of each 5500 hospital bill, $350 goes to Bay non-medically trained la- or which is needed to operate apecialized equipment, Dr. An- his noted. Furthermore, he mentioned, ghost persons have found a way 0 cope with the increased posts. “The infant health insur- hnce business has grown as medicine has become more nostly.” Today I46 million Americans re covered by some type of Eealth insurance. Some 10,400.- 00 of the nation's 18 million citizens over 65. years of age have health protection Dr. Annis also claimed that eople seem to have the wrong onception of health insurance. “Health insurance should be used to protect savings and in- come; it should not be used to cover the expense of a check-up or a chest x—ray, Nobody com- flains that they don't get to use lie or fire insurance, but many people certainly complain about rot getting to use their health nsurance." Politics enters the medical in- lurance picture because not all ersons can afford such protec— on. “We are not against gov- prnment in medicine,” Dr. An- his stressed. ”What we would like to see, however, is that those who need the protection Medicine Today Worth Price get it — not each member of one segment of the population. “The King - Anderson bill would provide hospital care for all persons over 55 only in has— pitals under government con- tract. But many people over 65 are quite well Off, Of our 18 million senior citizens, only 2.5 million are receiving old age assistance. There is no doubt that these 2.5 million should be helped.” » Drr Annis said that the three- year-old Kerr-Mills law is help- ingthose 2.5 million senior citi- zens who cannot afford medical bills. Under this plan, the fed- eral government subsidizes each of the 5|) states in provid— ing aid to these people, This plan costs 150 r’niilion dollars annually. A second feature of the Kerr» Mills law, Dr. Annis claimed, has run into federal obstacles. This feature also works on a state basis and gives help to those older people who are self- reliant but who would find it difficult to meet a large medi~ cal bill without mortgaging some property. The second feature of Kerr- Mills is in effect in 36 states (including Iowa) and costs $350 million annually. Under’this plan, the details of which dif- fer slightly from state to state. an elderly person may own his own home of any value, own a car, have a limited income. and have limited savings while receiving assistance. Dr. Annis is also the head of the World Medical Association. He said that in this capacity he has seen a ”deterioration of quality of medical practices in countries where a system of medical care like King-Auden son has been implemented.” The backers of King-Ander- son are apparently deliberately deceiving the public by saying that each wage earner will be taxed a maximum of $12 per year when in actuality, Dr. An- nis claimed, the cost will amount to $27.50 a year. “If they have a good bill, let them sell it honestly,” he urged. - Mark ,Hatfiel @ Young 0 Progressive 0 Dynamic loin inc Hatfield Campaign Ext. 271 Vote nonuntchN Ann Lousin. Ext 254; Margerei- EII ' SCARLET AND BLACK Friday, March [3. 1954 Grinnell Young Republicans to Attend Sioux City Convo; Vice-President Ferris Is Candidate for Slate Chairman Bob Savage, president of the Young Republican Club, will head a group of 24 members in attendance at the Iowa Col- lege Young Republicans’ Con» vention, to be held Friday and Saturday in Sioux City... “The Grinnell chapter has a special interest in the conven- tion this year,” declared Sav- age, “with Roger Ferris,.a Grinnell junior, running for State Chairman." Ferris, vice president of the YR'S, has been actively cam- paigning for the last month at schools all over the state. Ac- cording to the candidate, there are two areas where work must be done in the Young Republi- can party of Iowa. “First, it is imperative that we increase co- 0 p e r ati o n and interaction among all clubs in Iowa, and between the clubs and state or- ganization, Equally important is the need for greater interac- tion with the Senior Party— Young Republicans must be- come part of the Party!" “My goal as State Chairman of the Iowa College Young Re- publicans would be to make YR’s a meaningiul part oi the Party, and all programs which I present will work toward that end.” "Our candidate has the 5014 id support of the University of Iowa club and 4 smaller clubs in the southeastern area," stat- ed Savage. If elected, Ferris will serve as chairman of the 15 Ipwa clubs. The election, to be held Sat- urday morning, will be fol- lowed by a banquet in the ai- ternoon. Also scheduled are speeches by Senator Peter Dom- inick of Colorado and Robert Ray, Iowa State Chairman. Other Grinnell YR members playing an active role in con- vention activities are Phil Johnson who will serve on -tha Resolutions committee, John Black on the Credentials com- mittee and William Pegg on the Rules committee. The ICYR Convention, held annually in the spring, coin- cides with meetings of other YR groups in Sioux City this weekend. i PUBLIC NOTICE OIT,Y 0F OEDAB RAPIDS . STATEWIDE - OIVIL SERVIOE‘ EXAMINATION FOR ' * POLICEMEN "‘ FIREMEN * PLUMBING INSPECTORS T WAIT... CAN FOR THESE IMPORTANT OOMMUNITY POSITIONS? ‘ POLICEMEN and FIREMEN *Ai lead one year euneni residency in Iowa Mtge—21.3 (Eire) *Heighi—S lo 6' 3.32 [Policel *Weight—iSO-ZZB. proportionalelymof over 3 pounds per * Vision—At least 20/ so without glasses ‘k Education—High School diploma or Service GED. 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