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EDITORIAL
Wednesday, March 28, 19621
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WHY PUBLIC RELIEF IS NOT THE ANSWER
TO HEALTH CARE FOR THE AGED
Back in October, 1960, a new
law went into effect which at
tempted to cope with the mount
ing medial problems of this
country's 17 million aged.
This law was born of an acute
need to provide better financial
assistance for old people not
. able to pay for their health care.
But this program was never
tailored to fit the medical prob-
" lems of all the nation's aged-or
to lessen the burden on the
whole family. It is, purely and
simply, public relief. To get it
in most states, the elderly
must prove they are paupers.
' In my opinion the measure,
though of some help, is inade
quate. We will still need it,
however, even if the Presi
dent's plan for health insur
ance lor the ged through
social security is passed by
Congress. There will still be
some people who are poverty
stricken and have to look to
Sublie assistance for their
ealth care.
Here's how the aged medical
care program works under this
system:
The medical programs are
paid for by federal, state, and
local taxes. The Federal gov
ernment promises to pay part
of the cost to any state which
will:
. (1) , Increase its payments
for medical care for persons on
old-age assistance.
(2) Pay costs for medical
service for persons over 65 who
are not. on public assistance,
but who can prove they have
just barely enough money for
food, clothing and shelter. This
is the Medical Assistance for
the Aged program, usually
called '.'MAA."
Each state decides whether
or not it will participate. Each
state determines how much ben
efits it will .pay, and who will
be eligible.
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By Abraham Ribicoff
Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare
As yet, only 23 States, plus
Puerto Rico and the Virgin
Islands, have set up MAA
programs. At the end of last
year, only 17 States and the
Virgin Islands were actually
making MAA payments.
Even though the Federal
government agrees to pay from
50 to 80 percent of tne cost
depending on the wealth of the
state-many states say they are
too poor to put the plan into
effect.
However, if a person lives
in New York, Massachusetts,
or Michigan his chances of
getting MAA aid are better.
Secretary Ribicoff
'These states account for 92
per cent of a'.l money spent
under this plan last December.
Here are a few examples
shdwing how little actual help
with medical expenses some of
the states puvide:
If a person lives in Kentucky
he is eligible for hospital care
only in case of "acute, emer
gency, and life-endangering
illness," and then for only 6
days hospitalization. In Okla
homa, "MAA" will pay for hos
pital care only for conditions
which endanger life or sight. In
December, Louisiana reported
actual expenditures for only 8
recipients; New Hampshire for
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hospital claims out-ran the
available "MAA" funds.
Yet, these inadequate benefits
have already cost Federal and
state governments more than
$120 million. In fiscal 1963, the
"MAA" program will cost th
Federal government an esti
mated $230 million, and almost
$200 million to State and local
governments.
' Compare this plan with the
national health insurance plan
'proposed by the President a
program that would be self
financed. The King-Anderson
bill, which is now before Con
gress and which carries out the
President's proposal, would
provide broad health benefits
for nearly everyone over 65
through the Social Security
System.
The cost would be Only
$1 a month for the average
wage earner and an equal
amount from his employer. For
this, you are buying health
care, with dignity, for your
parents. You will be able to
save more money to give your
children the best upbringing;
''and education for a good Btart
in life. At the same time, you
are investing in your own
health care when you reach 65
and relieving your own children
of the burden of paying for it.
What investment can pay
better dividends?
Your Congressman wants to
know how you stand on the
Kennedy Program for Health
Insurance through Social Se
curitr.Write to him.Also.for
further information about
President Kennedy's proposal
for health care for the aged,
write to the National Council
of Senior Citiien,200"C"St,
SE, Washington 3,D.C.
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. Jim Forrest
Eleanor Billings
. Dave Wohlfarlh
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To the Editor:
The implications of your'
front page story of Mon
day, March 26, "Young
Republicans Oppose Uni
versity NSA Affiliation"
should not pass unchal
lenged. According to a re
port issued by the Young
Republicans, J. B. Mat
hews "one of America's
foremost authorities on
communism," links Har
old Taylor, Helen C.
White, and David Ries
man with Communist
Front activities. The YR
seem to approve this
linking. Mathews and the
YR should know of whom
they speak, and the YR
should know something of
Mathews. Many persons
recall Mathews's activi
ties during the McCarthy
era with something ap
proaching nausea.
As it happens, Mr. Tay
lor is a former president
of Sarah Lawrence C o 1
lege and spokesman for a
theory of education anti
thetical to communist ab
solutism. Miss White is a
former president of t h e
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