Die Schweiz

Report of the Royal Commission on National Health Insurance

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Identifikator:: 1008917265

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-19129

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Author:: Flückiger, Otto http://d-nb.info/gnd/117736708

Title:: Die Schweiz

Edition:: Zweite Auflage

Place of publication:: Zürich

Publisher:: Druck und Verlag von Schultheß & Co.

Year of publication:: 1914

Scope:: 1 Online-Ressource (VI, 243 Seiten)

Digitisation:: 2017

Collection:: Economics Books

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172 MAJORITY REPORT. limitations is, except for one single function, a pure farce. That exception is the Medical Service Sub-Committee, which performs useful work. Apart from this, however, it is impossible to see anything whatever for the Insurance Committees to do that could not be equally well accomplished by a subordinate official in the local Public Health Office (App. XIII, 21-29).. He contends that the insured persons’ representatives on the Com- mittees are, in fact, nominated by the larger Approved Societies, and that there is thus no real representation of insured persons. (See also Q. T452, T7125, T766-T768, 7775-7785.) Dr. Harry Roberts gave evidence on similar lines. He says (Q. 16,120) that he “« would like to see Insurance Committees either abolished or, at least, their constitution entirely altered, because they are now but another name for Approved Societies. For all practical purposes they are the chairmen and secretaries of the Approved Societies, which was not the original purpose of the Act. The insured person is not represented on them in any way whatever.” The Society of Medical Officers of Health (App. LVL, 7; Q. 16,941, 17,100-17,101), while admitting that Insurance Com- mittees ** have done well according to their abilities and oppor- tunities,’ state that the Committees have certain general public duties, but have failed to be efficient instruments in the promo- tion of better health conditions. The Society think that *‘ Insur- ance Committees are, as separate bodies corporate, no longer required. Their duties would be more efficiently carried out by the local health authority . . .” Mr. Torrance giving evidence on behalf of the Ancient Order of Foresters (Q. 4308-4309) states that Insurance Committees do not, under present conditions, justify their existence. The Hearts of Oak Benefit Society (App. IV, 285-293) suggest the retention of the Insurance Committees and would regret the loss of the experi- ence gained in matters relating to medical benefit during the last 13 years. The National Conference of Industrial Assurance Approved Societies (App. VI, 26; Q. 5448-5449), the Manchester Unity of Oddfellows (Q. 6053-6056) and the Rational Association Friendly Society (App. IX, 34; Q. 6651-6653) also support the retention of Insurance Committees. The National Association of Trade Union Approved Societies (App. Xl, 151-156; Q. 92,077-22,078) favour the formation of a committee of each local authority with certain representative persons co-opted to under- take the local administration of medical benefit. The evidence of Sir Wm. Glyn Jones (App. CVI; Q. 24398-24532) indicates the difficulties which hamper the work of Insurance Committees in their administration of medical benefit, and which, in his view, make it impossible to expand the scope of that benefit whilst its administration is in their hands. In conclusion, we may refer to the evidence given on behalf of the Ministry of Health by Mr. Brock (Q. 23,974-23,990), who states that ¢ the duties devolving upon Insurance Committees (as distinguished

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