Report of the Royal Commission on National Health Insurance

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Identifikator:: 1740277147

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-132094

Document type:: Monograph

Title:: Report of the Royal Commission on National Health Insurance

Place of publication:: London

Publisher:: Stationery Office

Year of publication:: 1926

Scope:: XII, 394 S.

Digitisation:: 2020

Collection:: Economics Books

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Title:: Chapter XIV. Summary of conclusions and recommendations

Collection:: Economics Books

MAJORITY REPORT. 281 (46) That any practitioner possessing the requisite qualifica- tions should be entitled to take part in the work, and that the decision as to whether particular practitioners possess these qualifications should lie in the hands of a mixed lay and medical committee for each area. (para. 283.) (47) That in the initial stages of the scheme arrangements might be made for patients who are able to travel to attend either at the specialist's consulting rooms or at the out-patient departments of hospitals, or at clinics established by the local administrative authority, as may be found most convenient in various areas. (para. 284.) (48) That the scheme of extended medical benefit could be financed through the funds made available under the scheme of pooling of surpluses referred to in recommendations (40) and (41). (para. 259.) (49) That ophthalmic benefit should be recognised as part of the expert out-patient service under the scheme, and should not be available except on the recommendation of a medical practitioner. (paras. 88 and 90.) (50) That an increase in some form of the normal cash benefit payable during incapacity for work is very desirable. (para. 308.) (51) That for financial reasons this increase must at present be limited to an allowance in respect of dependants, where Sohne or disablement benefit is payable, on the following ines :— (a) An addition to the sickness benefit of 2s. a week in respect of each dependant. (b) An addition to the disablement benefit of 1s. a week in respect of each dependant. (c) The dependants’ allowance should be paid in all cases of incapacity of an insured married man even where the wife is herself a wage earner. (d) The dependants’ allowance in respect of dependent children should only be paid from the husband’s insurance, not from the wife's. (e) The dependants for the purposes of the scheme should normally be the wife and the children up to 14 years of age, but in order to meet the case of the widower with dependent children, an additional 2s. in the case of sickness benefit and 1s. in the case of disablement benefit should be paid in such case. (f) In the case of the insured widow with dependent children, the allowance should be paid only in respect of the children and no additions similar to those in (e) should be made thereto. (g) In the case of the insured woman whose husband is uninsured, no allowances in respect of dependent children should be paid from the woman’s insurance. 54.709 KK. 3

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