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

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2h “QE MAJORITY REPORT. ER Forces of the Crown. (99) That the benefits payable out of the Navy, Army and Air Force Insurance Fund to discharged men who are established as permanent members of the Fund, should in future include additional benefits equivalent, as near as may be, to the average of those provided by Approved Societies in general. (para. 542.) (100) That members of the Navy, Army and Air Force Insur- ance Fund who transfer to an Approved Society on their discharge from the Forces should, for the purpose of title to additional benefits, be treated as though they had been members of the Society from the date of their joining the Forces, and that to enable this to be done the transfer values payable out of the Navy, Army and Air Force Insurance Fund in respect of such men should be augmented by the estimated share of surplus earned during their period of service. (para. 542.) (101) That apart from the modifications in (26) and (100) above, no change should be made with regard to the insurance of men serving in the Forces of the Crown. (para. 540.) Mercantile Marine. (102) That the card system of collection of contributions of foreign-going seamen of the Mercantile Marine should be abandoned and a schedule system instituted. (para. 547.) (103) That while it would be of great advantage that all foreign-going seamen should be included in one or two Approved Societies only, it is not desirable that there should be statutory provision to this effect. (para. 550.) © (104) That the special arrangements under Section 63 (5) for providing medical benefit to members of the Seamen's National Insurance Society be discontinued, and that members of the Society should in future receive their medical benefit under the normal arrangements. (para. 552.) (105) That all persons who have served in the British Mer- cantile Marine, whether members of Approved Societies or not, should be eligible for pensions from the Liascar Fund. (para. 555.) (106) That Section 64 (5) of the Act should be amended so as to provide that the cost of administering the Lascar Fund should be borne by the Fund itself. (para. 557.) (107) That the State Grant on pensions or other benefits pay- able out of the Liascar Fund should be withdrawn. (para. 558.) MISCELLANEOUS. (108) That no change should be made in the provisions of Sections 70 and 71 of the Act relating to the investment of the funds of Approved Societies. (para. 617.) (109) That subject to recommendations (84) and (110) no change should be made in the existing provision relating to the

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