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:: Minority report

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a4 MINORITY REPORT. be considered desirable. The effect of the combined service and cash benefit would be beneficial in terms of health of mother and child, and later in terms of sickness expenditure saved. ‘It would do away with the temptation to work too long and to return to work too scon, if something which we should consider full and healthy maintenance for the mother and child was payable *’ (Hearts of Oak Benefit Society, Q. 3496.) AGE AT ENTRY INTO INSURANCE. 115. We are not in agreement with the observations of our colleagues with reference to the age of entry into insurance, either in regard to the demand for a lower age of entry, or to the weight of the evidence produced in favour of it. The National Association of Trade Union Approved Societies in their evidence drew attention to the gap of two years between the present statutory school-leaving age and the age of entry into insurance and submitted that ‘‘ employment within the meaning of the Act should commence at any time after a person has left school, having reached the statutory school-leaving age’ (App. XCITI, 54). 116. This evidence was submitted to, and endorsed by, the General Council of the Trades Union Congress, which is repre- sentative of six and a half million workers, the great majority of whom are insured persons. Further evidence was given by Mr. Gold of the Scottish Miners’ Federation Approved Society : *° It is a period that we have felt ought to be bridged over . . . . As a matter of fact they are left out of is entirely until they attain 16 years of age although we find that in some instances employers stamp cards immediately: the lads commence work ’ (Q. 6949). 117. In Appendix XI, 4, the Lancashire and Cheshire miners say : “° We suggest that the present age of 16 on entry into National Health Insurance shall be reduced to 14 years of age; or whatever may be the school-leaving age either now or in the future.”” *‘ The principal reason is not to secure cash benefits but to get the advantage of medical treatment > (Hibbert, Q. 7063). 118. The evidence leads us to say that there is a widespread and important demand that there should be available for young persons between 14 and 16 years of age medical services and treatment, not less effective than those available during their school life. 119. We are not impressed by the suggestion that to lower the age of entry will militate against raising the statutory school- leaving age, more especially as we consider that the title to non- cash benefits might partly take the place of cash benefits for

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