Excerpt from House Select Committee on Health Care: Final Report to the House of Representatives In a declaration effective November 3, 2005, the Speaker of the House of Representatives established the House Select Committee on Health care. The Speaker appointed 56 members of the House of Representatives to serve on the Committee and its subcommittees, as established by the Speaker. Six subcommittees of the Select Committee were established, as follows: Medicaid; Cost of Health Care and Health Insurance for Employees and Employers; Safety, Quality, Accountability; Healthcare Workforce; Access; and the State Health Plan. The Select Committee and its appropriate subcommittees were directed to study specific issues pertaining to health care. This final report represents the work of the Select Committee and its Subcommittees from the time of establishment to the convening of the 2007 General Assembly. The Select Committee met on for the purpose of reviewing its charge, hearing progress reports from subcommittees, considering subcommittee reports, and adopting an interim report. The number of meetings, topics of discussion, and recommendations of subcommittee can be found in the Committee Proceedings Part of this Report. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Abstract: A congressional report for policy makers, health care professionals, and the general public provides the opening statements of 3 members of the House Select Committee on Aging and the testimony of 5 witnesses in a 1984 hearing held before that committee. This fact-finding hearing focused on an assessment of how the US compares to other nations in its provision of health care to the American elderly. Topics included historical perspectives, health insurance programs, escalating health costs, the source of funding, coverage and benefits, and government initatives for cost controls.