WASHINGTON REPORT
Congressman Edwin D. Eshleman |9w
16lh bisirict-Pennsylvania
One of the growing political
issues for the 1970’s is health
care in America. It is an issue
that has become one of the most
talked about items on the agenda
of the 92nd Congress.
Like so many other issues
that come to the political and
governmental forefront, much of
what is being said about health
care has more emotional impact
than factual content.
While it is true that the de
livery of health services in this
country is limited and grows
ever >more expensive, it is not
true, as one prominent Senator
put it, that “America is an also
ran in the delivery of health
care to people.” There is a need
for creating a more efficient
system of distributing medical
services, but that need does not
necessarily translate into some
of the drastic solutions being
proposed on Capitol Hill.
Those who are the advocates
of the more unrealistic measures
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seem to come up with the most
emotionally packed arguments
In general, these advocates want
a total nationalization of health
care in the United States. And,
because they want government
to provide medical care for
everyone, they talk about matters
with impact on everyone. •
What those who want govern
ment health care for everyone
do not talk very much about is
the cost of their proposals. Some
cost estimates range as high as
$77 billion of Federal money
each year. That is the equiva
lent of a health tax of $l,OOO per
year for every family in the
country. And, such costs are
totally unrealistic when the in
adequacies of our medical sys
tem can be treated with less
drastic measures.
I lean toward a plan that would
give health protection to those
who J’terally cannot pay for it
themselves. In some areas of
the country there is the reality
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Local Egg Flocks Disease Being Researched
Local poultrymen and exten
sion agents have been coopera
ting in recent weeks with Penn
State University poultry offi
cials to determine the nature of
a disease found in some egg lay
ing flocks.
Jay W. Irwin, associate Lan
caster County ag agent, said the
disease includes boil-like cysts
on the birds, the birds turn
pale in color and have diarrhea
Production drops.
The disease has been under
investigation for several days
and confirmation of its nature
of poor people unable to get pro
per treatment.
But we should not use this
reality to justify a program
where tax dollars buy health
care for those who can afford to
pay for it themselves. The
health delivery system can be
adjusted to assure that poor
people have access to proper
medical care. But those who
can pay for such care themselves
should continue to pay
Other health deliver;
could also be improved, perhaps
through Congressional action
It migth be useful to work
on improving medical insurance
coverage—particularly for cata
strophic illnesses costing thous
ands of dollars, so that families
can be -assured that their life
savings will not be wiped out by
illness.
And, there is a -real need to
train more medical personnel to
end the present shortages of
doctors and nurses and, there
fore, be certain that we are pre
pared to handle the growing
health needs of a growing popu
lation.
In summary, I favor certain
facets of a program of national
health care, but stop far short
of advocating a nationwide pro
gram of socialized medicine
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is expected shortly. Irwin said
Penn State poultry specialists
feel they know what it is, but
are running lab tests to confirm
it.
He said it is believed that the
disease existed in the past but
has been overlooked because of
Merek’s disease Poultrymen
probably thought flocks had
Merek’s when the disease oc
curred in the past, he explain
ed.
It was noted that some breed
er flocks have the disease and
ultimate solution may rest with
the breeder flocks.
Irwin noted that production
can be off to such an extent
that with recent low egg prices
the farmer may be better off
to sell his flock than to try to
fight the disease.
The disease is being research
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liwin noted that with the
new Merek’s vaccine and the
solution to Merek’s disease, it
will become possible to detect
and deal with other diseases
which were hidden by Merek’s
and overlooked in the past.
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