HEALTH SERVICE
SAN FRANCISCO SCHEME DISSATISFACTION VOICED Stating that a free medical and hospital scheme for all municipal employees in San Francisco was proving unsatisfactory in practice, Dr. C. E. Taylor, a prominent Sail Francisco surgeon, who passed through Auckland a few days ago, added that many doctors who participated -in the plan were now withdrawing from it. (Members paid two dollars 80 cents a month, Dr. Taylor said, and in return received free medical attention, free surgical, X-ray and other specialist services up to a certain sum, and free hospital treatment for a given period. To provide these services at Mich a low rate of contribution a medical examination before admission was essential, but this had not been required. Consequently the scheme was overloaded with chronic cases. Doctors were receiving fees much below 'those to which they were entitled. BpMi members and the medical profession wore dissatisfied with tiic situation.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 19985, 10 July 1939, Page 6
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151HEALTH SERVICE Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 19985, 10 July 1939, Page 6
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