SOCIAL SECURITY ACT

Wairarapa Times-Age, 6 April 1939, Page 8

SOCIAL SECURITY ACT

MEDICAL BENEFITS. SCHEME NOT ACCEPTABLE TO DOCTORS. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, This Day. Unanimous divisions that thp present Government sclyeme for the provision of medical benefits under the Social Security Act remained totally unacceptable tp tjip profession, and that its members were unable to cooperate in its administration were reached at : meetings of the medical Thp following official stajpmept was made today:—‘Fdllowipg' a communication reepived frpm' the Hop the Minister 'for’ Health; tpeptings of .tpe Rational Health Ipsuranpe Committee and the full council of tlqe Npw Zpaland branch Qf thp British'Medipal Association werp held Both meetings were attended by representatives of a]l djvisipns of the association throughout the Dominion. At the meetings it * was reported that member's of each division werp solidly and definitely hi favpur pi the attitude hitherto' taken "by the association, namely, complete opposition to the present Government scheme of offering thp whole of the people partial and limited medical service as against the Medical strongly-hpld view that the-scheme should provide free service complete in all respects to those unable to provide it for themselves. The scheme was not. acceptable to the doctors.