Medicare

Abstract Bernard S. Fellner wrote “The Confessions and Convictions of a Conscientious CFO” about his nearly 18 years as the chief financial officer of National Jewish Hospital from 1980-1997. He helped make NJH solvent during the transition of National Jewish Hospital from inpatient to outpatient treatment of asthma. National Jewish Hospital began as a tuberculosis sanitorium and was free to all patients. When Bernard Fellner arrived in 1980, NJH had only recently begun to charge for treatment and...

Abstract Senator Peter H. Dominick (R-Colo.) delivers his weekly radio address, Report from Washington, on April 9, 1963. Sen. Dominick discusses how the timing of passage of legislation in Congress can be politically motivated, with legislation either being delayed or introduced when it will win the most support. Dominick says that this is the case with the Medicare bill, which he states could be delayed until 1964 to use as an issue in the presidential election. Dominick also explains his...

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Congressman Peter H. Dominick (R-Colo.) delivers his weekly radio address, Report from Washington in late May 1962. Rep. Dominick discusses the topic of providing health care for senior citizens, stating that the debate in Congress centers on how a medical assistance program will be structured and financed. Dominick reviews elements of the 1960 Kerr-Mills Act as well as the current proposal called the King-Anderson Bill, comparing covered medical costs and funding for each plan.