Resolution from the Butler County Medical Society of Butler, Pennsylvania

2567A an The following resolution was passed unanimously at the meeting of the Butler County Medical Society of Butler, Pennsylvania: R WHERKAS, the United States leads the world ix standards of health, medical and WHEREAS, the American people have become the healthiest major nation of the world under the system of free enterprise; and WHEREAS, compulsory health insurance, wherever tried, has led to deterior8 tion of medical and hospital care, with resulting decline in national health; and WHEREAS, there are available to the people of this country budget-basis voluntary health insurance, administered by special medical and hospital care plans, insurance companies, and plans developed through fraternal organizations, labor unions, private employers and other organizations, and THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Butler County Medical Society of Butler, Pennsyl- vania, does hereby go on record against any form of compulsory health insurance or any system of political medicine; x AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this organization hereby goes on record in favor of the rapid expansion of all forms of voluntary health insurance, particularly those known as Blue Cross and Blue Shield; That a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the President of the United States and to certain Senators and Representatives from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and that the said Senators and Representatives be respectfully requested to use every effort to prevent the passage of any form of compulsory health insurance legislation. C.B. tarmblace, H.d. President 6 TRUMAN NATIONAL ARDS VICE CHT / Secretary U. Donaldson M.D. Butter, Penna Address Date: 9-13-49