Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 18 April 1945 — Page 10

Peak Load in Vet Hospitals Due to Be Reached in 1975

By NED BROOKS The G. I. bill of rights authorizing _ Beripps-Howard Staff. Wriger |-appropriation of the first $500,000,000 WASHINGTON, April 18—~The and $84,500,000 has been given the patient load in veterans adminis- | veterans administration for contration hospitals is increasing gh Stiucon Yann the fiscal year bethe rate of more than 1000 a month | ™ mye 15000,000 veterans eligible and officials say the peak will not ¢,. government medical service repbe reached until 1975. | resent such a substantial proportion By that year, it is estimated, the of the entire population that some government will be spending $300,-| smcials believe these facilities must 000,000 annually pe developed in close conjunction

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pitalization and programs. medical: service. The senate subcommittee on warIn 1942, before| time health and education has the flow of world| pointed out that veterans and their war II veterans! families may comprise from onehad begui, the| third to one-half the popuiation cost of operating, This group reported: rar oF the hospitals was| “All veterans among the 13,000,000 i about $65,000.000.! or more who will not have injuries *s The long-range sustained in: the service should be program for‘ ex- able to obtain adequate medical pansion of vet-| care for themselves and their famerans’ hospitals calls for an ex-| ilies in their communities. penditure of a billion dollars within| “The veterans administration will the next 20 years — nearly four not be able to assure such care for: times the total investment in the all in its own facilities even though hospital plant since world war I. plans for ultimate expansion to ER EH i 300.000 beds are consummated. “The problem must be deait with as part of-the larger problem of assuring adequate medical care in every community.” | Provision Made Now Present veterans’ laws permit hospitalization and ‘medical attention for ex-servicemen with non-service { connected ailments if the facilities | are available and the patients can- | not pay for their care. About 90 per cent of veteran | patients in recent years have been men with nonsservice ills and the | future program is being prepared on the assumption that at least two- | thirds of the patients will be in the same category. : | The “paupers oath” requirement {for treatment of non-service ailments is now under fire in congress and among veterans’ organizations, | although in actual practice there is | no definition of ability to pay In terms of the individual's income and ino investigation is. made of his economic status. The determination | ds to eligibility rests with the veierans administration. The disputed question in the application for treatment reads: “Are | you financially able to pay the necessary expenses. of hospital or { domiciliary care?” * | The 95 veterans’ hospitals now | have a total of 89,000 beds and 11.-

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