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The Congressional Record United States Senate 4415

Mr. Humphrey: Mr. President, the nation is experiencing a crisis in health care that cries out for extensive reform in both delivery and financing of the way in which these services are provided the American people. We are blessed in this country with excellent medical technology, the world's best trained doctors and nurses, the finest scientific research and facilities.

The problem before us is to get all of this to our people at prices they can afford to pay. Americans spent $70 billion in health care last year - that is about $325 for every man, woman and child in the country - yet we rank worse than 10 to 17 other nations in terms of life expectancy and infant mortality. We are the only major industrialized nation that does not provide some form of national health service for its citizens.

Dr. Solomon J. Zak a highly respected physician in the Minneapolis - St. Paul community has addressed himself to this subject in an informative, learned and readable article entitled
"Comprehensive Prepaid Health Care - Why?"
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that this letter be printed in the RECORD as follows:
COMPREHENSIVE PREPAID HEALTH CARE - WHY?
(Dr. Solomon J. Zak)

"The nation is faced with a breakdown in the delivery of health care unless immediate concerted action is taken by the government and private sector."
Robert H. Finch, Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare, 1969

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