Blue Shield of California - National Health Insurance: Cure or Chaos? - Tickets $5.00 at door

Sep 29, 2026

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Program excerpt featuring Thomas C. Paton of Blue Shield of California and a discussion titled "National Health Insurance: Cure or Chaos?". It raises questions about whether national health insurance would improve public health, address a supposed health care crisis, and make preventive care effective through federal policy and periodic examinations. The text also includes event logistics such as tickets and scheduling details alongside additional club and guest information.

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Blue Shield of California

National Health Insurance: Cure or Chaos?

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New Directions for the Economy

Congressional Budget Control

FRIDAY,SEPTEMBER 13m,12 NOOW G0LD BAILRO0M,SHERATOM-PALACE HOTE THOMAS C.PATONPresident # Blue Shield of California"NATIONAL HEALTHINSURANCE:CURE OR CHAOS?" Thomas C.Paton has been associated with Blue Shield and Blue Cross for twenty-sevenyearsThrough its own_private business and the government programs it administers—Medicare,Medi-Cal and CHAMPUS—Blue Shield serves in excess of four million Californians.Mr.Paton asserts that there are those in Washington who are so preoccupied with the financ-ing of a national health insurance program that they haven't stopped to answer the basicquestion:Will a national health insurance program_really improve the nation's health?Isthere really a health care crisis?Is "preventive"care possible only through a federal mandate,and will it,by promoting periodic examination,prevent disease? Tickets $5.00 at door. EDITH S.COLIVER,Quarterly Chairman FRIDAY,SEPTEMBER 20th,12 NOON G0LD BALLRO0M,SHERATOM-PALACE HOTE SENATORALAN CRANSTON Democratic Candidate for U.S.Senate,California # "Congressional BudgetControl—New Directionsfor the Economy" The Honorable Alan Cranston has served California in the U.S.Senate since 1968.A sharpcritic of the federal budget for 1975,Senator Cranston believes there should be an immedi-ate halt to government spending in excess of government incomeAmong his politicalprojects are the Middle Income Credit Relief Act to lower home mortgage interest rates,andthe creation of the 16 million acre desert conservation area in Southern California.He isparticularly concerned over the plight of senior citizens since the bureaucratic snafu of theSocial Security and Supplemental Security Income programs.With the approaching bicen-tennial in mind Senator Cranston sets forth some resolutions:no infringement on freedomsof speech or the press;civilian control over the military establishment;and a general cleanup of the government,election campaigns and the whole political process. Tickets $5.00 at door. NEWZEALAND:PROGRESSA FRIDAY FLASHE3-AUG.30thFrom Address by AMBASSADOR LLOYD WHITE, New Zealand "People living on small islands have asuspicious attitude toward people comingin from across the sea.It tends to be aself-reliant attitude,i.e.,we live here—what are you coming in here for? Most people inthis world live oncontinents and mostof the continentsare in the northernhemisphere.Bycontrast the south-ern hemisphere ismostly water. In New Zealandthere is no placemore than 80 milesfrom the sea.Thesea is part of us andespecially of our Hon.LLOYD WHITE Polynesian citizens.They know far moreabout the sea than citizens like me ofEuropean origin. One reason we have to do things ourown way is that in our short history wehave had so much advice from across thewater which later turned out to be wrong.We have been offered every kind of falseGod and told that if we worship him,allwill be well. Everyone coming to New Zealand seemsto bring some bright idea but never tells NDPROSPECTSINTHE70s us the dark side of it.So,we must find outfor ourselves.In the outcome we are do-ing quite wellIt is through making ourown judgement as to how best we can useour own resources.It is through having ahealthy scepticism of foreigners and for-eign ideas.And through starting from thepoint that what is good for someone elseis not necessarily good for New Zealand. We do not just sit there and let the restof the world go by.We are not isolation-ists.We trade with the rest of the world.We keep up with the most modern trends.And we contribute,or at least believe wecontribute,some valuable things to therest of the world. Geothermal Power Some American visitors,especiallyjournalists,get the impression that NewZealand is a nice place to visit but issomewhat out-of-date,lethargie and lack-ing in initiative and ambition.Let mecounter this with some examples of pro-gressive activity in the 1970s. You are using geothermal power in SanFrancisco from PG&E stations up beyondthe Napa

FAQs

What question does Thomas C. Paton raise about national health insurance?

He asks whether a national health insurance program will truly improve the nation’s health and whether there is really a health care crisis.

Does the excerpt discuss preventive care as a goal of federal policy?

Yes. It questions whether preventive care is possible only through a federal mandate and whether periodic examinations can prevent disease.

What event information is included in the excerpt?

It lists tickets priced at $5.00 at the door and provides event date and venue details for scheduled talks.

Sep 29, 2026

Uploaded by awa