Show j COALVILLE COALVILLE- H. H C C C. McConaughy Summit County Bee nee Utah Dear Sir Concerning the article In the Summit County Be Dee Bee of ot April 2 1964 1961 about Representative Laur Laur- Laurence I ence Burton there Is a paragraph which read as follows I We have a sound program under under under un un- der the Kerr Kerr bill to provide tall I all the medical and hospital care care for for people who need It It it I f We VVe were wondering wondering If It Mr Burton Burs Bur Burston 1 ton knew that according to the Congressional Record Vol October 28 S 1963 That in July ot of 1963 only people received IMM MAA of less than 1 per percent percent percent cent of the nations older citizens Since this program was enacted three years yearn ago only states have the program in opera opera- tion Three-fourths Three of the Federally Feder Federally Federally Feder ally appropriated funds for Kerr- Kerr MUla Mills go to three states New NewYork NewYork NewYork York gets 44 per tier cent of the total total total to to- tal appropriations M A few other facts we would also like to point out is that ac as according cording to a US U.S. Senate committee committee committee com com- publication concerning the Kerr Mills Only five states have I comprehensive programs the rest root I r M t. t of the states give only onty limited a to the very ury few aged individuals who can qualify t for tor r Kerr Mills legislation The aged on the average have haye only about bout half halt the Income ot of younger people but they need two and one one half as much medical care carl We feel lee I the Kerr Mills program program program pro pro- gram gives too little BlUe too late to too few Sincerely yours Tom Paddles I Jr and Robert Adkins North Summit Senior Students |