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Voluntary Prepayment Plans In OperationHospital SAGE Publications, Inc.1948DOI: 10.1177/107755874800500705 Membership Report ° ' "Membership in the Blue Cross hospital service plans has passed the 30,000,000 mark. The Blue Cross Commission of the American Hospital Association said June 13 that a first quarter increase of 902,408 new members this year lifted the membership in United States and Canada to 30,254,456. The United States (including Puerto Rico) has 28,184,777 members in its 84 plans and Canada 2,069,679 members in five plans. "The Associated Hospital Service of New York had the greatest numerical first quarter growth 154,867, followed by Plan for Hospital Care, Toronto, with 68,924." "30,000,000 in Blue Cross," New York. Times 97:20 June 14, 1948 , .. : < .. Hospitalization Periods Reduced . "It is too early to predict a continued trend toward a decrease in the period of hospitalization of a Blue Cross member, but figures for January, 1948, showed a decrease of .11 of a day as compared to the December, 1947, figures. The average length of stay for January, 1948, was 7.95, almost one-quarter (.23) of a day less than the January, 1947, average. This decrease was experienced by all size groups of plans. "For