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WASHINGTON NEWS House-Approved Social Security Benefit Increase.— The House passed and sent to the Senate by an overwhelming vote a $1 billion, 5%, increase in Social Security cash benefits. The bill included a provision placing self-employed physicians under Social Security. Since no amendments could be offered under the parliamentary rule on the bill, there was no formal move made to attach the King-Anderson program of limited hospital-medical benefits for the aging financed through a compulsory higher Social Security tax. Meantime, there were reports a move might be made in the Senate to amend the bill with a scaled-down version of the King-Anderson bill which would give the elderly an option of an increased cash benefit or a limited hospitalization benefit. The bill approved by the House would increase Social Security taxes starting next year to 3.8% for both employers and employees on the first $5,400 of employee earnings. The tax is now http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png JAMA American Medical Association

WASHINGTON NEWS

JAMA , Volume 189 (6) – Aug 10, 1964

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Publisher
American Medical Association
Copyright
Copyright © 1964 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved. Applicable FARS/DFARS Restrictions Apply to Government Use.
ISSN
0098-7484
eISSN
1538-3598
DOI
10.1001/jama.1964.03070060143040
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Abstract

House-Approved Social Security Benefit Increase.— The House passed and sent to the Senate by an overwhelming vote a $1 billion, 5%, increase in Social Security cash benefits. The bill included a provision placing self-employed physicians under Social Security. Since no amendments could be offered under the parliamentary rule on the bill, there was no formal move made to attach the King-Anderson program of limited hospital-medical benefits for the aging financed through a compulsory higher Social Security tax. Meantime, there were reports a move might be made in the Senate to amend the bill with a scaled-down version of the King-Anderson bill which would give the elderly an option of an increased cash benefit or a limited hospitalization benefit. The bill approved by the House would increase Social Security taxes starting next year to 3.8% for both employers and employees on the first $5,400 of employee earnings. The tax is now

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JAMAAmerican Medical Association

Published: Aug 10, 1964

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