Volume 1

International studies on the relation between the private & official practice of medicine with special reference to the prevention of disease / conducted for the Milbank Memorial Fund by Sir Arthur Newsholme.

  • Newsholme, Arthur, Sir, 1857-1943.
Date:
1931
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Credit: International studies on the relation between the private & official practice of medicine with special reference to the prevention of disease / conducted for the Milbank Memorial Fund by Sir Arthur Newsholme. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    is employed to collect the monthly or quarterly subscrip- tions. The following table shows the money payments and benefits in case of sickness:— Payments per Month Daily Monetary Benefit during Illness A Kroner 1.20 Kroner B c .. 1.50 0.40 1.80 1.00 D E 2.70 2.00 3.50 3.00 Jr . . 4.50 4.00 . . H .. • • « • 5.50 5.00 6.50 6.00 Section A applies only to wives, to established workers who receive regular pay during sickness, and to young persons under eighteen. (The master must pay for his apprentices.) Section B is the largest group. Section C is the highest group for wives’ benefits in ordinary societies. Section D comprises only twelve members. If only one parent is insured, an additional payment of 0.25 krone a month is required for children, irrespective of their number. During stay in a hospital only half the monetary benefit is paid. The monetary benefit for the insured is usually limited to two-thirds of the usual wages, but can be raised to its full amount. When the benefits and payments are set out in propor- tional figures (starting with 100 as the base line in each instance), it will be seen that benefits are disproportionately high for those whose weekly contributions are high. (See Figure on page 75.) It should be stated that only a few benefit from the highest rate of benefit, to which objection has been raised. The discrepancy between benefits and payments arises from the basic charges incurred by the society.