Vladeck, Bruce C., Ph.D., member, Prospective Payment Assessment Commis-
sion, New York, NY, accompanied by Dr. Ronald A. Young, executive
director.
McCarthy, Carol M., Ph.D., J.D., president, American Hospital Association,
Chicago, IL.....
Van Hook, Robert T., executive director, National Rural Health Association,
Kansas City, MO..
Gruendel, Janice M., on behalf of the American Public Welfare Association,
Department of Children and Youth Services, CT.
Ring, John J., M.D., chairman, board of trustees, American Medial Associa-
tion, Mundelein, IL, accompanied by Ross Rubin, division of legislative
activities..
Ebert, Paul A., M.D., F.A.C.S., executive director, American College of Sur-
geons, Chicago, IL
Czarsty, Joseph C., M.D., chairman of the board, American Academy of
Family Physicians, Oakville, CT.
Lichtenfeld, Leonard, M.D., president-elect, Maryland Society of Internal
Medicine, testifying on behalf of the American Society of Internal Medicine,
Baltimore, MD.
Jones, Jeremy M., president and chief executive officer, Homedco, Inc., testi-
fying on behalf of the Health Industry Distributors Association and Nation-
al Association of Medical Equipment Suppliers, Orange, CA.
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