There would almost certainly be a showdown fight in 1949 on just how far the U.S. would move toward some sort of socialized medicine.
In Chicago last week, Blue Cross Health Service, Inc. (which offers prepaid hospitalization on a distinctly non-socialistic plan) was incorporated. The nonprofit stock insurance company (capital: $500,000) proposes to smooth out the differences between local Blue Cross plans, so that a big company can guarantee its employees the same protection no matter where they live. For instance, if a company's national contract calls for 30 days' hospitalization, and the local plan for only' 21, the insurance company would...
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