Correspondence from William D. Heath, M.D. to Congressman James R. Jones regarding HR 2342
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_109_4_2_4_0002
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Title:
- Correspondence from William D. Heath, M.D. to Congressman James R. Jones regarding HR 2342
- Date Created:
- 1985-06-07
- EDTF:
- 1985-06-07
- Creator:
- unknown
- Rights:
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/
- Language:
- eng
- Record Type:
- correspondence
- Collection:
- James R. Jones Collection
- Collection Finding Aid:
- https://arc.libraryhost.com/repositories/3/resources/70
- Description:
- The document is a letter written by William D. Heath, a doctor specializing in diseases and surgery of the eye, to Representative James R. Jones regarding legislation introduced by Representative Barbara Mikulski to expand Medicare coverage for optometry services. Dr. Heath expresses opposition to the bill, stating that optometrists do not have the same level of training and expertise as ophthalmologists and therefore should not be given the same status in terms of billing and coverage. He requests that Representative Jones review information from the American Academy of Ophthalmology to clarify the inaccuracies in the bill.
- Topic:
- Health insurance--United States.
- Congress:
- 99th (1985-1987)
- Physical Location:
- CAC_CC_109_4_2_4_0000, Box 2, Folder 4, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving
- Location Represented:
- United States (nation), Oklahoma (state)
- Type:
- Text
- Extent:
- 2 Pages
