FRIENDLY SOCIETIES
NATIONAL INSURANCE SCHEME. SYDNEY, Thursday. Litvin g evidence before the Commissioner of Inquiry into the National Insurance scheme, the Grand Secretary of one of the large friendly societies stated that there was no friendly society in New South Wales whose sickness contributions covered its liabilities.
In many districts exc.csssive sickness was due to congested areas. In the country districts the returns generally exceeded the expenditure. The general experience with regard to sick pay to women was most unsatisfactory. The •Treat problem for the National Insurance scheme would be tl.o invalid. None should bo allowed higher than 30/weelcly' as anything above this tended to induce malingering. The secretary considered the doctors lodge fees too high, and not justified. Only by all friendly societies adopting the pooling system would they get satisfaction with regard to medical attention. —Press Assn.
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 49, Issue 15049, 30 November 1923, Page 6
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