COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS JAMIE L. WHITTEN, Mississippi, Chairman EDWARD P. BOLAND, Massachusetts TOM STEED, Oklahoma *JOHN M. SLACK, West Virginia ROBERT N. GIAIMO, Connecticut GUNN MCKAY, Utah TOM BEVILL, Alabama JOSEPH D. EARLY, Massachusetts CHARLES WILSON, Texas LINDY (MRS. HALE) BOGGS, Louisiana ADAM BENJAMIN, JR., Indiana NORMAN D. DICKS, Washington MATTHEW F. McHUGH, New York BO GINN, Georgia WILLIAM LEHMAN, Florida JACK HIGHTOWER, Texas JOHN W. JENRETTE, JR., South Carolina MARTIN OLAV SABO, Minnesota JULIAN C. DIXON, California BENNETT M. STEWART, Illinois SILVIO O. CONTE, Massachusetts JOSEPH M. McDADE, Pennsylvania J. KENNETH ROBINSON, Virginia CLAIR W. BURGENER, California CARL D. PURSELL, Michigan KEITH F. MAINLAND, Clerk and Staff Director *Deceased. DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR AND HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 1981 TUESDAY, MARCH 11, 1980. HEALTH CARE FINANCING ADMINISTRATION WITNESSES LEONARD D. SCHAEFFER, ADMINISTRATOR DR. PAUL WILLGING, DEPUTY DIRECTOR, BUREAU OF PROGRAM OPERATIONS ROBERT O'CONNOR, ACTING DIRECTOR, BUREAU OF PROGRAM POLICY DR. HELEN SMITS, DIRECTOR, HEALTH STANDARDS AND QUALITY BUREAU MARTIN KAPERT, ACTING DIRECTOR, BUREAU OF QUALITY CONTROL DR. JAMES KAPLE, ACTING DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF RESEARCH, DEMONSTRATIONS AND STATISTICS HOWARD PHANSTIEL, DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET DENNIS FISCHER, DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SERVICES WILFORD J. FORBUSH, DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY, POLICY COORDINATION OPENING STATEMENT Mr. NATCHER. We now take up your regular 1981 budget request which is before the committee. We will insert your statement in the record. [The information follows:] (1) |