COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES NINETY-NINTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION 56-614 O SEPTEMBER 19, 24; OCTOBER 8, 1985 Printed for the use of the Committee on Armed Services CONTENTS Mayer, Hon. William, M.D., Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs. Toner, Maj. Gen. Francis, U.S. Army, OJCS, J-4, Deputy Director for Strate- Page Mayer, Dr. William, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, accom- panied by Mr. Robert L. Gilliat, assistant general counsel, Manpower and Sasser, Hon. James R., a U.S. Senator from the State of Tennessee.. Mayer, Hon. William, M.D., Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs. Gilliat, Robert L., assistant general counsel (Manpower and Health Affairs)...... O'Brien, Janet, Ph.D., director of research, National Association of Military Day, Mary, vice president, Citizens Against Military Injustice.. Skillicorn, S.A., M.D., director of medical affairs, San Jose Hospital, San Jose, MILITARY MEDICAL CARE SYSTEM THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1985 U.S. SENATE, SUBCOMMITTEE ON MANPOWER AND PERSONNEL, The subcommittee met in open session, pursuant to notice, at 9:35 a.m., in room SR-232A, Russell Senate Office Building, Senator Pete Wilson (chairman) presiding. Present: Senators Wilson, Thurmond, Denton, Nunn, Kennedy, and Glenn. Staff present: Arnold L. Punaro, staff director for the minority, and Patrick A. Tucker, counsel; Patricia L. Watson, research assistant; David S. Lyles, professional staff member; Mary J. Kampo and Richelle M. Turner, staff assistants. Also present: Mark J. Albrecht, assistant to Senator Wilson; Allan W. Cameron, assistant to Senator Denton; Jeffrey B. Subko, assistant to Senator Exon; Gregory B. Craig, assistant to Senator Kennedy; Edward McGaffigan, Jr., assistant to Senator Bingaman; and Phillip P. Upschulte, assistant to Senator Glenn. OPENING STATEMENT BY SENATOR PETE WILSON, CHAIRMAN Senator WILSON. If there are any in the audience who are here because of their interest in the porn rock hearings, this is not the place. Senator NUNN. We hope. Senator WILSON. Yes; it is early in the hearing. Senator GLENN. I hope you gentlemen brought some good records with you this morning. Senator WILSON. Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, this is a meeting of the Manpower and Personnel Subcommittee of the Senate Armed Service Committee and this morning we are holding a hearing on wartime medical readiness. With me are the distinguished ranking member of the subcommittee, Senator Glenn of Ohio, and the distinguished ranking member of the full committee, Senator Nunn of Georgia. Both of them share my interest in this area. We are expecting others to appear. We have been notified that if the schedule permits, they will be with us. The subcommittee meets this morning to conduct the first in a series of oversight hearings on the military health care system. It has been more than 3 years since this subcommittee had the opportunity to focus specifically on the status of the military medical system. (1) |