cee ee ew ae NEGOTIATING POSITION FOR HEALTH AND MEDICAL CLAIMS I. INTRODUCTION. - The negotiating position of the United States Government for health and medical claims should have two goals. First, a comprehensive program of health and medical care must be provided for all radiation-related injuries. Second, injured individuals must be compensated adequately for their harn. periodic medica in To achieve these g goals, the negotiating J :vosition must include examinations to identify radiation-related (b ailments; compr hensive heaitth and medical care to treat all such ailments; and adequate compensation. There is no reason to treet individuals of one differently from individuais of any other atoll. atoll The perl “negotiating position shoule offer the same program to ail individuals without distinction. Existing legislation proposed by the Department of the Interior for the peoples: of Rongelap and Utirik Atolls (Pub. L. No. 95-134) Be! te ee" te ee cee ll ct i le i Ie, be used as the starting point for this program. should The benefits of this legislation should be extended to all affected peoples and supplemented as needed to achieve the goals outlined above. However, to avoid double recovery, individuals | should be compensated only once for an injury. “ ~~ Lavo. “TRF ~ emerge a . seem TT rig FR TOT ae Be Rag te nt seme se eI RG pe RR . . aac eo ~ sae . 1 ' es ae,