. Biennial report of the State Board of Charities and Public Welfare to the General Assembly of North Carolina. mentsspent a total of $259, for medical care for needy amount spent for 1945-46 was $295, Several countiesmake practically no provision for the medical care of needypersons except for emergency situations. The larger portion of the amount spent for medical care inNorth Carolina is provided by a few large urban counties where itis not as difficult to provide tax money for this purpose as it is inrural counties. Although the General Assembly of 1945 author-ized
. Biennial report of the State Board of Charities and Public Welfare to the General Assembly of North Carolina. mentsspent a total of $259, for medical care for needy amount spent for 1945-46 was $295, Several countiesmake practically no provision for the medical care of needypersons except for emergency situations. The larger portion of the amount spent for medical care inNorth Carolina is provided by a few large urban counties where itis not as difficult to provide tax money for this purpose as it is inrural counties. Although the General Assembly of 1945 author-ized the Medical Care Commission to spend $500,000 a year forhospitalization of indigent patients the money had not becomeavailable at the end of the biennial period. It appears, however,that since the charges for hospitalization have greatly increasedin North Carolina in recent months that when this money is madeavailable, it will not provide hospitalization for a larger numberof needy patients but will only help to take care of some of theincreased charges for hospitaization. State Board of Public Welfare 35. 36 Biennial Report RECOMMENDATIONS 1. That the State appropriations for old age assistance andaid to dependent children be increased to provide more adequateassistance to recipients and to provide assistance for additionaleligible applicants. 2. That an appropriation be made to the State Board of PublicWelfare to assist the counties in meeting more adequately theneeds of general assistance recipients now aided entirely fromcounty funds. 3. That the appropriation for aid to county welfare administra-tion be increased to help the counties provide more adequately forthe administration of the public welfare program. CHART 8, AVERAGE RESOURCES, CASH GRANT, AND UNMET NEED IN ANAVERAGE MONTH IN 1946 (Based on $48 average requirements forOld-Age Assistance and $98 average requirements for Aid toDependent Children) Per Cent100, 40 20 -
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