[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 44 (Thursday, April 18, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E577]
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             COMMEMORATING SAM L. ERVIN, HEALTHCARE PIONEER

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                           HON. STEPHEN HORN

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 18, 2002

  Mr. HORN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the long and 
distinguished career of Sam L. Ervin, a pioneer in the development of 
innovative and cost effective programs that enhance the quality of life 
for older and disabled adults.
  Mr. Ervin was the founding executive office of the original Senior 
Care Action Network (SCAN), a social health maintenance organization in 
Long Beach, CA. SCAN was selected by the then Health Care Financing 
Administration in 1982 to be one of four demonstration sites for the 
Social HMO program. The Social HMO expands comprehensive HMO benefits 
to include community-based long-term care and some nursing home care.
  Today, he is the chairman and chief executive officer of SCAN, 
serving more than 50,000 members in four southern California counties. 
Since its inception, SCAN has made a unique and significant 
contribution to seniors' ability to remain healthy, independent and in 
control of where they live and how they live.
  I have introduced H.R. 2953, the Coordinated Community Care Act of 
2001 to make Social HMOs a permanent part of the Medicare + Choice 
program. I am proud to do so and to recognize Sam Ervin for his 
contributions to the improved quality of life for thousands of seniors.

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