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Show NON-C-! ua CLLAT': 'rials Dept. jV Hcvty Utah SOUTH SALT LAKL nnWS Serving The Center Of Industry A FOUNDER MAO- - Volume II, No. 13 irsday; Because they are always with us, wie have come to accept the occurrence of common childhood diseases as a matter of course. But with medical and hospital costs soaring as they are, every opportunity to avoid or prevent disease should be the concern of all citizens. Such an opportunity, and a very good one, is the current SAVE A CHILD IN 70 campaign to Rub Out RubeUaGer-ma- n Measles in Utah. By inoculating all one to twelve-yechildren with the recently-develope- d Rubella vaccine, this troublesome disease can be completely wiped out. However, it requires the cooperation of all Utah citizens. We cant afford to be complacent, declares Salt Lake pediatrician Stanley Child, of the campaign. "If we fail to act now, the next epidemic of German measles will have a tremendous impact not only on the health and well being of Utah families, but also upon the financial and economic load shared by all Utah citizens. The next epidmic, based on Mark Richins (left) and Michael Curtis "feel" the sounds of the provable data, is predicted for piano played by their teacher at the Ut'h Schools for the Deaf 1970 or '71. In some states, Ruand Blind, in Thse t n:o boys and fire other preschool bella cases have already reached classmates are Ogden.because deaf of congenital Rubella. proportions. A mass immunization program, now, can prevent this epidemic in Utah, Dr. Child pointed out. It will also prevent an estimated 200 pregnant mothers The Utah Division of Family Medicaid services rendered to from contracting German MeaServices, faced with rapidly recipients of public assistance sles, and allow their babies to growing medical care costs and during calendar year 1969 have be born free from the devastatincreasing utilization of medi- been analyzed by the Division ing birth defects caused by the cal services by those eligible to determine where reductions disiease. for Medicaid sendees, has. di- can be made to stay within the current fiscal year budget. The great human loss from rected measures to keep mediIn a report prepared by the cal costs wdthin available reRubella defects cannot be measured. But we can understand sources during the balance of Divisions Bureau of Research and Planning, it was noted that the economic impact caused by this fiscal year. 1964-65 the Rubella epidemic, Richard P. Lindsay, Division 1,147 participating physicians as compiled by the U.S. DepartDirector, noted that hospital received $1,068,543 during ment of Health, Education and billings will be reduced 10 per- 1969, the average amount being Welfare, Public Health Service. cent through the end of this $932 while 70 percent of physiIn that epidemic, over 50,000 fiscal year to meet the recently cians treating Medicaid papregnant women in the U.S. announced increase in hospital tients received less than $1,000 were affected. Of the children care rates not anticipated in the for the year. Optometrists numbering 132 born to these mothers, 10,500 current years budget. Welfare suffered severe Rubella defects. recipients, caseworkers and doc- provided services to Medicaid About 2100 died in infancy. Actors have been contacted and patients during 1969 totalling cording to the published data, asked to exercise utmost re- $162,852, for an average of the total economic costs associ- straint in utilization of all $1,234. There were 488 dentists who ated with the 8,400 surviving medical resources of the Medireceived a total of $1,034,427, Rubella childen, projected caid program if further cuts in through their trainable years medical services are to be or an average of $2,120 for dental care services. It was noted reaches a fantastic $549,300,-00- 0. avoided. the number of dental prothat Per child this amounts to Dr. Bruce Walter, Director of w'ho received in excess viders well over $65,000. At this rate, the Medical Services Section of the 84 Rubella children now be- the State Health Division, is of $6,000 for dental services to ing treated or educated in Utah directing a medical team in a Medicaid patients during calendar year 1969 totalled 34 as opwill cost over $5 million, most utilization review' of all nursing 12 in calendar year is borne by the taxof home placements of Medicaid posed to 1968. payer. Every epidemic simply patients to determine if the Richard P. Lindsay, Director, increases this load. level of care provided and Division of Family Services, We can save hundreds of charged is required by the panoted that a Dental Review human lives," Dr. Child em- tients condition. Hospitals and Committee of the Utah State phasized, by simply having our nursing homes represent the children inoculated. And we largest category of medical Dental Association is cooperatcan save taxpayers many milcosts in the Medicaid program ing with Division medical prolions of dollars at the same of more than 14 million dollars. gram representatives in preparing utilization control proce-due- s time. We simply cant afford to Payments to physicians, opwhereby all dental services miss this opportunity. tometrists and dentists for of an emergency nature will not The special vaccination henceforth clinics will be set up in every tion. Local papers and broadcast require prior authorization by the staff of the section of the state. Families stations will carry complete inare urged to bring their chil- formation on clinic locations as Divisions medical services proden for the onc-shimmuniza- - soon as they are determined. to page 4 a id co-chair- 26, 1970 Editorial On Civic Pride Mayor Davis has proclaimed the month of April as Month, and has suggested a number "Spring Clean-U- p of areas in which South Salt Lake citizens can make improvements on their property. This is timely advice, and not unusual, because all over the country cities are awakening and cleaning up. In Utah the problem may be more acute than we realize. Whether or not it is warranted, our State has acquired the reputation of being a sloppy place. A recent issue of a national travel magazine remarked that junked cars seem to be a status symbol in Utah, because there are so many of them in peoples yards. There is no way that citizens of South Salt Lake can clean up other peoples yards, but as we are in a special situation, special attention needs to be given the problem. We point with pride to our slogan, The Center of Industry, and justifiably so. Yet we have the problems attend-en- t to industry the difficulty of keeping clutter at bay. And these problems concern every citizen. So, as we are proud of our city, and as we realize that it takes extra effort to keep a partially industrialized area clean, the South Salt Lake News urges every citizen, and every business to give more than lip service to Mayor Davis proclamation and get out and paint and sweep and clean. If we are proud of our community let us make that pride visible. PROCLAMATION near-epidem- ic Medicaid Costs Studied h ot WHEREAS, the Nineteenth Decennial Census of the United States will be conducted beginning on April 1, 1970; and WHEREAS, all the nhabitants of the City of South Salt Lake are to be enumerated in this census; and WHEREAS, the information collected in the census serves many useful purposes, among which are apportionment of and other legislative bodies, representation in Congress well-being and purchasing power measurement of the economic of communities and their inhabitants, allotment of certain Federal and State tax revenues and other financial aid to States, determination of future needs for public services, and numrous other useful purposes; and NOW, THEREFORE, I, Oliver P. Davis, Mayor of the City of South Salt Lake, do hereby proclaim April 1, 1970 as CENSUS DAY in the City of South Salt Lake, and do urge all citizens to cooperate fully during the month of April with those who are charged with the responsibility of this most important work. Dated this 14th day of March, A.D. 1970. OLIVER P. DAVIS, Mayor IRS Warns Against Scare Advertising SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH Utah taxpayers were warned today against guarantees offered by some commercial returns preparers that make it appear that the preparer will represent the taxpayer in any subsequent audit. Roland V. Wise, District Director of Internal Revenue for Utah, said only attorneys, CPAs and certain others who have demon-state- d their qualifications can represent a taxpayer before the IRS. Taxpayers should be sure of just what is meant by a guarantee offered by a preparer. Misleading ads in newspapers, radio, and television, said Mr. Wise, convey the erroneous impression that the tax law recently passed by Congress greatly complicates taxpayers 1969 returns. Actually, the changes made by the new law that apply to 1969 affect only a few taxpayers. Other advertising, according to Mr. Wise, exaggerates the complexity of the new Form 1040 so as to discourage tax- payers from attempting to make out their own returns. On the contrary, he explained, the new form was designed to eliminate problems that taxpayers had with the old 1040 and to make it easier for taxpayers to claim such things as sick pay exclusions, itemized deductions, and retirement income credits if they are entitled to them. Mr. Wise said if a taxpayer elects to employ a commercial preparer to fill out his return, he should select a reputable preparer. Regardless of who fills low-inco- in the form, the taxpayer is responsible for the accuracy of the return. |