Show Millionth 10 Dollar Paid by Blue Shield I Salt Lake City October 10 10 1958 the check Involving the theten theten theten ten millionth dollar doUar paid by Utah Blue Shield Was vas issued last week according to Lewis G. G Mersey Horsey executive director of the non nonn nonprofit nonprofit I profit surgical plan I I II I Since Blue Shield was founded in n Utah in 1916 It has grown rapidly until at the present time one of every five is a member of the community pro pro- gram Iram Blue Shield a community sponsored prepaid surgical plan has steadily increased its coverage coverage cov cov- coverage so that in 12 short years the program has paid 10 million in benefits The programs program's rapid growth is clearly indicated by bythe bythe bythe the fact that one-half one of the 10 mIllion In benefits has been paid in just the last three y years ars The ten millionth dollar doUar was paid Id in ma n- n a che check k covering ver ng the claim of Milton Lovell of Lark Utah The rhe check covered surgical expenses expenses ex ex- ex for a recent operation on little tittle year seven year old Marilyn Loveil Lo veil Now happy and health Marilyn Marilyn- Is a back in classes a aLark at Lark elementary school This marks the second time the Lovells have used their joInt join Blue Cross Blue Shield benefits since the family joined the program program pro pro- gram three years ag ago In Ih a group plan sponsored by Mr Lovells Lovell's employer the United States Smelting Refining and Mining i Company Dee the Lovells Lovell's 13 year old son broke his arm several sev soy oral cral weeks ago and was In a cast during his sisters sister's Illness Mr Lovell and his wife Evelyn also have a third child Lucy Jane i 16 The Lovells Lovell voiced the sentiments senti sent ments held by thousands of Blue BlueShield BlueShield Shield enrollees throughout th the State Stale over the past decade as they discussed with Mr Hersey the extent of financial burden which was relieved by their Blue Cross-Blue Cross Shield coverage |