Show Blue Cross S Signup gnup Deadline Nov 20 Surgical Contracts Will be Issued it 11 Enough Persons Apply A larg crowd attended the meeting held beld at the Uintah Coun Coun- ty Courthouse recently to hear Jj J O 0 Wi ht executive Lf I the mountain Inter Hospital Service explain the Blue Shield plan I Mr Wight started that there are contracts in Uintah County under the Blue Cross Plan whereby hospital bene bene- benefits benefits fits are paid lct holders He explained the Blue Shield Plan as providing for the pay pay- payment ment 0 of surgical benefits to contract holders Thus he said family family which holds both a Blue ross ross and a Blue Shield Contract will in the event any of its members enter a hospital for fo surgical treatment have both its hospital bill and fee paid by the Intermountain Hospital Service Over physicians throughout the state who are members of the Utah Medical Association are enroll enroll- enrolled enrolled ed under the plan and their ser ser- services services vices are available to contract bolders U A person or family continued continued ed Mr Wight cannot secure a Blue Shield contract unless they have first purchased a Blue Cross contract The Blue Shield Plan Will not be introduced into Uintah Coun- Coun County County ty unless a majority of the pre pre- present SEnt Blue Cross contract holders apply for r rf rl Blue l Shield fe Deadline IJ f for enrollment nto in the Blue Shield Plan has been set Jor or November 20 It If an nt nt number have enrolled by that date contract payments will be returned The yearly Blue Shield tam tam- family ily contract fee is 30 and the yearly fee for a family Blue Cress Crass contract Is 36 Thus the total yearly fee for a family en en- enrolling rolling under both plans ill l 66 may be made qU ly Iy ml or or Annu in advance If or families ply for the Blue Shield con tracts prior to 20 the plan will be instituted in Uintah County effective December 1 If an insufficient number apply then the deposits made by ap- ap applicants applicants will be refunded to them Alvin E Weeks manager ol of the Uintah County Hospital will accept Blue Shield and Blue Cross Applications Mr Wight statEd that the ue Cross Plan is now g In all but three states of the Union It is he continued a profit nonprofit pia p 1 a n There are contracts in force in Utah and 30 million in inthe inthe the United States Astounding 53 it may seem one out of every six families In the United States has purchased a Blue Cross con tract |