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Show SPRINGVILLE HERALD Thursday, August 28, 2008 Future Eagle Scout encourages community to say "Yes Utah" c ws The battle between lazy and greedy never ends Daniel B. Kline While the doctor's office blamed the insurance company com-pany and the insurance company blamed the doctor's doc-tor's office, I went without with-out the stomach medicine I have taken for nearly two years. It seems that my doctor lacked the form and the fax number for the giant insurance company that .dominates this particular partic-ular state and the insurer was completely unwilling to simply call the doctor to get them the relevant info. Even after I did all the leg work and sent the form to my doctor's administrative assistant along with the fax number, nothing happened. hap-pened. The doctor's office claimed they sent it and the insurance company claimed to not have it. Either Ei-ther way, I'm dealing with an acidic stomach caused partly by not having these pills and partly by the stress of dealing with the health care industry. My saga started nearly two weeks earlier - well before I ran out of pills. Having made the .mistake .mis-take of switching insurance insur-ance companies I needed a prior authorization form to take the medicine I had q on nnFinnaia" SICK OF FEELING SICK? Perhaps we can help. New medications and treatments are currently being studied for the following conditions: Migraines Atopic dermatitiseczema Children with allergies Hay fever Volunteers who qualify and participate in a clinical research trial receive study-related medication, lab work and exams, as well as financial compensation for time and travel. We invite you to call or visit our website for additional information regarding these investigational research studies E3 INTERMOUNTAIN 1 2422 S. 450 E. 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The insurance company first told me that the doctor doc-tor would have the needed form and could simply fax it over. Upon calling the doctor, they said they had no idea what form I was talking about and that the insurance company would need to send it. Ultimately, I found the form on the insurance company Web site and faxed it to my doctor who proceeded to do nothing with it that day because the person responsible for filling out forms was busy. And, while I'm sure she was busy, I'm of the belief a E3 CLINICAL RESEARCH a Far West Bank A Division of AmericmWtit Bank, Spokane, WA farwestbank.com that you don't go home un- til every last customer has been taken care of. Since apparently toy store managers care more about customer service than medical office per- sonnel, nobody stayed late to fill out my form. When they ultimately did call me it was to inform me that I had never in fact taken the required OTC drug or at least that they had no re- cord of me taking it. troop will be manning ta-Since ta-Since I had taken the bles with information for drug and it had been prescribed pre-scribed by a former member mem-ber of their medial group this seemed hard to believe. be-lieve. The non-helpful, too-busy-for-me office worker who eventually hung up on me even asked me if I had records of taking it since they could not locate one. While I keep very few medical records, not being a doctor's office and all, it did take me approximately 48 seconds to get the pharmacy phar-macy I use (the one I had on record with this doctor) to fax them the prescription prescrip-tion dates. During all this I also got to speak with my doctor who had no particular particu-lar sympathy for the fact that I was going without a medicine that greatly aided my physical comfort. Fortunately, after not taking this medicine for a few days my stomach actually ac-tually returned to normal and though I now have an active prescription that my insurance company will pay for, I am not taking this drug. Still, I would not want to actually get sick and need my doctor and my insurance company to agree on anything or actually actu-ally do some work on my behalf. Daniel Kline's work ap- pears in over 100 papers weekly. When he is not writing Kline serves as general manager of Time Machine Hobby New England's largest hobby and toy. "I don't know what to do for my Eagle project," is a common statement heard from boy scouts. That wasn't the case with 14-year-old, Taylor Ger-vais. Ger-vais. He knew what he wanted to do as soon as his scout leader father brought home a flyer about organ donation. j Taylor wanted his project proj-ect to make a difference and he knows encourag- ing people to make the decision to be an organ donor will not only make a difference, but potentially save lives, On Saturday, Aug. 30, Taylor, his scout leaders and other scouts from his Jeffrey Averett, son of Mike and Joan Averett of Springville, has returned home after serving a mission mis-sion in Louisville, Kentucky. He will speak in church on Sunday, Aug. 31, 2008 at 9 a.m. in the Springville Third Ward, 300 E. Center. His grandparents are Wen-dall Wen-dall and Shirley Averett of Springville. Hie debate over lowering ing In response to the re- newed debate in Utah over underage drinking, SADD (Students Against Destruc- tive Decisions) reemphasiz- es its stance in opposition to lowering the drinking age. - SADD believes that lowering low-ering the current minimum-age drinking laws would likely do little, if anything, to reduce problematic prob-lematic drinking behaviors on college campuses and would contribute to the downward age trending of initiation into alcohol use by legally moving it into the high school community. commu-nity. According to SADD's Teens Today research, students in grades -6-12 ranked the drinking age as the number one reason why they choose not to use alcohol. According to The Surgeon Sur-geon General's Call to Action Ac-tion to Prevent and Reduce the drink Underage Drinking, alco- ucation, prevention and ac- dia about youth develop-hol develop-hol use by, young people tivism organization, SADD ment and decision-making. pro Mortgage of Springville will Donate 1 0 of its profits to Springville High School Sports : Program. John Paystrup a Native of Springville, Owner of Pro Mortgage, wants to give back to the -"" community that has been such a big part of his success. With mortgage rates j 'ff at" a 4 year low,' John can help you find I p the best rate to fit your refinance, or 4 7 purchase needs. Give us a call today. I J flff 1 801-830-3400 or email us at John Paystrup johnpromortgageinc.com the community about how to sign up to be an organ, eye and tissue donor. He will have a table set up at Allen's Super Save Markets, Mar-kets, 340 S. Main, Spring-ville, Spring-ville, and at Sunroc, 35 E. 400 S., Springville. They will be starting at 8 a.m. and will continue to distribute distrib-ute information until noon. Taylor's grandfather was on dialysis for the last three years of his life. Taylor's experience in watching his grandfather struggle with his health has given him compassion for those who are waiting for an organ transplant. Currently there are over 99,000 people nationally who. are waiting for a life saving organ transplant. In v h L- Koy David Jasperson, son of Kim and Nancy Jasper-son Jasper-son of Mapleton, has been called to serve a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Raleigh, North Carolina, Spanish speaking. He will speak in church on Sunday,' Aug. 31, 2008 at 1 p.m. in the Maple-ton Maple-ton First Ward. He will enter the MTC Sept. 3. age renewed is a leading contributor to death from injuries, plays a significant role in risky sexual behavior, increases the risk of assault, and is associated with academic failure and illicit drug use. Specifically, this report highlights that: : ; An estimated 1,700 college students die each provides students with the year from alcohol-related tools and resources they injuries; need to make healthy choic- Approximately 600,000 es and help their friends students are injured while and peers to do the same, under the influence of al- SADD students abide by a cohol; "No Use" policy, in which Some 700,000 students they do not support or con-are con-are assaulted by other stu- done the use of alcohol by dents who have been drink- underage young people, ing; and For more information About 100,000 students about SADD, visit sadd.org. are victims of alcohol- For additional facts and de-related de-related sexual assaults or tails about this issue, visit date rapes. In addition, im- why21.org. paired driving crashes kill Stephen Wallace has thousands of young people broad experience as a each year and injure many school psychologist and more- adolescent counselor, and As the nation's preemi- speaks frequently to young nent peer-to-peer youth ed- people, families and the me- Utah, there are almost 350 people who wait, knowing their fate depends on the decision of a stranger. The decision to say yes to organ or-gan donation can provide comfort to a grieving fam ily as well as provide a life-saving life-saving transplant for those waiting. Be sure and stop by Allen's Al-len's or Sunroc and support sup-port Taylor's Eagle project. proj-ect. Help him increase the number of people committed commit-ted to organ donation by filling out a registration form or by logging onlto www.yesutah.org to register regis-ter your wishes to become an organ, eye and tissue donor. Local Church news Presbyterian Rev. George Lower will conduct services at the Springville Community Presbyterian Church on Sunday, Aug. 31, at 10:30 a.m. with Fellowship following. fol-lowing. The church is located lo-cated at 245 S. 200 East in Springville. For further information in-formation call 8014894390. Grace Bible Pastor Derrick Smothers Smoth-ers invites you to join them Sunday at 10 a.m. at Grace - Bible Church for a time of worship and teaching from the Word of God. Pastor Derrick will be teaching verse by verse, through John. Grace Bible Church is a non-denominational church and they invite you to come worship our Lord and Savior Sav-ior just as you are. The church is located at 239 S. Main in Springville (The Little Brown Theater). Grace Bible Church of fers a program for youth ages 12 through 18. Lighthouse Youth is a time of fun and learning God's Word for this age group. They meet Wednesday evening at 6:30 p.m. or more information call 801491-8440. |