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Show V. "Reasonable Charges" Explained By Medicare The voluntary medical Insurance Insur-ance part of Medicare helps pay reasonable charges for physicians' phys-icians' services and other medical services covered by the program. "We have had some difficulty getting people to under-stnad under-stnad just what a reasonable charge is, said Don Donaldson, social 'security district manager in Provo. A doctor's charge is looked at from two different viewpoints In determining how much of it Medicare Med-icare can recognize and pay as a reasonable charge. First, the law requires examination of the doctor's customary charge - that is, what he usually charges his patients for the service. Medicare Med-icare reimbursement cannot be more than the customary charge. Second, the law requires a determination de-termination of the prevailing rate among physicians in the locality for the same service and pro- Afraid you're going deaf? 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Usll i ?A Thoughtful Gift . . . .( For any occasion, J - " message, your . . , 0$ i: fRohbock's Sons' Floral ; TvL 1042 South State -Orem hibits Medicare reimbursement exceeding that rate. Blue Cross, the health insurance insur-ance organization which handles Medicare claims in Utah, keeps records of charges for services and determines the reasonable charges for those services. The prevailing rate is determined according to regulations issued by the Social Security Administration. Admini-stration. Under those regulations the prevailing charge for a service ser-vice is what 75 percent of the physicians In the area customarily custom-arily charge for that service. If the physician's charge is his customary charge and Is no higher than the prevailing rate, Medicare will pay 80 percent of the charge. If, however, the charge exceeds the prevailing charge, Medicare pays no more than 80 percent of the prevailing rate. If a doctor's charge Is higher than the Medicare reasonable charge, it eould mean one of three things; (1) that the charge exceeded ex-ceeded his customary charge; (2) that the charge fell among those made by doctors in the area whose charges exceed the 75 percent prevailing limit; or (3) that the doctor has increased his charge but the increase has not been in effect long enough to have been established as customary in Medical records. Medicare pays 80 percent of the reasonable charges for services covered by the medical insurance program, pro-gram, after the $50 deductible (annual) has been incurred. The annual deductible will be $60 beginning January 1, 1973. If the doctor and patient agree, the doctor can file the Medicare claim and payment will be made directly to him. In that case, the doctor also agrees to accept Medicare's reasonable charge as full payment for the service, and can bill the patient only for the 20 percent of reasonable charges which Medicare does not pay. If the patient submits the claims himself, Medicare will pay 80 percent of the reasonable charge directly to him, and he is responsible re-sponsible for the doctor's full bill even though it is more than Medicare pays. The patient may by Commodore " or St says tin Yi..rS VBTEBAN8 DISABLED Bv imjusv oe DiecAse while I IN ACTIVE 6E8VICE ACE eufiiBL6 ran couPtt&K&i tm MomiatiM. contort tht mmcm VA offkt ithftk row pMfM book i of will Vnm AdminMI niton. 21U.IIOV'niMMlAt.NW,WaaniM.oc -MiO file his claim either before or after he pays the doctor. The Provo social security office is located at 173 East 100 North Street and is open to the public between 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. weekdays except National Holidays. Their telephone tel-ephone number is 374-5011, Ex. 7291; you may call them collect if you wish to give them some necessary information, from toll areas. Grade A Fryers Tyson' U.S.D.A. Inspected And U.S.D.A. Graded A Whole i-i C Fryer Breasts ITdIo 79 69 38 59 68 Orod. A I Fryer Drumsticksr;;i S O A. PorH lb. Fryer Wings Ty.on U.S.D.A. Grodi A Pofti U. f I U--.-Manor Heult 22-t. lird lb. Grade A Ducks 3T; SAFEWAY DISCOUNT Giant Tide 48oi. QQv 7 Dlranl oka. W pkg. Giant Cheer j4-oi. QQ. Detergent pkg. W " Idaho" Russets All Purpose Potatoes U.S. No. 1's Fancy Carrots t 2bt.a9 Yellow Onions U.S. No. t Mild 4.1.58 Skylark Bread Crushed Wheat - Sliced f WWW V ma 7 ! OjllrMinOmii ..,, .,1, ....i D 1 mm Cj 1 2 . .J- .A ' BEFORE AND AFTER Combat engineers from the 618th Engineer Company at Ft. Bragg, N.C., assisted local citizens in building a combination trackfootball field for East Bladen High. A short four months later, the East Bladen Cougars were host at their own athletic facility. (U.S. Army photo by SSgt. R. V. McCumber) Common names for skunks are 'polecats for striped or spotted skunks and "wood pussy" for the civet cats, (small Spotted Spot-ted skunks). Instead ancient over Lucerne Egg Nog Half-Gallon Half-Gallon Quart Carton 48c Regular Ground Beef Any Size Package You Need At This tow Everyday Discount Price lb. Round Steaks u.. 1.33 Short Ribs of Beef cr.A Boneless Pot RoasC?.A T-Bone Steaks n I DI U.S.D.A. Choic. u. 55 i, 1.19 1.55 1.45 DUIUII Ul DCCI t,,, Safeway Coffee R-F Elbow Macaroni R-F Egg Noodles IX R-F Macaroni SX. R-F Medium Noodles R-F Durham Lasagna I -lb. 7t log I J 121. fCt Pkg. IJ 1J-01. I An Pkg. 47" Pkg. ir IJ-OI. Pkg. JO Pkg. ir I ti'lilWHift I Vanilla Wafers , Nabiico X. 39 X 1.18 U..I. no Nilla Walnut Meats?,.9: diamond 'Piece 0Chocolate.5Z.X Tomato Juiced" Pkg. 404t. Can 40 Vienna Sausage k Ubby'i ' Brand t 24 ImII A aImOim n.rAil gjg( JCII-V VCIUIIII I Pkg. Coffee MokwoII Houio Vacuum Patktd E 1.69 S3 uiuu wi cjjiiiu whip i.Hi. Fancy Bananas Safeway Fine Quality ,Ugc Navel Oranges? Ready To Serve It I I o; 1 U J mia S-lb. 00) Siia bog 70 T A 4-count I iumnigeTro. ,h ' CWrllOMT l40 SAHWAT STOIIS INCOK)lttO t wJ ll S 1 I Salad Dressing i Cottage Cheese j Piedmont - Fresh Slock 1 lucerne Fresh r ."' 1 ft ,m, mji&,n..MifT ww. .rn- "sl.-s v imvwi , j ..Jew e. of throwing rice, the '((( Greeks poured flour newly weds. Hi-C Drinks Great After School Treat 46-oz. Can Sliced Bacon Morrell's Golden Crisp Label For Real Economy Mb. Pkg. Sliced Bacon Ts:Xr, Sliced Bacon UrSX Mb. 14b. Pkj. Mb. Pkg. 98 99 99 92 98 Sliced Bacon lJ? Pork Chops l'a loin Family Pack Pork Party Roast Sonolon Botlon Sunt bp j j. m m, Grade AA Eggs Cream O' The Crop Hi,-- Large I Siie V",' Dozen Med. Size - Doz. 52? The new Funk&Wagnalls encyclopedia. Ellis Beef Stew Convenience Food Follow The Arrows To Greater Discounts This Advertisement Effective At Safeway Discount In All Of These Towns: 'Salt lake City, 'Granger, 'Bountiful, 'Magna, 'Sandy, 'Midvale, 'Tooele, 'Orem, Mt. Pleasant, Rooievelt, Rich, field, 'Price, Payion, 'Vernal, Spanlih Fork, 'St. George, Cedar City, 'Prove, Tremonton, 'Logan, 'Ogden, 'Brlgham City, Uayton, 'Roy, 'Murray. WYOMING WYO-MING Kemmerer, Evamton, 'Rock Springs. 'Thete Stores Open Sunday MAtOAKIMI PRICES - lot tan Included M Utoh iiwm R.ioll Pric.i No Slolo Tax in Wyomino Start!. Prices t Items Effective Today Thru Wednesday, December 13, 1972 u 1 Orem-Geneva Niblets Corn Green Giant 2 12-oz. Can Canned Hams Safeway Fully Cooked Boneless and Waste Free 5-lb. Can 3-lb. Can 3.66 8-lb. Can 9.06 Boneless Hams m""qJ u. 1.29 Boneless Hams; Link SausageZsi,,!.,. Lamb Rib Chops' U. 1.39 11-OI. Pk,. 69 1. 1.29 u. 1.19 Leg 0'Lamb S.D.A. Choie. Wholo or Half mm Here's What "Discount With A Difference" Means Our Discount with a Difference program offers money-saving prices on the wide variety of high quality meats, produce and other foods which helped to build Safeway's reputation. When we converted to discount, we made sweeping changes in operating methods. These changes, which included new pricing methods and the elimination elimina-tion of unnecessary merchandising expenses, reduced our cost of doing business. Our savings were immediately reflected in substantial price reductions. Wo introduced our every day low level prices which helped to make the discount program so popular and effective. With low prices in effect all week long, there was no longer need to postpone shopping until the week end. Low level prices gave our customers added incentive to buy from us all of their food needs. With shopping spread more uniformly throughout the weoK and throughout the store, our whole business became more efficient. We streamlined ordering, stocking and price marking. We increased checkstand efficiency and lessened the possibility of errors at check out. Savings in our costs of doing business continue to be reflected in the prices of things we sell. Shop Safeway for the finest foods and a low total food bill. That's Discount with a Difference. Dinner Rolls Skylark Brown 'n Serve 1 2-count Package Lucerne Ice Milk Frozen Dessert 2-Gallon Ctn. everyday discount price 2.48 BroccoliSpears:iL'30 Q Mixed Vegetables Sal. 101. olr Mg. Mighty High Shortcakes . ill Colli laiO Bel-air Mince Pies 141, 43 Big Christmas Album In STEREO exclusive ot SAFEWAY Johnny Mathis and the Ray Connlff Singers Times December 7, 192 Advertising Pays ! It Doesn't Cost Earl's Sinclair NEW REYNOLD IS GLASS BELTED Snow Tires "ANY SIZE $26 00 EC. T Sno-Recaps ClO50ClO50 All Passenger Sizes 289 So. University Ave. Provo Ph. 374-2684 Bank Cards Accepted Palmolive Liquid Detergent 22-oi. BoHle Wieners Sterling Skinless Franks For After The Game Snacks olc Q lb. Chunk Bologna JXL. u. F!.L t) rL Caploln't Cholco rin Qt VnSeCcomblnall Combination Scallops ,c; Captain's Choice Seafood taded & Fully Cooked Sole Fillets UmAAa1 t:llA Captain's Chatce iiuuuvvk i iiicia 1 fully Cooked lb. CEgCIISTAlAS Scotch Pines Busny, (jreen and Fragrant Feet (4 to 5 Foot Treei . 5.43) The Total Discount Machine The true test of total discounts Come see 'or vourseii DISCOUNTING IN ALL DEPARTMENTS Is the reason everyone's food cost Ii much (est at SAFEWAY DISCOUNT 140 tl i mmmu i Potato Chips E rVtnglt and 0 Armour's Vienna 24' Q Bumble Bee Tuna r4 44' Q Tomato Soup -Town "v.: 12 'Homo Paper Towels Scott Ue-t. FIoiM Lucerne Yogurt Lucerne Yogurt Solve your gift problems! 69 u. 98 u. 2.29 ib. 98 98 34' 44' 25' 1.29 eLoau |
