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Show THE SAN JUAN RECORD Wednesday January 15, 1992 Page 12 comparable coverage. Utahs health insurance pool Five months after its formal launch, Utahs Com- of HIP for Blue Cross and Blue Shield, which admin- prehensive Health Insurance Pool (commonly known as HIP; is near capacity, having enrolled almost as many medically uninsurable people as its current funding will permit, Trisha Heck, vice chairwoman, announced. isters the eration. of early January, a total (if 31h people were covered, with applications from A- -. nearly ()() other individual- pending. Of those enrolled, approximately 5h percent are female Almost 50 percent of all HIP members are in the age bracket. All of th cm had been denied adequate health insurance because of a medical condition. Most people may not lx aware, but people with serious health problems who are 45-6- self-employe- 4 or who wmrk d for small businesses (including their dependents) usually cant get health insurance at any price, HIP Board Chairman William Willson said. The 318 people who have been accepted into the program are just the beginning, according to (leuffny S Imn, executive director Student cf the Week Yes state-funde- op- d Although the number of applicants to be accepted is limited, we wish to strongly encourage all individuals who believe they may be eligible for HIP' to "apply, Those who Irvin said. have been unable to secure adequate or affordable pr- health coverage means traditional through would at least be assured a ivate position on the waiting li- -t if theyre eligible for HIP. HIP offers coverage to those who are qualified on a i first-come- first-serv- , ba- e sis.) most HIP members are fighting diabetes, heart problems or As expected can cer. The result of a decision by Governor Norman II. and the 1990 Utah Legislature, the Utah ComBan-gert- er prehensive Health Insur- ance Pool Act set aside an initial $2 million in taxpayer funds to launch the HIP program. That money, coupled with enrollee premiums, has made it possible for medically unin- surable individuals to The program operates within Managed Care specifications to improve the quality and reduce the costs of the health care involved. Each subscriber selects a personal physician and agrees to coordinate all care w'ith that physician. HIP covers 80 percent of charges after the deductible has been met if providers under contract with HIP are used, as opposed to a 60 percent benefit if providers are invoked. Prior approval also is required for a series of procedures. The plan is available with $500 and $1,000 deductibles. 'There is an annual limit of $1,500 with out-of-pock- et Commission discusses land exchange (Continued from page ever, are eligible for 1) Hat, and Ray Mesa are also im- included. Fullmer said this land exchange, including as it provement. Budgeted costs include 481-606- Spanish tezuma 3. easily. There will be other land changes proposed in the Ml a (PREPARING G BUY NEW FURNITURE THE. FOR In other business, com- missioners authorized the corrected a bid announce- ment designating the tire bid as going to Redburn Tire out of Phoenix rather than Grand Tire, as announced last week; awarded a bid for fuel tanks for the Cal Black Airport and the Blanding Roadshed to Save-waTire and Oil; y and signed the annual agreement with the tribe for of law enforcement officers. Valley, MonCreek, Mexican n cross-deputizatio- FURMTURE MARKET SPACE ON OUR tWZfWENEED ORIHENEW r Whirlpool I EVERY PIECE INCLUDED SSs NOTHINC HELD BACK BRANDS Award at MES Quinn Butler is the Stuck ut of the Week Yes Award winner at Monticello Elementary School - the first winner for 1992. He is a son of Randy and Laura Butler. Quinn was nominated for the award for giving up his noon recess to listen to first grade students read. Good job Quinn! common cause of death and injury to children in automobiles is being crushed by adults who arc not wearing safety belts. One out of four serious injuries to passengers is caused by occupants being thrown into each other. A For Clean Ranges, Were Tops. CLEANTOPjVx RANGES Prices start at S$499.95, W.T. 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For more information regarding application to HIP please call Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Utah at (801) pre-existin- come lands, must be approved by congress. He said the board has purposely kept the lands to be exchanged out of controversial areas in an effort to help it go through cations, principally BLM lands. The proposed lands acres that include surface and mineral rights, 4,320 acres of surface only, and h does sections San Juan Health District to issue tax anticipation notes up to $500,000; approved a the $500 deductible plan; $2,000 with the $1,000 deductible. There is a life- six-mont- that will bereservation trust personnel, oil and gas, fuel tanks, repairs, gravel, culverts, and hauling costs. Navajo Mountain is not included in the project. It will be handled separately. In another matter, Doug Fullmer and Ed Story of the Utah State Land Board presented a draft proposal for an exchange of Navajo land for state lands. The board proposes to trade all state lands within reservation boundaries to other lo- . 't's . ; .'c Ap" sec "" T, I'm. 3 . fi'ic e rt ' 'cfres;r' 'e ( APRIL, 1992! Reg $1395 00 s99995 SAVE 25 |