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Show Page 1.4THE HERALD,Provo, Utah Monday, May 3,1971 Assignment of Bill Is Best Letters to Editor Fees are Sources of Uncertainty By BRUCE BIOSSAT Washington Correspondent (Fifth in a Series.) WASHINGTON—(N E A)— Under Medicare’s suppie- mental medical insurance, which covers doctor bills among other things, nearly 20 million elderly Americans are getting protection most never had before. But many patients and a lot of doctors are complaining. The patients’ complaint is a simple one. Too often they find themselves paying a larger part of their doctor bilis than they thought they would have to do Somedoctors are upset because they think the Medicare authorities are arbitrarily telling them how much they can charge insured elderly patients for their services. The two complaints are directly related. The unhappiness centers on the matter of “reasonable charges” by a doctor for his services, This is how the “doctor bill” part of Medicare works: To begin with, this supplemental medical insurance is a voluntary program, and you have to pay a monthly premium to join up. Right some other medical services arbitrary judges of what is covered by this insurance), reasonable. the best thing for a qualified The law governing Medipatient to do is ask his doc- care directs that, in making tor to accept “assignment” this determination, officials of the charges. jive attention to the usual That means that when he fee charged by the physician performs services, he will in the case of such services fill out the necessary forms, —and to prevailing charges bill the government, and get in his locality for similar paymentdirectly from Medi- services. care. Of course he has to colCharges are considered to lect 20 per cent of the bill be “prevailing” if they iall from you. If he accepts “assign- withir the range set by % per cent of physane ment,” he also agrees to settle for payment from the charges for such services in governmentof 80 per cent of an area, So, “reasonable” is what is determined to be a what is prevailing — and reasonable charge. Anything usual. A patient who handles his beyond that he will not get. The patient's alternative is doctor bill himself runs the of either paying a bigger either to pay the doctor bill risk himself (ir he can afford to), bill than Medicare can pay or to submit an itemized, under the “reasonable unpaid bill to the govern- charge"’ limitation, or subment. In either instance, mitting an unpaid bill that when the government gets a mayface the same fate About 65 per cent of all paid or an unpaid bill as evidence of services per- bills for doctors’ services formed, Medicare will send under Medicare are subthe patient a sum equal to mitted under the assignment 80 per cent of whatis felt to system. If this percentage is be a reasonable charge. pushed substantially higher, Medicare authorities do the complaints probably wil! not set themselves up as diminish. Wear a ‘Price’ Button And Support Orem Drive Ed's. Herald: Asa resident of Crem, I have been impressed laiely by what has been going on in Orem with IDAHO GOVERNOR Cecil D. Andrus,left, discusses plans for huge newretail city to be known as Treasure Valley Mall just west of Boise, with Ralph 0. Brown of Provo, center, president, and C. DeLynn Heaps of Orem, right, executive vice president of Treasur Valley Corp. Plans Announcedfor Retail-Business Complex in Idaho Area Westof Boise READERS—AIl newly revised regulati ions for Social Security and Medicare are available in tandy book form. Use coupon: Treasure Valley Corporation, convention facilities for 4,000 Leasing on the huge project c—_— a Utah-based shopping center people and numerous satellite will commence immediately i qd development now it costs $5.30 a month, SOCIAL SECURITY BOOK company, has facilities, with initial construction but starting in July the announced for a huge, Treasure Valley officials programmed to begin inthe fall ¢-0 The Provo Herald, Dept. 346 charge will go to $5.60. The retail and business complex to estimate that a total of of 1972 and a tentative opening P.O. Box 489, Radio City Station governmentputs in a matching amount. When you have expenses under medical insurance, you must pay thefirst $50 of charges in a given calendar year. After that, Medicare pays 80 per centof the ‘‘reasonable charges,” and you pay the other 20. Insofar as these charges are doctor bills (there are New York, N.Y, 10019 Please send . = copy (copies) of WHAT YOU'VE GOT AND SOCIAL SECURITY at $1 (plus 25 FROM MEDI postage and handling) each to: NAME.. ‘ADDRESS city. ZIP | STATE COMING | cents for West Boise Metropolitan Area, poe checks payable tote Social Security Book. Allow 3 wks. for delivery.)mu Sugar Beet Prospects 8's Big Boy Good, Says Company LAKE CITY — New aiversitiontion into irrigated and a major fefactory expansion program were among highlights of the past year discussed in the annual report of Utah-Idaho Sugar Company issued Saturday. further diversification into land development for irrigated agriculture wit with agreement in principle to acquire prior Land Company, Inc., of Yakima, Washington, it , a Major landowner with more than 50,000 acre= in the Horse Heaven area of southeastern Washington,” the report said. Also during the year, ‘“continuing studies indicated an opportunity for expansion o! company operations in the State of Washington, and in midsummer of 1970 plans were 3 The new report was mailed to the firm’s more than 6,000 saree across the nation. leased earlier placed earnings for for the fiscal year at $3,157,709 before pepsin of an extraordinary item of $385,862 for writeoff of an at a closed factory, for a to initiate expansion net earnings soe of $2,771,847. of our factory in the Columbia Sales volumeof the company in Basin. is 1971 phase is exthe fiscal year was $89,731,224, a to increase capacity o! f record high. the it from 6,700 tons daily Rowland M.Cannon,president slicing rate to 6,8,500 tons. Acof the pioneer sugar firm cordingly, acreage contracted in commented to stockholders the Washington for the 1971 crop is year “was an interesting one up 15 percent.” that had both ups and downs.” The report noted that the “A move was made toward company weathered the first unionstrikein its 80-year history last fall, “continuing virtually uninterrupted distribution of our products during a 27-day walkout by union members.” Of the future, the report said prospects appear good for a high Earnings of Mountain Fuel volume crop next fall which Supply Company and subsidiary “enhances the earnings for the first three months of 1971 potential for the company; andif and for the 12month period normaloperating conditions ended March 31, 1971, were well prevail an improvement in above earnings for the com- profitability would seem likely parabie periods a year ago,it for the current fiscal year.” was reported Wednesday by M.M.Fidlar, president. Forthefirst three months of 1971, earnings were $3,937,337, or $i61 a share, compared with Gas Firm’s Earnings Up $3,481,233, or $1.42 share for the Reorganizes at the Meridian city off-ramp from Interstate 80-N. and south of U.S. Highway 30. The shopping facility will be oneof the largest enclosed mall centers west of the Rockies and east of the Pacific Coast states. Treasure Valley Corporation officials stated that the center will be anchored by three fullline department stores and a balanced retail tenant mix of over 80 stores from the Boise and J.M. Broberg, president, announces the reorganization of the Salt Lake City headquartered franchised family restaurant chain. The various Salt Lake City areas as well as corporations and partnerships from across thenation. involving a total of 14 family The project will also have restaurants, have been reorganized into one coporations, JB’s Big Boy Family Restaurants, Inc. This consolidation was effected in preparation of for a new stock issue. The newly formed, consolidated corporation currently operates 14 Big Boy restuarants in the states of Utah, Idaho, Nevada, Nebraska and New Jersey. The general offices and warehouse were recently moved to a 9,000 sq. ft. facility, located $15,900,000 will be expended in the construction of Treasure Valley Mall and the freestanding, satellite buildings. Full time employment will be provided for approximately 1,430 people with payrolls totaling an estimated $8,700,000 Pe rT year. Ralph 0. Brown, Provo, president of Treasure Yalley Corporation, stated that over two years research been spentcn this project in the study of the Boise trade area and the ideal place to locate a shopping complex.‘Wehave found it,” he stated. C. DeLynn Heaps of Orem, executive vice president of Treasure Valley Corporation, stated: “We chose the Boise area for this shopping complex because ofits great future and growth potential.” date for the total complex set for early 1974, Mr. Brown, president, is a native of the Boise area and a principle owner of oneofBritish Columbia’s most successful lumber operations. Mr. Heaps, executive vice president, is a prominent Utah businessman and has extensive uranium operations in southeastern Utah. Both Mr. Brown and Mr. Heaps have joined forces with the Woodbury Corporation of Salt Lake City as developer-owners of the University Mall in Orem, Utah, which is now under construction and which has as its major tenants, ZCMI and J. C. Penney Company. The developers indicate that stores of this stature will also participate as anchortenants in the new Treasure Valley Mall. Your motherloves you, no matter what. So, why notstart Mother's Day early and makeit last little longer? 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Usvoly ovailebie otfess than $]50* Send it the F™D way Lawrence Heads Chapter Of Utah Steel Engineers sameperiod in 1970 (there were E. (Al) Lawrence was 2,450,320 shares outstanding in both periods). For the 12 months elected chairman of the Utah ended March 31, 1971, earnings Section, Association of Iron and were $7,693,516, or $3.14 a share, Steel Engineers, at the group’s compared with earnings of $6,628,578,or $2.70a sharefor the 12-month period ended March31, 1970. Mr.Fidlar said the higherfirst quarter earnings were the result of the continued Company growth and the colder weather duringthefirst three months of 1971 as compared with weather for the same period in 1970. Elects Smolka A.E, LAWRENCE eeheiy alibi, April business meeting in Provo. Mr. Lawrence, who is assistant superintendent of production planning for Geneva Works, will succ W.A. Lane as the association’s chief administrative officer for the coming year. Other officers and directors elected during the meeting include: Vice chairman, J.J. Pinegar; secretary, S.J. Childress; directors, Utah Chapter Fred A. Smolka, controller and treasurer of American Savings and Loan Association, has been elected presidentof the Utah Chapter of the National Society of Controllers and Financial Officers of Savings Institutions. He succeeds Walter E.Kelly, secretary-treasurer of Western Savings and Loan Company. be known as Treasure Valley Mall in Idaho. The developmentwill consist of a regional, enclosed mall shopping city of 800,000 square feet. The complex will be erected on 107 acres of land in the park; clean up and help make improvements at the Jaycee Park at fhe mouth of Provo Canyon; paint 50 garbage cans respect tc cleanup and donated by the city by Geneva beautification. In a society Steel Plant; moveanddispose of where slogans are the order of dozens of junk cars. the day. Orem hasin the past had some good ones to build There are many more worcommunity spirit and pride. thwhile projects planned. By the I think off-hand of “Watch time thevfinish, these students will have put in around 75,000 Orem Grow,” “Things are Happening in Orem,” andofthis hours of labor. uw pleased we year’s theme, “Orem Pride.” I should be with the efforts of recently received an “Orem these students. Is there a better Pride” button.It's a red white way to xeep or make America and blue button with the words beautiful than to educate the “Orem Pride” over 2 red heart. young? A great city must have great It seems to methe wayto get leaders. Orem hasthis in its pridein our communityis to put mayor, councilmen, city our heart into whatis happening. manager and city department I suppose this is the purpose of heads. All seem willing to work the “Pride” button, to en- together to increase pride in courage people of Orem to take OremCity. pride in a greatcity. AlreadyI Along with these fine leaders have seen inany of the school are Colleen Ferguson, chairman children wearing these buttons. of the beautification committee ‘To wear a “Pride” button, you andher staff ofwilling workers. must earn it. The schoolchildren I personally know the hours that have earned theirs by cleaning Colleen and her group put in their school yards, cleaning up trying to build Orem pride. lots, picking up litter, planting I knowthat she is concerned trees shrubs along with that people will brand her a flowers. “busybody”’ for her efforts, and They have also had school Talso know sheis sincerein her assemblies, the theme of which efforts to help make Orem a had been love of America and morebeautiful and nicer place her towns and taking pride in to live. your community. She is devoted to a cause she In addition to the grade school activities, the citizens of Orem believes in and works hard atit. have participated in a grand Sheis a greatgirl. She has time for her family andfriends, sheis cleaning which has resulted in approximately 120 large dump active in church, she spends truck loads of trash going to the muchtimein finding worthwhile county dump on special projects for school kids, Scouts, etc. and spends many hours on Saturday pickups. Saturday, May8, has been set the telephone each day cooraside as Orem’'s official “Orem dinating comtul activities for a suc“Orem Pride Day.” Pride Day.” Many, many hours Let’s support Orem Pride Day of meetings, planning and and when you get your “Orem preparation have gone into this day’s activities. Six to seven Pride” button, weerit proudly, thousand Brigham Young for welive in a great country and University students are giving a a great community with great hag and amonggreat neighday to Orem Pride. rs. ‘Theprojects are too numerous to mentionall of them, but here I am especially proud to live are a few: paint 50 homesof the here and to know and love elderly and unfortunate; clean Colleen, for she’s my wife. approximately 200 vacant lots; Colleen’s Husband Paul clean Orem City ball park; paint 63N.4th W. benches,tables and digouis and Orem, Utah make general repairs in the R. S. Bowers, R.D. Hayes, M.C. Richardson, B.M. St. Vincent, and Mrs, M.F. Swain; honorary advisor, programming, H.A. luish; and national directors, LG. Bywater and W.A. Lane. Members andinvited guests of A.LS.E.are awaiting the spring dinner-dance and golf tournament which will be held at Riverside Country Club on May 7 and 8. This locally sponsored annual event has become nationally known, attracting participants from steel centers throughout the nation, DoctorsReport WayThat— Relieves Itching, Pain Of Named vice president of the Swollen Hemorrhoidal Tissues Utah Chapter was John Adams of Prudential Federal First Applications Give Prompt, Savings and Loan Association, Temporary Relief in Many Cases and secretary-treasurer is Jack C. Sargent’ of Ogden First |Theve's a most effective medi inflammation, The answeris Federal Savings and Loan cation that in many cases doctor- tested Preparation H* lation gives promptrelief for hours here’s no other hemor. from such hemorrhoidal dis- rhoidaiformula like Prepara Mr. Smolka has been at |comfort and actually helps tion H and it needs no Americea Savings and Loan for shrink swelling of hemor- prescription. Ointment or ie years, irhoidal tissues caused by the |suppositories. ' \. 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