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Show UINTAH BASIN STANDARD, October 1. 1986, Page 3 Weather The coolness is gathering for the first snowfall of the winter, anticipated by some weathermen this evening (Wednesday, October 1). But whatever happens, mow or no, the weather is definately getting cooler. Widely scattered rain or snow showers and are expected Wednesday Thursday with Friday being at least a partly cloudy day. Temperatures wifi be in the 60s for highs and 30s for lows. Just be glad you dont have to work out in the weather like that. m t These four Basin beauties were all winners at the Utah Sweetheart's Pageant. Kerilyn Lowe was fourth attendant, Melinda Osmond was second attendant, Melanie Firth was third attendant, all in the Teen Division. Amy Bowen was fourth attendant in the pre-tee-n division. BASIN BEAUTIES Medicare Continued from page s Bully Sheet 1 of correcting the plaguing no-- . blem is through legislation. Utah Howard Nielson, Congressman along with Senators Jake Gam and Orrin Hatch, have shown an interest in trying to pass legislation to help the hospital Evans said data has been collected and is being sent to Nielsons Washington office proving that Duchesne hospital is being treated poorly with the federal DRG repayment schedule. Although if legislation is passed it will have come too late for some 300 hospitals across the country who were forced to close their doors primarily because of the DRG problems. But, according to Meta Gaert-niespokeswoman for Hospital Corporation of America and the largest publicly held hospital corporation in Die world, DRG is juBt one of many payment schedules medicare has implemented over the years. "Even before we had DRGs, Gaertnier said, "We had medicare shortfalls." But the DRG repayment schedule has made it much worse, primarily because DRGs are a fixed price and do ' not reflect uncontrollable inflation costs. The spokeswoman said in the past the losses generated by medicare and medicaid patients were absorbed by other patients. Hospitals, are tightening to correct the huge write offs, she said, but are not seeing any help from the federal govern- - Continued from page be just a few questions that will be asked. Undoubtedly, taxes, along with economical development, will also be questioned. Candidates involved include Alarik Myrin, Republican, and Uresk for Democrat'-.- Roland Senate seat in District 26. House seat 55 candidates include Democrat Loryn Ross and Republican Beverly iSvans. An uncontested candidate, Dan Price, for house seat in District 56 has also been asked to attend. Duchesne County Commission 4 year seat candidates will be Republican Incumbant Ted Happen and Democrat Lee Nelson. Democrat candidate George Mar-et- t and Republican Larry Ross are both trying for the seat. Uintah County Commission candidates are Republican Nyle C. Bigelow and Democrat seat Dan Thacker. The candidates who will be at the 1 was lanie the second attendant MeFirth, daughter of Hal and Ravenna Firth of Duchesne, was n chosen as third attendant. Dallas of Lowe, daughter and Suanna Lowe of Roosevelt was fourth attendant Osmond won an excellent genic. n In the Division, Amy Bowen, daughter of Jack and Cheryl Bowen of Roosevelt, was fourth attendant. She was a finalist in talent and had a superior rating. She was also honored by being named Miss Pre-Tee- ' Beauty. Keri-lyn- . Melissa Huber, of Vernal, was n crowned Sweetheart Queen and Marissa Hacking, of Vernal, was Tiny Miss Queen. Pre-Tee- Correction The public is invited to attend or tune into the program. Residents will be able to question the candidates after the media has their turn. In ordet for the two programs to be successful, residents must take time out of their busy schedules to attend and become informed In last week's paper we erroneously identified Evan Jones as the winner of the aircraft category of JDJs Model Congest. It should have been Justin Arrowchis as the winner of the aircraft division. We also misspelled Kelly Bader's name. no-co- st ar 'V1 that evening. Saturdays activities fidence and charm. Attendant each won a three and a half foot trophy. a fashion hair dryer and a set of free dance classes from the Salt Lake studio. program began with the talent competition and the official pageant began at 2 p.m. Contestants were judged in sportswear, evening gown and interview in addition to poise, personality, natural beauty, con- - I can do to protect my income if I become . . September 2 1 COMMON" IN P.G. disabled? A. Absolutely. Most experts agree that disability income insurance is a vital part of any sound financial plan. If you were disabled, this insurance would provide a regular monthly benefit you could use to pay grocery bills, doctor bills, make house payments, etc. And these benefits are tax free under current federal laws.111",; Phone News Items about the candidates who will be representing them for at least two years. 722-613- 1 ar the state. Activities began Friday evening with check in at 4:30 p.m. Martha Huggins Bullock, lecturer and former Mrs. Utah, was guest speaker at the special dinner and Q. Ia there anything . . The pageant was held in the Quality Inn Convention Center in Salt Lake City and was open to all contestants who had won in from throughout preliminaries NOTHING meeting include Jim N. Reidhead and Democrat Robert D. Show-alte- r. -- then-belt- s rating in the photogenic competition. Lowe was a finalist in the talent portion of the contest and won superior ratings in talent and photogenic competitions. Firth was rated outstanding in photo- Several Basin girls were selected as finalists in the Utah Sweetheart Pageant held in Salt Lake City on Saturday, September 20. In the Teen Division three Basin girls were attendants to the queen from the 16 contestants from throughout the state. Melinda Osmond, daughter of Vem and Linda Osmond of Roosevelt, Candidate r, October 3-- 9 P.G. WtoO ment. "Anymore there Basin beauties are Utah Sweethearts Continued from page resultant product in a coemetic or base. pharmaceutical product After determining the logical product we would pursue the light manufacturer to locate here in Roosevelt area. Well know more about the grant and its recipients next month. 1 isnt that cost shifting, Bhe said, nothing else can be cut from most hospital budgets. Congress is going to have to step in and help remedy the situation, she said, or medicare 7:30-9:0- - 0 0 a September patients may end up on the short end of the stick. "Congress is going to have to take a long hard look at improving DRG schedules, she said. If medicare insists on paying inadequate payments in the DRGs then there are several options." ' These options include: increase other patients costs and provide lower quality medical care for medicare patients; medicare patients will be forced to pay more money out of their pockets; force the federal government to implement a means test that would make medicare patients in a certain age group eligible for only a certain dollar amount of medical costs; recognize that , some facilities will not financially make it and will be forced to simply close their doors. HCA, which owns Ashley Valley Medical Center in Vernal along with five Utah hospitals and 479 different hospitals across the country, has been shifting the contractual money they lose (Ashley. Valley, for instance, wrote off $650,000 in .1986) to other hospitals who have a smaller medicare patient load. shift (money) among hospitals that are making a profit under medicare," Gaertnier said , in answering questions as to how HCA can absorb that amount of money every year, "or we have enough patients who are not under medicare that we can absorb some of the loss." Evans said Duchesne hospital will have to incorporate three different options if DRG payments are not increased. They can drop their sole provider status, which allows the hospital some extra federal dollars because of its being the only hospital in the immediate area to provide medical coverage; increase Home Health Care numbers of patients; or set a "swing bed concept in motion that places' uncritical patients in the hospital but not iA the intensive care units of the hospital. 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