The Daily Banner, Greencastle, Putnam County, 20 May 1966 — Page 3

Friday, May 20, 1966

Tha Daily Banner, Greencastle, Indiana 3

Some Answers To Your Questions About Medicare Since the Blue Cross-Blue Shield Med- . Scare Supjdemeiit Plans weie first iofito* duced in February, Hoosicra throughout the state have asked thousands of ques* lions. The following is a representative group of the most frequently asked <pes* tions: Q. Gan I stilldgn up for Medicare? jL Yes, the enrollment period has been extended to May 31,1966. Q.I am already drawing Social Security benefits. Most I apply for Medicare? A» Everyone age 65 or over who is presently receiving monthly Social Security or Railroad Retirement benefits, is automatically enrolled in Part A of Medicare. However, you must sign an enrollment card if you wish to bo enrolled in Part B. .. Q. I aat not efigUe fir Soda! Security beMfita Gn I anil in Medicare? A. Everyone age 65 or over (except a few aliens and certain retired Federal employees) is digible'for Part A of Medicare regardless of income orpreVious employment history. Everyone age 65 or over, without exception, is eligible for Part B of Medicare. If you are in doubt about your eligibility, contact the Social Security Administration office nearest you, cither in pason or by telephone. Q. Mast I go to a GoTentment hospital 1 te get amices under Medicare? A-AH general hospitals hi Indiana have ^jplied for Medicare approval and it sow appears that your doctor will bo abife to aduut you to the hospital of Ins choice should you require care. Q.WBMe£care pay oty bills in foil? A-Medtoo was never meant to pat lio^talUb or medical bills in nilL There are deductibles and co-pay-snents required under both Parts A andBofMdficare. That is why Blue Graae-Bhre Shield developed the Supplement program doacribed M tins advertisement. It is meant to fill most of the “gaps” in

What almt age limits? A. There are no age limits under Medicare, Everyone age 65 and over is d^Qfftr^ardless of age or physical gna^tinn- The same is tree for the BtaeQoss-BfaeShiddMedicareSup-ckmcnt—tiiere are no age limits and SyoBiaed^blefor Medicare yon are ^gSfie for ti»Snp{demest Plan.

last call for over GS’s! from Blue Cross Blue Shield

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1 1 certify i am entitled to Part A of Public Law 89-97 and have applied for coverage nnder Part B and 1 wish to enroll in the Blue Cross I ■ and/or Blue Shield Plans. 1 will remit to Mutual Hospital Insurance, Inc., in the manner applicable to my method of enrollment, the ■ _ amount required for the Certificate(s) 1 have selected. 1 hereby waive notice of annual meetings for the cerporationts) not contained — 1 in my Certificate(s) of Membership. Without limit as to time while 1 am a Member, 1 constitute the Board(s) of Directors of the Cor- ■ | poration(s) my proxy to vote in all meetings of the Members unless 1 am present in person. 1 hereby assign all payments under my | Blue Cross and/or Blue Shield Certificate(s) to any hospital. Doctor of Medicine or Dentist, respectively, supplying the services provided ■ therein. 1 hereby authorize the hospital. Doctors of Medicine or Dentists to furnish reports and medical records to Blue Cross-Blue Shield ■ | of Indiana relative to services furnished under the CertificatBL | ■ DATE SIGNED SIGN HERE ■ Over 65 Plan • Mail this application with check or money order for one month’s fee to Blue Cross-Blue Shield^ 11° N. Illinois St., Indianapolis, Ind.

If you want Blue CrossBlue Shield’s Medicare Supplement to start July 1, you must sign ' up now! This is the deadline period for the Blue Cross* Blue Shield Medicare Supplement. If you want the Supplement and want its benefits to begin when Medicare begins, you must sign up by May 31. So far, more than 120,000 Hoosiers over 65 have enrolled. On July 1 they will have a health care plan that supplements Medicare, that fills the “gaps” in Medicate coverage, that provides additional hospital and physician benefits at Very low cost. \ All this good protection—and peace of mind •—you can get without a physical examination, without a waiting period and regardless of where or if you work. Just fill out the Over 65 Plan application and send it with your check by May 31. Please note that there are too benefit patterns offered to the over 65’s. Benefit I is a

jmeral program that fills most of the Medicare “gape 1 * at the very low cost of $4.76 per month per person. Benefit BE includes everything in Benefit I and also protects against the costs of a long, extended It is Major Medical coverage for $6.52 per person. I Space does not permit listing all benefits and exefosions of the plans outlined here. If you’ll send in tha application with check cr money order for one month’s fee, you’ll receive the Certificate to study carefully. If you’re not satisfied, return the Certificate within two weeks and your money will be refunded. The Blue Cross-Blue Shield Medicare Supplement i& for folks ivho have signed up for Medicare Parts A &B» Those who haven't signed up for Part B should write u* for information about a special health care plan. Any questions about Medicare^ Phone your nearest Social Security office. If you have questions about tits Blum Cross-Blue Shield Supplement and lice in the Indian* epolis area, call the special Medicare number—MEtrose 5-3000. Elsewhere in Indiana, phone the Blue Cnssm Blue Skidd office listed in your phone book. Remember, tha is the deadline for over^SPs who Want the Medicare Supplement to start when Medicare starts. Applications, with check or money order for one month’s fire must he in the mail by May 31* which is also the deadline for Medicare. There is simply nothing available elsewhere like tha health care protection plans Blue Cross-Blue Shield has prepared for Hoosiers 65 years and older. Bettat «agn up now!

Medicare parts A&B won’t pay-but Blue Cross-Blue Shield will pay:

A-There are no wrdtiog periods under bfafficMeandtiieaefiaoelherearenona smA»r fha Plww GtOSS—BlnO afilriiV Sucpkmect Flam When you axe digfifio for benefits under Medicare yon are abo eligible for benefits under the Siqiplement Plan. Q, My wife and I are both over age 65. Gmire is corned on tte sane mem-

A* No, sH memberships are single and yon will each be eligible for memberairips of year own, both under Medicare and under the Blue Cross-Blue £hieM Supplement Plan, Q.Iam over age 65, but my wife is under 65. Cm die be included ou my membership? JL Na Only the person eligible for Medicare can be covered by Medicare and by tire Blue Gross-Blue Shield Medicare Supplement Flan. Your wife is eligible for tire “Under 65” Plan as described hi this advertisement. Q.I do not btfend to enroll in Part of Medicare. Do you have a plan for A. Yes, Bftte Cross-Bine Shield has a special Supplement Plan for people who do not wish to enroll in Part B. Information about the Plan will be sent to you if you will call or write to our office. Q.Iam already a Blue Gross-Blue Shield member on Direct Pay and I wish to keep what I have. Instead of taking part In Medicare. Gan I keep my present membership? A. When Medicare goes into effect on July 1,1966, tire type of membership yon now hold will he discontinued for all Direct Payment members and cveryono over age 65 will be transferred to a Medicare Supplement Certificate. It will not be possible to retain tire membership you now havet but you do have a choice as to which Supplement Plan you wish to bo changed to. Q.I win not be 65 until later this year; Howdolget Medicare and your Sq>dement Plan? A-The Social Secmfly Office nearest yon can assist you in enrolling for Medicare on the date you become eligible. You can enroll in the Blue GrossBlue Shield Supplement of your choire effective on the same date, by Writing to Blue Gross-Blue Shield mcU in advance of that date.

First $40 and $10'pear day from Slat through 90th day for in-patient hospital services during each 90-day spell of illness. ..PLUS EXTEND YOUR HOSPITAL CARE FOR 80 ADDITIONAL DAYS PER SPELL OF ILLNESS.

Fust $20 and tha remaining 20% of cost daring each 20day period for out-patient Hospital Diagnostic Services.

Foil cost of hospital services for emergency accidents within 72 hours, and for minor surgery.

The $5 per dqy from 21st through 100th day per aped of illnaw for care in a qualified nursing home facility. (Medicare pays first 20 days only in fulli) Since Medicare will not pay for hospital services received outside the 50 states, Puerto Rico, Guam, Virgin Islands and American Samoa, Blue Cress Medicare Supplement will extend benefits to world-wide coverage.

Under Medicare Part B, yon are required to pay the first $50 and 20% of the remaining reasonable and customary charges for any covered services in a calendar year, including physician’s services, home health visits and other medical and health services. However, Blue Shield Medicare Supplement will pay this for you: first $20 per year for the following physician’s services and then 20 % of the remaining usual and customary charges up to a maximum payment of $200 for surgery; $200 for medical visits; $20 for consultation; $40 for anesthesia; and $100 for diagnostic services in or out of a hospital, all on a worldwide basis.

BENEFIT I Medicare Supplement *4.76 PER MONTH PER PERSON

[ And here’s Major Medical coverage...

la addition to all benefits as outlined above (both parts of Medicare and the Blue Cross-Blue Shield Medksre Supplement) an extra benefit program of Supplemental Benefits will be provided by Blue Gross-Blue Shield. This MAJOR MEDICAL EXPENSE program will take over where Benefit I stops and provide payment of 80% of the additional charges, after a deductible of $100 per calendar year has been satisfied by the member. It will pay up to a lifetime maximum of $10,000 for any or aH of the following services (the $10,000 maximum benefit may he renewed npon proof of insurability):

□ Semi-private room and all ancillary services in a hospital. □ All physician’s charges not covered in full by Medicare. Q Private duty nursing services of a Registered Nurse in a hospital and Visiting Nurse services in your home. □ Prescription drugs up to 180 days after discharge from a hospital. □ Ambulance service when certified as medically necessary. Q Rental equipment, such as prosthetic appliances, wheel chair, crutches, etc., necessary for the alleviation or correction of conditions arising out of accident, injury or illness.

BENEFIT II (Includes all of Benefit I) PLUS Major Medical

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Blue Cross-Blue Shield now has an Under 65 health care plan. Originally created for undex^65-year-old spouses of folks eligible for Medicare^ Ufa now available to anyone—regardless of physical condition—who isn’t employed in a group of ten or more. It provides most hospital services in full for up to 60 days per confinement, with up to $20 per day for room and board plus diagnostic services, home care allowances, Preferred Surgical allowances and other benefits deurrihed in the Certificate you will receive when you send in your foe. There's a money-back guarantee—if you’re not satiffied, return the Certificate within two weeks and your money will he refunded. This is a wonderful plan for folks approaching 65 who want continuous health care coverage until they’re eligible for Medicare and tha w«y> QroBfrjBhioSiidd Mgdirym SnppTftwian^ The“Under 65 Plan” is $9.26 per month per person

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Senators Hear Space Director WASHINGTON UPI— Spare Agency director James E. Webb Thursday tried to ward off congressional cuts in President Johnson’s $5 billion space budget. He said the United States i. lagging two years behind the Russians in space power. Webb, head of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, appeared before a Senate appropriations subcommittee to defend the administration’s fund requests for the fiscal year beginning July 1. He told the senators the United States would not be able to catch up to the Russians during the new fiscal year and that any major setback to the U.S. Apollo program could jeopardize attempts to put American astronauts on the moon by 1969. Vandals Deface Lincoln Statue ODON UPI—Authorities investigated the defacement of a statue in Odon City Park in which vandals painted a yellow stripe down the back of Abraham Lincoln. An expert who examined the vandalism said it will cost several hundred dollars to restore the full-length statue and even then the paint cannot be completely removed from the porous limestone. The statue was presented to this small Daviess County town in 1922 by Ira Correll, a native of Odon who became well known nationally as a sculptor. It is considered one of the best Lincoln replicas in existence. The statue, about 10 feet tall from base to head, shows Lincoln standing with his hand on a Bible atop a tree stump. State's Masons Install Officers INDIANAPOLIS UPI— The Indiana Masonic Grand Lodge ended its 149th annual meeting by installing Joseph L. Bridwell, Franklin, as grand master. John L. Bloxsome, Terre Haute, was chosen deputy grand master, and other grand officers elected were Dr. Robert M. Seibel, Nashville, senior warden; Robert P. Joyce, Indianapolis, Junior warden; John H. Jefferson, Indianapolis treasurer, and Dwight L. Smith, Franklin, secretary. Jefferson and Smith were reelected. Bridwell appointed Richard E. Hickman, Bloomington,senier deacon; Charles R. Brown, Montezuma, junior deacon; Rev. James H. Ellerbrook, Franklin, chaplain; Howard O. Hunter, Indianapolis, lecturer; John H. Jena, South Bend, marshal, and Fritz M. Ehling, Indianapolis, steward and tyler. Klan Files Suit In Federal Court INDIANAPOLIS UPI — The Ku Klux Klan has filed a suit in Federal Court here asking that law enforcement officials be enjoined from interfering with their right to hold meetings in Indiana. The suit was based on a restraining order issued in Dearborn County last fall which prevented the Klan from having a scheduled rally on a farm near Dillsboro. Parkie Scott, an Ohio organizer for the KKK, who announced the Dillsboro rally last November but was stopped by a Dearborn Circuit Court order issued on request of Prosecutor Harry L. Zerbe, was one of the plaintiffs in the federal suit. Another plaintiff was James R. Venable, identified as imperial wizard of the KKK front Stone Mountain, Ga. Defendants were Zerbe, Hancock County Prosecutor James L. Brand of Greenfield; St. Joseph County Prosecutor Thomas J. Roemer, and Indiana Atty. Gen. John J. Dillon. Brand was involved in the prosecution of Klan figures at Greenfield last year in connection with distribution of antiNegro literature in postoffice boxes.

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