November 27, 1968 (12 pages)

La i > a Ble ww Oo = rtm § 8. OD 5 et OO wavee ss WM — P= st, tst yn st bY te LinIC Vrs. an Von its fSocial Security Q and A series Q. I am a retired. military officer, Why should I sign up for Medicare? A, Although retired military personnel have certain medical privileges at military and Public Health Service hospitals, the service is based upon availability of beds and facilities and there is no explicit right to the services, Also, although Public Law 614 authorized payment for medical care in civilian facilities for military retirees, this coverage ceases at age 65 if the individual is eligible for Medicare protection. Q. I am very severely disabled and receive monthly social security disability benefits. But, because I'm not 65 years of age I'm excluded from Medicare. This, I feel, is a great injustice to myself and countless other disabled persons under age 65. A, On June 30, 1968, Wilbur J. Cohen, Secretary of Health, Education & Welfare, announced the appointment of a 12-member advisory council to study coverage of the disabled under Medicare, The council is to study unmet needs of the disabled for health insurance, costs involved in providing coverage, and methods of financing. The law calls for the council to submit a report of its findings and recommendations to the Secretary no later than January 1, 1969, Q. To my way of thinking the greatest and most critical problem facing health care today is the alarming increase in medical costs. What, if anything, is Medicare and social security doing about this problem? A. The Social Security Administration shares in the nationwide. concern over rising medical costs. The 1967 amendments authorize us to help work toward controlling costs by experimenting with alternative methods of reimbursing hospitals and other facilities to provide incentives to lower costs while maintaining or improving quality of care. Also, a series of health care conferences are. scheduled throughout the nation to seek out promising methods to lower health care costs. ~ FFA members Bradford E, and Jean M., Ellsworth, Penn Valley, have purchased a junior yearling heifer, Stonewall Marjorie 337109, from John J. Zanini, Rough and Ready. The new animal is a registered milking shorthorn and the record of the transfer of ownership has.been make by the American Milking Shorthorn Society at Springfield, Mo. The Nevada County Nugget MONTGOMERY, Ala, — U. S, Army Lieutenant Colonel Andrew Nisbet Jr. (right), brother of Mrs, Helen Rhode, Granet Star Route, Nevada City, Calif., is presented the Legion of Merit by U. S, Air Force Colonel H. P. Sparks, deputy commandant of the Air War College (AWC) at Maxwell AFB, Ala, Colonel Nisbet was cited for excepitionally meritorious service as operations officer and chief of the special operations branch, U. S, Military Assistance Command headquarters in Thailand. This is the second award of the Legion of Merit to Colonel Nisbet. The colonel, currently a student at AWC, served during World War II and was commissioned in 1945 through the aviation cadet program, A 1940 graduate of San Leandro (Calif.) High School, he received his B.S. degree in education from the University of Georgia in 1955 and his M.A, degree from Columbia University in New York in 1958. Colonel Nisbet's wife, Haroldine, is the daughter of Mr, and Mrs, H, N, Hart of 22615 100th SE, Kent, Wash. (U. S, AIR FORCE PHOTO) ad at ad ae at tt a II IID November 27, 1968 3 2 o ~ = % w a a ° nn Hizzz. blanket with dual controls. That way each of you can dial exactly the temperature you prefer. You eta more restful, relaxed sleep too, because a cloud-soft electric blanket gives you warmth without weight. So give each other the gift with a dual personality. A “His and Hers” electric blanket. And by the wayMerry Christmazzzz. Pp G and E e

La i > a Ble ww Oo = rtm § 8. OD 5 et OO wavee ss WM — P= st, tst yn st bY te LinIC Vrs. an Von its fSocial Security Q and A series Q. I am a retired. military officer, Why should I sign up for Medicare? A, Although retired military personnel have certain medical privileges at military and Public Health Service hospitals, the service is based upon availability of beds and facilities and there is no explicit right to the services, Also, although Public Law 614 authorized payment for medical care in civilian facilities for military retirees, this coverage ceases at age 65 if the individual is eligible for Medicare protection. Q. I am very severely disabled and receive monthly social security disability benefits. But, because I'm not 65 years of age I'm excluded from Medicare. This, I feel, is a great injustice to myself and countless other disabled persons under age 65. A, On June 30, 1968, Wilbur J. Cohen, Secretary of Health, Education & Welfare, announced the appointment of a 12-member advisory council to study coverage of the disabled under Medicare, The council is to study unmet needs of the disabled for health insurance, costs involved in providing coverage, and methods of financing. The law calls for the council to submit a report of its findings and recommendations to the Secretary no later than January 1, 1969, Q. To my way of thinking the greatest and most critical problem facing health care today is the alarming increase in medical costs. What, if anything, is Medicare and social security

doing about this problem? A. The Social Security Administration shares in the nationwide. concern over rising medical costs. The 1967 amendments authorize us to help work toward controlling costs by experimenting with alternative methods of reimbursing hospitals and other facilities to provide incentives to lower costs while maintaining or improving quality of care. Also, a series of health care conferences are. scheduled throughout the nation to seek out promising methods to lower health care costs. ~ FFA members Bradford E, and Jean M., Ellsworth, Penn Valley, have purchased a junior yearling heifer, Stonewall Marjorie 337109, from John J. Zanini, Rough and Ready. The new animal is a registered milking shorthorn and the record of the transfer of ownership has.been make by the American Milking Shorthorn Society at Springfield, Mo. The Nevada County Nugget MONTGOMERY, Ala, — U. S, Army Lieutenant Colonel Andrew Nisbet Jr. (right), brother of Mrs, Helen Rhode, Granet Star Route, Nevada City, Calif., is presented the Legion of Merit by U. S, Air Force Colonel H. P. Sparks, deputy commandant of the Air War College (AWC) at Maxwell AFB, Ala, Colonel Nisbet was cited for excepitionally meritorious service as operations officer and chief of the special operations branch, U. S, Military Assistance Command headquarters in Thailand. This is the second award of the Legion of Merit to Colonel Nisbet. The colonel, currently a student at AWC, served during World War II and was commissioned in 1945 through the aviation cadet program, A 1940 graduate of San Leandro (Calif.) High School, he received his B.S. degree in education from the University of Georgia in 1955 and his M.A, degree from Columbia University in New York in 1958. Colonel Nisbet's wife, Haroldine, is the daughter of Mr, and Mrs, H, N, Hart of 22615 100th SE, Kent, Wash. (U. S, AIR FORCE PHOTO) ad at ad ae at tt a II IID November 27, 1968 3 2 o ~ = % w a a ° nn Hizzz. blanket with dual controls. That way each of you can dial exactly the temperature you prefer. You eta more restful, relaxed sleep too, because a cloud-soft electric blanket gives you warmth without weight. So give each other the gift with a dual personality. A “His and Hers” electric blanket. And by the wayMerry Christmazzzz.. Pp G and E e