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.University faculty and staff are attending health care
insurance meetings during April and May. according to
George Ferris, UNL benefits manager for personnel.
The meetings are ro faculty and staff may weigh
options provided by Lincoln's new health maintenance
organization, Health Central. '
" Blue Corss and Blue Shield coverage has been offered
to university employees, Ferris said, but employees now
will have the choice between Health Central and Blue
Cross and Blue Shield. t , ' .
Ferris said Health Central was certified by the federal
government through the Health Maintenance Organization
Act of 1973. certified by the state insurance department,
and approved by the NU Board of Regents.
Terri Hlggins, membership service representative from
Health Central, called the program a comprehensive
system, with doctors visits and medical services provided
at one central location. Payments for-Health Central are
fixed and paid in advance for each month.
Periodic physicals
Higgins said the program provides periodic physicals,
health education, baby care, eye examinations and emer
gency service.
Through Health Central, members can obtain prescript
ion drugs for $2 charge a prescription. Hospital service at
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the three Lincoln hospitals also Is covered by the program,
Higgins said. a , t , . ....
Members select one of the physicians at their family
doctor. Higgins also said the program pays for any further
referral to specialists.
Costs for the services are $3JD3 over what an unmarried
employee now pays for Blue Cross and Blue Shield cover
age, and $5.96 over what is paid for family coverage.
Higgins said that Health Central provides comprehen
sive care to members, and stresses preventive medicine.
There are currently over 176 health maintenance
organizations across the United States serving over 6.3
million people. 4
Services lost
Hartley Spatz, schools systems manager for Blue Cross
and Blue Shield of Nebraska, said the current Blue Cross
and Blue Shield rates are guaranteed through August 1,
1980.
Full year In -hospital benefits are provided through Blue
Cross and Blue Shield, Spatz said, and physical, cardiac
and pulmonary rehabilitation service benefits are to be
added.
Benefits are artificial limbs, durable medical equip
ment, such as wheelchairs and hospital beds, long-term
mental illness treatment may be lost by those switching to
Health Central, Spatz said.
National recognition of Blue Cross and Blue Shield
across the nation allows for wide acceptance of their
identification cards, minor involvement with claims and
personal choice of physicians, Spatz said .
Ferris said the university would remain impartial to the
two firms, ana noi miiuence employees cnoices.
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5:00-830 pm
Friday & Saturday April 20 & 21
900 am-530 pm
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Bennett Martin Pablic hibrary
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draws gifted children News awards given
Gifted children from 13 states and one Canadian
province will be in Lincoln April 18-21 to participate in
the National Future Problem Solving Bowl, according to
the Nebraska Department of Education.
The participants in grades four through 12, will be
meeting at the Nebraska Center for Continuing Education
to discuss national problems and how to solve them.
The bowl is the culmination of a year long program in
which more than 3,000 gifted children have been challeng
ed by practice problems. This year's problems have includ
ed space exploration, using the sea for living purposes, and
the increasing population of elderly citizens.
Students will participate in teams of four, in three age
groups: grades 4-6, grades 7-9, and grades 10-12.
The bowl is being sponsored and financed by the Ne
braska Association for the Gifted, the Nebraska Depart
ment of Education, NU, and the Special Education
Department at UNL.
Three UNL journalism students and the Daily Nebra
skan magazine placed or showed in regional journalism
competition.
The Mark of Excellence awards were announced Satur
day at the regional convention of the Society of Profes
sional Journalists, Sigma Delta Chi, in Lincoln.
Randy Essex and Mark Billingsley both received third
place awards for work published in the Daily Nebraskan.
Billingsley won for sport news photography and Essex
won for spot news reporting.
The second-place award in depth reporting went to
Anne Carothers for her story on native Americanwhite
relations in Gordon, Neb. Carothers wrote the story for an
assignment in the School of Journalism's depth reporting
class.
Fathom, magazine of the Daily Nebraskan for the fall
semester under editor Amy Lenzen placed second for the
best all-around student magazine.
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