Panel Asks to Remove Hall Plans

24 - TH E H ERALD . Thurs., Sept. 17, 1981 Elderly may be victims of insurance fraud ... page 5 MbaanUa lx. By Letha Marshall yourself and spot certain trouble areas don’t understand ask a friend or relative your present policy for a replacement. Herald Correspondent before you purchase additional to look the policy over or ask a local supplemental insurance, according to senior citizen’s organization to help you 7. Once you’ve decided upon a policy Thomas Bazley, a postal inspector who that you feel is suitable and will fill most WASHINGTON — A 93-year-old woman out. Medicare investigates insurance fraud. “ The elderly are more guilty of not of the Medicare gaps, fill out the applica in Boston last year was sold a health in “ Watch out for the “ limited special” reading policies than any other group,” tion completely, and carefully. If you Cloudy tonight, surance policy that later proved to be a Manchester, Conn. offers and the use of tactics expressing a Bazley says. He explained that the 93- omit information requested by the com maternity insurance policy tor her whole benefits drop sense of urgency that the policy be taken year-old lady in ^ston was led to pany, they can cancel your policy, deny a clearing Saturday Friday, Sept. 18, 1981 family. right away, Bazley advises. “ Many of believe she needed the insurance and claim or refuse coverage for an omitted In March 1980, three insurance the tactics used by a person set out to most likely did not read the policy. condition. — See page 2 25 Cents salesmen from West Springfield, Mass., The Medicare program now pays less than 40 per defraud are Scare tactics such as: ‘If you 3. If you are a present Medicare swindled more than 50 elderly people out 8. Look for a renewal clause in the cent o f the health care costs for the elderly. Begin don't take this policy, your Medicare beneficiary, remember it is illegal for an Hrralb of $200,000 by selling them life insurance policy. “ Beware of any plan that lets the ning Jan. 1,1982, the health insurance prograin will policy isn’t going to cover it.” ’ insurance company or agent to sell you under the pretext that it was health in company refuse to renew on an in pay even less. The U.S. Department of Health and duplicate benefits that your present surance. They falsified « their health dividual basis. The best type of policies The five changes are: Human Services and the National health insurance or Medicare covers. histories and helped arrange bank loans are those guaranteed renewable for 1. Hospital costs — An older person’s hospital Association of Insurhnce Commissioners 4. Do not pay cash for a policy. Pay by for them so the premiums could be paid life,” the Department of Heaith and cost deductible will rise from $204 to $260 in 1982. also cite helpful hints for the Medicare check, money order or bank draft to the Human Services says. ' in full. 2. If you stay in the hospital more than 60 days beneficiary looking for supplemental in insurance company, not to the agent. your payment w ill rise from $51 to $65 per day up to Insurance fraud against the elderly is surance. These include: 5. Ask for the identification card of the 9. If any one tells you that the policy is the 90th day. After the 90th day the cost will rise not a new phenomenon, but it is on the 1. Know what your Medicare benefits person selling you an insurance policy. 1-84 government sponsored, show them the from $102 to $130 per day. Panel asks uprise. Medicare cuts shifting more than will cover under the new laws and what Rem em ber: a business card is not an door and report them to your state in 3. Out-of-hospital-doctor costs — the deductible $350 million into the backs of the elderly type of medical insurance you want, "you I.D. Insurance salesmen must be surance commissioner. Policies to the patient pays will rise from $60 to $75. is likely to escalate insurance fraud as can contact your local Social Security or licensed by the state and carry proof of supplement Medicare are not sold or ser 4. ’The4 >atient can no longer carry over payments elderly citizens seek additional in health care financing office and obtain a licensing that shows their name and the viced by the state or federal govern made in the last quarter of the preceding year as surance to supplement Medicare gaps. free copy of the Medicare Handbook company they represent. ment. part of the deductible for the following year. foes There is no sure way to avoid a possi which details current Medicare benefits 6. Make sure vou are fuily aware of 5. Nursing home care over 20 days will also rise ble insurance scam or distinguish a and changes. what you are buying, and don’t allow 10. If you find that you have been a vic from $25 to $32.50 per day. to remove reputable insurance agent from a bad 2. Read the insurance policy carefully. yourself to be intimidated into buying tim of insurance fraud, contact your ,ii one. But there are ways to protect If there is something in the policy you more policies than you need or giving up state insurance department.' appeal New processes make hall plans By Richard Cody Herald Reporter Several Connecticut environmen- By Nancy Thompson ’* tal' groups, again attempting to Herald Reporter Related stories block completion of Interstate 84, pigskin future bright Rather than risk the defeat of a have decided to join a Rhode Island plan to renovate two mill buildings on pages 4, 5 group and appeal the recent court into apartments, the Cheney one hide in 10 was really depends on getting other decision that gave the green light to By LeRoy Pope stances.” National Historic Distric Commis usable.” shoe manufacturers to use the state Department of Transporta UPI Business Writer Wolverine backed into sion will ask the Board of Directors Gleason says both dif pigskin. tion to continue with its highway represents the developers about the the pigskin business. in effect to remove funds for the NEW YORK (UPI) - ficulties have been over All of this depends to a plans. deletion of the money for (Theney During World War II, renovation of Cheney Hall from a Back in the prohibition era, come. His company considerable extent on in Hall. before Gleason’s time, a The state department, meanwhile, public referendum. a hip flask covered with developed a swineskinning teresting the designers and “ He is not pleased Cheney Hall government agency gave will go ahead with the project until William E. FitzGerald, chairman pigskin was, in the siang of machine which not only others who are the aribters will not be part of the public im the company an the court says otherwise, officials of the Cheney Historic Commission, the time, “ the cat’s makes it easier to skin a of fashion. provements,” FitzGerald said. experimental contract to said. will appear before a special meeting pajamas.” pig but gets twice the net He said the U.S. garment "Cheney Hall sits in a key area. make pigskin gloves from of the Board of Directors Tuesday to Pigskin brief cases, area of recoverable leather industry uses a small Stop 1-84 Inc. of Rhode Island filed Cheney Hall is actually the gateway, the rinds of bacon flitches. ask the board to adopt an ordinance toiletry cases, other as past flaying methods. amount of imported sueded an appeal last Friday, and Thursday or the entrance to the clocktower The gloves were quite preventing the town from spending luggage and even pigskin And new chemical methods pigskin already but most th e, (Connecticut Fund for the En and weaving mills.^ successful and that ul any money for the acquisition and automobile upholstery of treating and curing the sueded leather is cattle vironment, the Eastern Ckinnecticut FitzGerald said mscussions are timately led the Wolverine renovation of Cheney Hall without always have enjoyed blemishes in the leather hide. He said that besides Citizens Action Group and the Sierra continuing with the owner of Cheney management to develop public approval through another prestige yet pigskin never have been developed. being cheaper, pigskin Club voted to join the battle against Hall for the possible acquisition by pigskin shoe leather for its referendum. became a big business. But “ So, with prices for cat suede is somewhat easier completion of the highway. the town. He added that plans could Hush Puppies and the A sum of $1 million for Cheney now it has a chance to do tle hides going up steadily to keep clean than cattle be ready in time for a referendum to pigskin suede for up In July, a suit brought by the Hall is included in a $2 million public so, says ’Thomas Gleason. and supplies becoming leather suede. It also be placed on the ballot in January’s holstery. citizen action groups which tried to improvement bond which will go The chairman of relatively ever scarcer, it “ breathes” more than cat special election to select a replace The company’s sales of block the state’s plan to complete before the voters on a referendum Wolverine World Wide, would appear that pigskin tle leather. ment for the late William Cotter’s tanned ^gskin, mostly the interstate connector between I- on the Nov. 3 ballot. Inc., of Rockford, Mich., now has a chance to win' Gleason said only about seat in Congress.

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