P ublic h e a lth in su ran ce p ro g ra m re a d ie d
Plans are p » n « iitlv being
finalized for Portland MeW”
Health's 3»lan ° f health care
d e liv e ry in th e P o rtla n d
Metropolitan area.
P o rtlan d M e tro H e a lth ,
Inc., (P M H II originated as a
result of a federally funded
study made by Emanuel Hos
pital which investigated a
Health Maintenance Organi
ration (HM O ). (An HM O is a
c o m p re h e n s iv e p re p aid
health care delivery system.)
P M H I has become the stud
ies' operating identity since
second-year funding was
granted to implement the
plans developed by the
Emanuel H o sp ital Medical
Staff HM O Ad Hoc Pom
mittee.
P M H I is an inde
pendent, non profit organiza
tion, community based and
no longer organizationally re
lated to Emanuel Hoapital.
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As a first step, the mar
keling of a group pre paid
health package is underway
with P M H I staff members
presen ting th e ir plans to
major employers and unions
in the Portland Metropolitan
area.
Enrollment will be
limited to groups, such as
company employees or union
members, during the initial
phase of operations. P M H I's
health care delivery system
will be offered to groups as
an a lte r n a tiv e to one or
more existing plans.
It is an ticip a ted th at
PM H I's members will come
from many local firms and
unions, rather than one or
two large* firms, to provide a
balanced participation.
The
goal of P M H I is 5.000 mem
bers by the first month of
operation
April. 1974.
P M H I plans to contract
with community health care
providers for its members’
services, affording greater
flexibility in available ser
vices and requiring greater
responsibility for proper utili
zation control.
Subscribers will have a
free choice of P M H I physi
cians.*'1 - S taff members are
currently assisting in the
development of a physician's
association with which P M H I
will contract for member
medical services.
Y W C A , P en n eys
sponsor fash io n s
correct utilization discrepen-
cies. Types of conflict situa
H in t Juanita Lyday. Debbie
Northeast YW C A Center
tions could include clinic
and Jackie Belgrace, Karen
will sponsor a fashion show
hours, sta ff, housekeeping
Parker, Vickie, Devi and
on August 2»> at 2:30 p.m. at
problems, waiting times, re
Brenita Porter and Tracy
M
att
Dishman
Community
ception waiting areas « the
Hatten. Instructors are Ms.
Center. 77 N.E. Knott.
individual members will be
Ester Edwards and Mrs.
M
o
delin
g
back
to
school
the "eyes and ears" of the
Robert Parker, who will be
fashions from J.C. Penney
program.
commentator
for the show.
Walnut
Park
will
be
model
Plans call for the develop
The Ebony Movement and
ing and charm students from
ment of an informative news
M att Dishman Younger Dan
the Y W C A summer classes
letter for distribution to sub
eers, di.ected by Mrs. Mury
at M att Dishman and Mai
scribers. potential subscrib
Rouse, will be featured in
lory Christian Church.
In
ers, personnel managers and
the p ro gram , along w ith
eluded will be Misses Ronetta
major firms in the area.
singers Miss Linda Horn
W a lk e r. T helm a L a m b e rt,
Content would include new
buckle and Michael Smith.
Michelle Kent. Gail Simpson.
services, new hours, new
In charge of the event will
Renata Raiford. Doris King,
personnel, what to do in an
be the Northeast Community
Marcia Massey, Yernita Wad
em ergency situ atio n and
Relations Committee, with
dey, Sandra Butler, Jonetta
other items of interest.
Mrs. Vernon Butler chair
Gill.
Theresa
Toni.
Nanette
The organization will begin
man.
Fashion coordinator
Sears. Teresa Phillips. Rhon
operations at one health
will
be
Miss
Linda Hagedorn.
da
Baker,
Delores
Guidry,
evaluation center and. as the
R e fr e s h m e n ts w ill be
Tammy Walden. Christina
need occurs, develop other
served.
evaluation centers through
out the Portland Metropoli
tan area. The health evalua
tion center will serve as a
site for making initial ap
(Continued from pg. I. col. 7)
praisals, keeping unified
records and providing other
work for Dawson. Todd has
been awarded a contract
member service of the pro
gram.
for the federal building in
P M H I staff members in
Eugene, but the contract was
held up while the govern
clude Paul J. Vogt, executive
Officers of the M. A W. St.
director; Roger B. Lyman,
ment investigated the af
Joseph Grand Lodge and Mt.
firm a tiv e action program .
executive assistant; Edward
Olivet Grand Chapter O.E.S.
Wayne Thompson. Equal Op
L. Goldblatt, M .D., director
attended a meeting for the
of health services; Robert F.
portunities Administrator for
Federation of Masons and
Rasmussen, director of fi
Donald M. Drake Construe
Eastern Stars of the World.
tion. said his company has
nance; Jerry E. Dick, direc
Those attending from Port
tor of marketing and enroll
not been able to obtain all
land were: Sister J.M . Gan
the trucks it needs, and pre
ment. and Elizabeth J. Gil
te r. G. M a tro n ; B ro th er
dieted a growth in construe
lette, administrative secre
J.L. Ganter. G. Treas. of G.
tary.
tion. He said dump trucking
Iaxige; Sister laiura Nivens,
is an ideal area for Blacks to
Members of the board of
G. Treas., O .E.S.; Sister C.
enter the construction trades,
directors are Paul Campbell,
McDonald, R Grand Matron
since it is easy for a con
M. D ., orthopedic surgeon,
of the Amaranth; Sister Mar
tractor or sub contractor to
chairman: William A. Fisher,
ion L. Scott, G. Deputy.
“break out" a job for truckers.
M .D ., fam ily p rac titio n e r;
M em ber;
S is te r J e w e ll
Dawson purchased his
W illiam A. Hammond, con
White; Sister Georgia Good
truck three months ago after
stru c tio n consultant; O tto
rum; Sister Nettie Steward.
exploring the availability of
Page. M .D ., internist; James
Guests: Mrs. Thelma Irvin;
work.
He worked for two
Riopelle, chief, Portland Bur
Mrs. Annie Shine, and little
months under the license
eau of Fire; Jane Barber,
Miss M argret LaJewell, niece
held by Oregon's only Black
employee benefits adminis
of Sister Jewell White; Mr.
licensee. Bill Jones.
On
trator, Tektronix, and D.
and Mrs. Chase E. Ganter
August 8. 1973 he obtained a
Len Campbell, administrator,
and sons Mark and Hryant.
30 day temporary permit and
Teamsters' Medical Center.
is employed by the Bureau of
A presentation explaining
Parks and Recreation of the
the basic HM O concept and
State Highway Department.
- o
its function is available to
He maintains that he has
interested groups. For more
"more than met the require
information about the pre
ments" and is entitled to a
sentation or P M H I, contact
license.
the P M H I office. 1219 S.W.
Main, Portland. 97205, 221-
1085.
M asons
Dawson
v is it
B ah am a s
P M H I will offer compre
hensive services to its sub
scribers including dental and
vision care, pharmacy ser
vices and a number of well-
care services not now offered
by present plans.
The structure of the or
ganization stresses com
munity and subscriber in
volvement at all levels of the
health service package. The
organization plans to experi
rtient with preventive health
care concepts which have
been used successfully else
where in the United States
but are new to this area.
A com m unity ad vis o ry
board, consisting of 12 public
members, is being organized
to work, closely with the
P M H I Board of Directors.
A conflict «»solution pro
cedure will be ewtablished to
respond to problems and
the
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If you think your yard
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Mixst flowering trees and
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Truth In Savings
By Virginia Knnuer
Special Assistant to the President
and Director
Ollifc of Consumer Affairs
How much do you really know about savings
accounts?
For example, should you have your account at a
savings pud loan association, a mutual savings bank,
a credit union or a commercial bank? Should you
have an account where the interest is compounded on
a daily basis or on a quarterly basis ?
Depending on the way you choose and use your
account, you can get four, live or six percent interest.
To help you choose ¡in account that olTers the highest
interest or dividends, you may want to keep the fol-
lowing points in mind:
• Lock for the stated an
nual percentage rate in uny
account. Earnings calculated
on the <lay-of-drpnait-to-day-
of-withdravval plan is best,
especially if you deposit and
withdraw
frequently. W ith
this plan, you earn Interest
for each day your money is
deposited with no lost days
of interest.
poundmg of the same rate.
• Check for penalties or
charges for w ithdraw al! and
any special charges that will
reduce your earnings. Also,
check to see if there is a re
quired minimum balance for
the account. I f so, determine
what, if anything, you will
enrn if you don't keep the
minimum in vour account at
all times.
• Realize that “ free gifts”
or other items that you re
ceive when you make a de
posit sometimes may not he
as v aluable to you as a higher
Interest rate would he.
Above all, don’t forget to
ask if you have to keep the
account for a certain period
to get a higher rate of in
terest. I f you have to have
the account for two years, for
example, to receive six |>er-
cent interest, how much in
terest do you get if you have
to withdraw your money be
fore the two years is up?
Remember, ask a lot of
questions about terms and
features of accounts at d if
ferent savings institutions.
Don’t be shy. I t ’s your money.
Put it to work wisely.
• Keep in mind If the ac
count offers the bonus of a
"grace period” when deposit-
in f. W ith some accounts, de
posits received up to the 10th
of any month will earn fully
from the first of the month,
providing the deposit re
mains to the end of the
quarter.
• See if interest or divi
dends on the account are
credited on a frequent basis.
I f interest is credited quar
terly, you may not earn as
much as you think if you
make a withdraw al before the
end of the quarter. Sim ilarly,
determine how often your in
terest is compounded. Daily
or frequent compounding will
give you a better yield than
semiannual or annual corn-
Injury Before Birth
Motorists who negligently
knock down pedestrians would
naturally expect to be held legal
ly liable for Ihe consequences.
Bui suppose the pedestrian is
an expectant mother And sup
pose. as a result of the accident,
her baby is born with some sort
of defect. Could the motorist be
held liable also for Ihe injury Io
the child?
Traditionally Ihe law refused
to grant damages for prenatal
injuries. Courts reasoned that un
til the actual moment of birth,
the child was merely a part of its
mother, with no independent ex
istence on which to base a claim
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ACTION needs Black America.
Remember the book, “Coming of Age
in Mississippi” ? Written by a young Black
woman, Ann Moody?
A lot of people read that book, because
it was the straight story on what it was like
in the civil rights confrontations of the 60’s.
Ann Moody threw everything she had into it.
She went through all the hassles and
abuse you can go through in working
for change.
But her biggest frustrations came from
the people she was trying to help.
She wanted people to vote, to exercise
their rights, to get together and change things.
But these were people who were used
to what they had, who never thought much
about change.
It was tough.
Every time she thought things were
moving forward, they’d slide backward.
But two things happened to Ann.
First of all, she and the other young
brothers and sisters did change things.
Not a whole lot.
But today a lot of Black Americans are
ahead of where they were when Ann and the
others went to work.
T he second thing that happened was that
Ann changed herself.
She matured as a person, as a human being.
She saw the world differently.
She grew. She got things together.
In a way, that’s what ACTION is all about.
And a lot of other groups that are working
with people to change things.
There are plenty of brothers and sisters
in ACTION.
Some are in VISTA, w .king with
people in the cities and in rural areas.
Some are in the Peace Corps, working
with people in Africa and Asia and
Latin America.
If s kind of like the experience that
Ann Moody had.
T he ACTION brothers and sisters
have a lot of hassles, a lot of frustrations.
But they change things, move things
ahead a little bit.
And they change themselves, too.
They grow as people, see new things,
get it together.
And after a year or two in ACTION,
the experience and the responsibility can
lead you into a career.
America needed Ann Moody.
And America needs you... in ACTION.
If you have a skill or a trade or a
college background, mail in this coupon
and find out more.
ACTION
Bruce Mazzie
O CP B om 307
Washington, D. C. 20525 j
Please send me information about how I can j
become an A C T IO N volunteer.
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But in recent years the law's
viewpoint has changed sharply.
Today, almost everywhere, a
child is entitled to collect dam
ages for a prenatal injury that
was inflicted negligently - at least,
if it occurred during the later
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As one court put it:
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