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Murrell heads Federal Women's Board Elaine B M u rre ll, the Federal Women’ s Program manager lor the V S Depar I mem ol I abor. wav re elected chairperson o f the federal Women’s Interageius Board (I W IB», a group dedicated to strengthening the federal W om en’ s Program ( I W P) and to impressing the employment status o f women M urrell, a career civil servant, has been with the Department ot I abor for over 20 years fo r the past lour years, she has served as the dcpai tment’s I Xk P manager in the dcpai Intent's O l lice ol I qua! 1 mplosmeiil Opportumts and Affirm ative \ction Programs I he I U P is a special emphasis program designed to increase tob op portumties lor women at all levels ol the federal government, to facilitate their movement into ediK.uion.il and training opportunities which prepare them lo r promotions up to and hi eluding executive levels, and to provide programs that improve the employment status ot federally em ployed women I he I \ \ IB. wInch M urrell chairs, includes I W p managers and equal employment opportunity specialists from various federal agencies within Washington, I) I . m etropolitan area. I he board provides a torum lor I U P managers to exchange inlorma lion on problems, activities, issues and successes ol the I W P progiam I he board also reviews and proposes policies concerned with the I \ \ P and with problems ot women in the lederal government It assists lederal departments and agencies in improving and enhancing the stains o f federally employed women and maintains liaison with the O flice ol Personnel Management, fe d e ia llv Employed Women, I ik , and other organizations concerned w ith mi proving the status ol women M urrell said her m ajor objectives for the coming vear will be " to work closely vv uh the O ffice »1 Personnel Management to addiess the issues ol systemic and employment battlers that hinder women in the ledetal sec tor, and to enhance the professional ism ol I W P managers through in form ation sharing, networking and the pooling ot resources." à SCULPTURE N A IL ] N A IL TIPS N A II W R A P tH fO M »v»R GATEWAY SHOPPING , CENTER - DESCRIPTION SHORT SCULPTURE or ACRYLIC NAILS (NO LIFT2 WEEKS) SILK WRAP NEW FILL PEDICURE MANICURE CALL: REG 52°° 52“ 24“° 22°° 12“ 14Kt. GOLD NAIL JEWELRY WE'VE GOT THE MOST BEAUTIFUL POWDER AND LIQUIDS YOU'VE EVER SEEN THAT WILL NOT LIFT OR POP OFF. Special 30% Discount off Regular Price This offer good through November 30 y L u M U STB R .N G THIS AD WITHIYOU Call in Advance for an Appointment 253-51j» «/ E lain e B M u rre ll has been re e le c te d to ch air the F e d e ra l W o m e n s In t e r a g e n c y B o a rd a g ro u p d e d ic a te d to s tre n g th e n in g p ro g ra m s and policies th a t a f f e c t f e d e r a lly e m p lo y e d w o m e n a n d im proving their e m p lo y m e n t status M u rre ll is the U S D e p a rtm e n t o f L ab o r s F ed era l W o m e n 's P ro g ra m m anager OPEN TUE »HI 10 AM / PM T J \ M 22N E101ST PQRTIJND, OREGON SAT 9 AM 5 30 PM (TOSED SUN I» MON NEXT TO EHEU METER GATEWAY SHOPPING CE N I E H Performing surgery on bum figures. Bal u nis w h o w a lk out o l the h o spital leave ream s ol m edical data in th e ir wake B atteries o f tests, re (|Uested supplies, pre scrip tio n s, clin ica l histories, a d m in is tm tiv e lees, room and In ta n i charges a leal data processing n ig h tm a re S t i t ’s p re tty easy to u n d e r 'la n d how a w an d erin g decim al |x»int can occasionally throw some o n e '' b ill out ol w hack. B u ttin g th e m hack in th e ir p ro p e r p la ie is th e jo b o f out hos p ita l a u d ito rs M u n ti details? H ardly T h e ir i out me correi lio n s often m ake the d iffe re n ce nt hundreds « >t d o lla rs on a ty p ica l b ill The bottom line. \ t Blu« l ross and Blue S hield ot I In gon, w e re c o m m itte d to ( lilt in g tin (o s ts o f health care. N ot tlie (|iia h ly \n d it that s o u n d ' like a ty p ical insurance prom ise. consider this: I lu rin g IB M . m il cost containm ent Ask wnos who’s responsible for the rising i costs of health care and you’ll get some very pointed answers. W it h n is is fo r h e a lth care tu n n in g ra m p a n t at m u re th a n $1 b illio n p a th (lav, nobody can a lto n i to s ta n d an m ini p o in tin g lin g e rs . A t B lu e C ross and B lue S h ie ld ot I h e g o n . we re b u c k lin g do w n to In a l th is th in g . W ith ag g ressive cost c o n ta in m e n t men s u it s Io bold a ll o f us m ore a c co u n ta b le fo r th e b o tto m line. Zapping the blank check. Ib c u rb c o s ts , som e in s u r ance co m p a n ie s lim it w b a l they II p a \ to r tre a tm e n t. I » fo rtu n a te ly , th e d ix to r can tu rn a n m n d a n d lu ll the p atient to recover the diffe re n ce A t B lue Cross a m i Blue Shield o| ( h e g o n . vu have a u n iq ui contract w ith p ro v id e rs that estab lishes reasonable lim its tor th e ir services but goes a c ritic a l step fu rth e r. Because p a rtic ip a tin g p in si i lans have agreed to a "hold b arm less" p ro visio n , they can never lu ll B lu e Cross and B lu e Shield o l ( he gi m n ie m lie rs lo r charges fx'Vi md those lim its . In the fin a l balance, doctors w o rk e ffic ie n tly \n d p a tii'n ts d o n ’t have to yy« u rv about e xtra e\|>ense^ Putting heavy users on a diet. W h e n it d im e s to m e d ica l at le n t ion. som e p« •« »pie de m a n d ,< m m ih h ot a giNxI th in g I -in g e tn e r g e m v ro o m - lo r 'd ie th ro a ts. ( h se e kin g spendv o p e ra tio n s th e y may not even need But it p a tie n ts shared m ore ol a tm am lal interest in th e ir w e ll b e in g, they d use the sy stem m ore w isely. I hal s the idea b e h in d fle x ih le g ro u p plans like ( fp tio n < hie. \ \ here b e n e fits are de sig ne d to encourage second o p in io n s, pre a d m is s io n te s tin g and o u tp a tie n t care In some ia s « '. Iie n e fits may a c tu a lly be decre.iM 'd Io fru s tra te d » stly excessive tre a tm e n t. So w he th e r they '(le n d m ore o r less, subs« rilx -rs pay m ore a lie n Hon to c o s t co n ta in m e n t. A n d that can 'ay e eyery one in«>nev Checking checking double double benefits benefits. H o sp ita liza tio n isco ve ie d lot m ost (icople u n der any n u m b e r ol plans: th e ir auto insurance, g ro u p health in su ra m e fro m w o rk , and usually again w hen a s|x»itsew ork A ll ot w hii h le a d ' to |x» ssih le d tip li cation ol I'e n e tit' A t BC BS( I. yve «lo-e|y ex a m in e each cla im to prevent sik h overpay in e n t c o o rd in a tin g bene t i t '. .m il in 'o m e cases, tra n s fe rrin g lia b ility to t h o 'e yvh o a ie a t ta u lt. \ lot ot d e ta il'a n d paper w o rk , p e ilia p '. but it t a k e '.i load o il yo u r p re m iu m s in the long run Portland Observer p r o g r a m ' m vcd< h r g o m a n sa healthy S IS m illio n B u t tin re a l b o tto m lin e is lile q u a lity o l lite that comes w if h tiles«- 'ay ings A lt e ! a ll. h e a lth i a le th a t ' m o re a I to rd a ble. can d o th e m ost gi n n I Ii it ey c i y body S o u 'k y out b ro ke r w lioS got the m ost cost e tte i tlVe p ia li' toi ci »st c o n ta in m e n t It he -ends y m i to Blue L loss and Blue Shield ot I »legon, vo li le pointed in the rig h t d ire ctio n _ sta ®- Oregon’s Caring Card. 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