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About Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 7, 1994)
T he P ortland O bserver • S eptember 7, 1 9 9 4 P age A 5 Oregon YouthCare” Insurance Coverage Introduced Now, m ost children in W estern O regon can be covered by a com pre hensive health plan - even if they are not covered under their parent’s insurance. Blue C ross and Blue Shield o f O regon is introducing “Oregon YouthCare” - an individual insurance product for children ages 0-17. The monthly premium is only $29.50 per child per month. Oregon YouthCare was devel oped to meet the needs o f families whose household incomes are too high to qualify for M edicaid, yet may not have access to insurance coverage through their place o f em ployment. The plan uses a m anaged care m odel, emphasizing wellness and preventative services, and yet still allow s subscribers to use providers outside the panel if they wish to pay an additional am ount. Oregon YouthCare has a $ 1,000 annual individual deductible, but that deductible does not apply to physi cian office visits, well baby care through age 2, childhood im m uni zations through age 6, and annual w om en’s exam s. These charges are c o v e re d a t 100% a f te r a $10 copaym ent when perform ed by the Primary Care Physician (PCP) the patient has selected. Emergency services are also not subject to the deductible if a patient is adm itted to the hospital due to an accidental injury. O therw ise, visits to the em ergency room carry an ad ditional $50 copaym ent designed to encourage patients to receive care from their PCP instead o f expensive COMMUNITY CHURCH OF GOD treatm ent in an em ergency room. O ther services covered by the O regon Y outhCare carry an 80% benefit once the deductible has been met. These services include mental health and alcoholism treatm ent, skilled nursing facility care, inpa- tien t rehabi li tauon, home health care and m aternity care. There is also a 50% benefit for prescription drugs, with no deductible. O regon Y outhC are was d e signed to provide convenient access to prim ary health services for chil dren, and to protect against cata strophic m edical expenses. It carri ers a lifetim e maximum o f $2 m il lion per subscriber. Since the pro gram is offered at an affordable m onthly prem ium , it does require a health statem ent and includes w ait ing periods for som e conditions, and some benefit limits. 202 NE SKIDM ORE PORTLAND, OR 97211 (503)2 8 1 -5 6 7 8 /2 8 4 -5 5 5 9 A new home shopping network for the blac k consumer is being launched for the inter active cable TV market. The service, called Blackbook II, is being provided by Blackbook International BusinessandEn- tertainment Reference Guide, a 26 year publication. The network is being billed as an exciting and in novative way for advertisers to reach African American consumers. As African Americans have very selective tastes, de siring only the best and willing to pay premium prices, this superhighway directly to the black consumer will olTcrprod- ucts of high appeal to African Americans and other affluent consumers, company officials said. Blackbook II will show case products that are more in line w ith w hat A frican A m e ric a n s s p e n d th e ir m oney on w hile giving in dividual consum ers the op portunity to shop in their home or office, w hile offer ing, at a glance, quality, upscale m erchandise and service. This hom e shop ping netw ork offers indi viduals the com fort, con trol, and covenience. YOU'RE INVITED The members o f The Com m unity Church o f God would like to invite you to join us as we celebrate our Pastor and W ife’s anniversary. Paster Victor R. Brown and Dr. Hazel L. Brown will be celebrating their 37th year o f pastoring at the Com m unity Church o f God. Pastor and Dr. Brown have been good leaders at the Com m unity Church o f God and here in our com m unity. They have been active in this community for over forty years. We would like for you to help us show them how much we appreciate them. D ate: O ctober 9, 1994 (2nd Sunday) T im e: 4:00 p.m. ■â Place: THE CO M M UNITY CHURCH OF GOD 202 N.E. Skidmore Portland, OR 97211 Join U s __ Continued from front ▲ that PDX will pass am ajorm ilestone o f having its first m illion passenger m onth," said John Brockley, direc tor ofthe Port’s aviation department. For cargo, the total was 15,513. Cargo tonnage was up 8.2 percent over last year, and has set another monthly record for the 37th con secutive month. In general aviation, Hillsboro A irport operations (takeoffs and landings) continued to grow with a 27 percent increase over last y ear’s July count. Troutdale’s operations continued to decline by 4 percent, but was at a slower pace than the previous month. No official opera tions figures are kept for Mulino, the Port’s third general aviation airport. Moose Keynotes Black Publishers convention It is available in the following counties: M ultnom ah, W ashington, Clackamas, Columbia, Hood River, W asco, Y am hill, Polk, M arion, Benton, Linn and Lane. In the Port land area, Oregon YouthCare will use the network o f providers associ ated with Legacy Health System, andLegacy Emanuel Children’s Hos pital. Once a child becomes 18 years old, they may continue to maintain their individual insurance plan by m oving into the next age category o f BCBSO ’s C onsum er A dvantage individual plan. The premium rate will be ad justed based on the next age group ing. It is expected that this program will be successful in meeting the needs o f the uninsured children who have previously been priced out of affordable insurance coverage. Portland will be the next location o f the African A m erican Cham ber o f Com m erce o f Oregon The organization is currently being formed and will address economic em pow erm ent for O regon’s African A m ericans in nearly all categories. The cham ber has been a long standing idea o f many blacks, but had not come to reality until this past year Oregon had favorable representa tion at the recent U.S. African A merican Cham ber o f Com m erce National Convention held in Miami and Nassau in August. Individuals that are sincerely interested in assisting in the com m ittee developm ent and are willing to put in the overtime should send a written “ letter o f interest” to: African American Cham ber o f Commerce, P.O. Box 5488, Portland, OR 97228. The organization will serve as a network to provide support, education and em pow erm ent for serious minded African A m ericans in Oregon. LOUISE MEMORIAL GROUP HOME (ROSA WATSON) OPEN FROM 6:30-11:30PM, MON-FRI 120 NE HOLLAND ST. PORTLAND, OREGON 97211 283-3088 Black Shopping Joins TV Pastor Victor R. Brown Associate Pastor, Dr. Hazel L. Brown Airport Sees Record Growth African American Chamber Planned Correction “ T h e L e tte r on T a y e o n a Jack so n w inning a c q u itta l o f the false ch a rg e s b ro u g h t by the M eier an d F ra n k sto re a t Lloyd C e n te r p rin te d in the 8/24/94 O b se rv e r had the n am e left off in e rro r. T his le tte r w ritte n by W eller o f R adical W om en.” - A driene W eller FINANCIAL SERVICES NEED HELP? Y o u ' re his role m odel, mentor, friend master chef. AND D epend on USWEST TO SUPPORT YOU IN ALL YOUR ROLES. WE AT THE COLDWELL CO. can assist most clients with home equity, personal busi ness and also death consolidations. 1-800-437-9969 Computer Problems? I can help! DOS • Windows Installation • Hardware • Software • Training Also specialize in small business data entry, mailing, etc. In house or via modem a n k in g munity. 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