this annual review of the
inpatient hospital deductible
Your Social Security of also
apply to the dollar a-
By C. I. Flaten. Bist. Mgr.
Beginning in January, a
person who goes to the hospi
tal under Medicare wiU be re
sponsible f:r the first $44 of
his hospital bill. This is a $4
increase In the present $40 de
ductible. Clair Platen, manager
of the Social Security District
Office in Salem said that this
increase results fr:m a provis
ion in the law requiring an an
nual review of the deductible
amount. The first such review
was made in 1968 and it indi
cated a significant increase In
hospital costs which when ap
plied to a formula in the law
requires the $41 deductible for
1969.
Flaten said that the results
varo
mounts a medicare beneficiary
pays toward a hospital stay cr
more than 60 days, or a post
hospital extended care facility
stay of more than 20 days.
These amounts therefore will
also increase by 10 percent ef
fective January 1—to $11 a day
for the 61st through the 90th
day of a h spital stay; to $5.50
for the 20th to the 100th day of
a stay in a past-hospital extend
ed care facility; and to $22 a
day for each day of the “Life
time reserve” of 60 days. The
latter period is a reserve ac
count a beneficiary can draw
upon if he ever needs more
than 90 days of hospital care
in one benefit period.
The changes in the deduct
ible and the co-insurance a-
mounts apply only to the hospi
tal insurance part of medicare
and do not affect the financing
of the supplementary medical
insurance—The voluntary pro
gram which covers doctor hills
and a wide variety of other
medical services.
You may write, visit or
phone the Salem District Office
located at 702 Church, Street
NE, 97308. Telephone number
585-1793. Office hours are from
8:30 A.M. to 4:30 P.M. Monday
through Friday. For the con
venience of those who cannot
come in during the regular
hours, the office is cpen until
7:30 p.m. on Monday evenings.
S I L E N
May the true meaning
of Christmas make your
holiday the happiest.
Clive and Mabel
and
all!
Christ»
Greetings for
a holiday
filled with
joy and
merriment.
Full of warmth, full
of cheer and a merry
joyous Christmas.
1968
Grocery and Gifts
Del's Shell Service
George and Audrey
Del and Vern
Highway 22
Mill Ci+y, Oregon
MILL CITY, OREGON
Gene's Meat Market
□ 0
Gene and Hilma
May your home be a
y haven of happiness
i this holiday season.
Merry Christmas
Have a merry
Christmas ... have
a joyful holiday
season.
Merry Merry Christinas to you.
'S
And
Shafer's Canyon
Time
Hardware
Grant's Cafe
George and Dorothy
Mehama, Oregon
*/2 Mile East of
MZHAMAIUNCT1OM
HIGHWAY 22
MILL CITY
Thank you again and
a very happy and
prosperous new year
Jack’s Coffee Shop
May your Christmas
Jack and Lucille
Richfield Products
Stayton, Oregon
Clarence Ruef
Cable Vision
Serving Detroit-Idanha
-Gates-Lyons and
Mill City.
May the peace of God ,
which surpasses all under
standing, guard your hearts
and minds.
k bright * a hippy and a
very Merry Christwas
is wished ta yai.
Ann's Furniture
Bassett Chevron Service
Stayton, Oregon
Aumsville, Oregon
Lee Bassett
Mill City, Oregon