European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 15, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes thursday september 15, 1977 champs shortage of doctors forcing use of program carelessness can Lead to delay in payments by John Hart Washington Bureau chief Washington is rep. Richard White. D.-tex., chairman of the House armed services military personnel sub committee claims that personnel Are being forced into the Cost sharing Cham pus program because the armed serv ices Are unable to provide adequate and necessary medical care for retirees and military dependents. In an interview. White discussed Cham pus and other issues before the subcommittee. The panel began an inquiry earlier this year into the entire question of military health care including champs. And he said the unit would continue its inquiry. One of the big problems in military hospitals is inability to get the doctors needed in Many  White said. Concerning champs. White said that he strongly opposes the 75th percentile used in figuring payments under the pro Gram. White said the policy de a Large number of physicians to abandon the program and it requires patients to pay additional Money not intended by Congress. Therefore he said Many dependents and retirees Are now unable to afford proper medical  White said his subcommittee has a Bill bet Ore it that would limit the medical charges to the 90th percentile and would also require upgrading of physicians fee schedules at least annually. He said he expects the panel to report favourably on the Bill. "1 am  White continued beyond reasonable doubt that setting payments at the 90th percentile. And the upgrading of the physicians fee schedules yearly would cure most of the ills of health care delivery under  on other issues. White said the unit would continue its inquiry into the Nev Mee mechanism available in the military the panel held several Days of hearings earlier this year with testimony being Tilven by defense officials the fact we re drawing attention to the grievance procedure May Lead the serv ices to Correct deficiencies if they  White said a world War ii Veteran of the marines. White said he is concerned about the Gen eral military population being represented and heard when voicing valid  service members should be Able to voice their complaints and concern without fear of reprisals he said. Dan Dailey leaves Hospital Chapel Hill. X c Illi actor Dan Dailey has been released from Nort Carolina memorial Hospital after doctors replaced a joint in his hip Daley fractured his hip aug. 25 while starring in the Odd couple at the Vil Lage dinner theater in Ornsville. . We want to crystallize the information now available on grievance procedures be cause it s a Little fuzzy he added. White pointed out that several countries already have ombudsmen for their armed forces and said he May introduce a Bill calling for the creation of an ombudsman tailored for the services. In Germany he noted the ombudsman is an institution of the  completely free of the ministry of defense whose purpose is to protect the rights of members of the armed forces. White added that an ombudsman or More effective grievance procedures May be what is needed to counter the threat of military unionization. He said other issues that the panel will be taking up include the readiness of the Reserve the selective service system Honor codes at the academies and Penta gon discharge procedures. Is Washington Bureau Washington is a warning was issued to champs beneficiaries wednes Day that careless submission of a claim could Lead to temporary financial hardship for a patient or sponsor. Joseph c. Rhea the program director pointed out that under new champs regulations any claim form that does not pro vide required information must be returned for additional data. He explained that some doctors or hospitals will not agree to wait for their Money in which Case the patient or Spon Sor will have to pay the Bill before the claim is settled. Rhea s warning was issued amid rising concern among champs officials Over the increasing number of claim forms being returned because they do not contain All the required information. Two particular problem areas cited were failure to sign the claim form and failure to provide social Security numbers. Rhea said that a number of claim forms Are being returned because the original submission failed to include All needed documents he cited As particular problems the fail ure to attach no availability statements when required and the failure to attach an itemized Bill when required. These Are not the Only problem areas according to Rhea but they Are the ones that seem to be causing the most difficulties. Rhea advised champs beneficiaries to take a few extra minutes before submit Ting the claim to make sure it is Complete and that All required documents Are attached. It can save a few weeks when it comes to settling the claim he said. Four year old twins Melissa left and Michelle Hemond of Waterford vt., twin twins show off their new Brothers twins James left and Jeremy. The two sets of twins Are the children of or. And mrs. Michael Hemond. A photo killed woman in car stalled in rain to woman in car or area chicagoan gets 200-to 600-year prison term Pann i a a a in Ivair it or Prit he Anh Rpp of Fern Init from a vital losses to Tollit Al and inn rur tar incl Virvir Tuit tin Uono in i icim Chicago a a Man was sentenced to serve from 200 to 600 years in prison tuesday for murdering a woman whose car was stalled in a torrential downpour. We talk about Hitler and other people who have committed atrocities but this is just As bad. This shooting is strictly one of  judge James m. Bailey of circuit court told the stoical Marno Logan. Logan. 31, was Given another 200-to 600 year sentence to be served concurrently for the attempted murder of the woman s husband. The victim Phyllis Anderson 51, of sub Urban Buffalo Grove her husband and three of their six children were trapped in their car june 13 when it stalled in a flooded viaduct the Andersons were returning fro party when they were forced to leave an expressway because of flooding they became lost on the City s South Side and drove for More than an hour and a half trying to find their Way out of town. Witnesses testified Anderson s car became caught in Side Street traffic stalled because of the flooding. They said a group of youths demanded $10 from Anderson for allowing his car to pass. When Anderson refused the youths stoned his car. Witnesses testified and la Gan appeared with a .45-caliber pistol and fired into the car. The Bullet killed mrs. Anderson. Logan also is charged with murder in tavern shooting two weeks before. 32 Polaris crewmen facing pot charges Honolulu a thirty two Crew men of a Navy Polaris submarine were charged with Possession of marijuana in previously undisclosed India month Navy officials say. It was not immediately Clear whether the crewmen involved were aboard the submarine at the time or at a Shore facility. Navy spokesmen said tuesday the men were assigned to the ballistic missile sub Marine Sam Houston which is based at Guam. The marijuana was found during a sur prise Shakedown after one of the crewmen had reported drug activity among his ship mates according to an unidentified Crew Man who reported the incident to a Honolulu radio station. The Sam Houston which carries 16 Polaris a2 missiles makes three month patrols with alternating Crews of about 140 men each. While one Crew is at sea the other Crew is assigned to a training facility at Pearl Harbor