European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 06, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 6 the stars and stripes sunday. October 6. 1985 increase in medical costs Sparks demands for Reform Washington a the Reagan administration while boasting it has brought medical inflation under con Irol has ordered a $1.1 billion increase in what the elderly will Pav for and nursing care under medicare next year sparking Calls for congressional reforms. Rep r. Robul. . Chairman of the House select committee in aging Friday called the in creases sen. John Klein. R-pa., chairman of the Senate special committee on aging introduced legislation to Stop the whopping the administration ordered a 23 percent increase in the deductible that elderly medicare recipients must pay when they enter a Hospital boosting the current $400 to $492 beginning Jan. I. Similar increases were ordered for co insurance pay ments after Long term hospitalization for Long term care in skilled nursing facilities and for elderly people who need to dip into their once in a life time Stock of Reserve Benefit Days to replenish exhausted benefits. The increases Are expected to directly affect some 8 million people. The boost comes Only two months after the administration declared a virtual Victory in its Battle to control medi Cal inflation. Outgoing health and human services Secretary mar Garet m. Heckler announced july 31 that health spending increased in 1984 at the slowest rate in 20 years. We Are seeing continued High Quality health care with out the spiralling medical inflation of the past heckler said crediting the Success to reforms instituted by the administration. But those reforms ironically now arc being blamed by the administration for forcing the new increase in the deductible payment. The health care financing administration which runs medicare and instituted the new payment schedule said it had no Choice because Federal Law dictates the formula by which it must set the deductible payments fur Hospital a Tion and the co insurance Levels for lengthy care. It said Federal Law requires the deductible be adjusted based on the average daily Cost of Hospital care. That average Cost has gone up dramatically because of the new payment system which encourages hospitals to discharge patients Mure quickly. Thus what used to be a 52.000. Six Day Hospital visit May now be a $2.000. Four Day stay. Such a change would push up the daily average from s Jujj to $00 while not changing the total Cost. We believe that the Large increase in the deductible ill be for this year Only the Agency said. We expect the reduction in the length of stay to level off. Consequently the increase in the deductible should be substantially lower in future the chairmen of the aging committee said however that the Agency s assurances arc of scant Benefit to the 8 million people has estimates will be affected. The growing financial Burden facing America s elderly requires urgent attention by the Congress Roybal said. The Congress should Lake immediate Steps to Cap in creases in elderly out of pocket health care costs so that they Rise no faster than the elderly s ability to pay. It is outrageous that he medicare deductible is Al Lowed to increase by 23 percent when elderly income is projected to Rise by Only about 4 percent he said. Heinz introduced legislation to change the formula on which the deductible is calculated. The Bill would base the amount on the change in government reimbursements to hospitals rather than on average daily costs. Congress is considering a boost in that rate by 0.5 per cent to 1.0 percent which would translate to a $2 to $4 increase. Roybal has called for legislation to Cap out of pocket costs to the elderly at 15 percent of income about the current level. Family he left behind 2 years ago is reunited with Charlie two shoes san Francisco a Charlie two shoes Sang America the Beautiful and said he is eager to Start paying taxes As he was reunited with the family he left in China when he came to the United Stales two years ago. Charlie who arrived in the United states in May 1983 to visit the marines who gave him his colourful nickname in China 40 years ago greeted Bis wife Jinmie Zhu and three children at san Francisco incr National Airport and then expressed his gratitude to the american people. I m so thrilled. I m so Happy he said. I want to represent my whole family to thank the government of the United states to thank people All Over the country for the great deed they have done for me. So finally my wife my children have this Opportunity to share my he said. Just a few months ago. It looked As if Charlie would be deported. But Al Lorincy general Edwin a Csc declared on sept. 20 that Charlie Means a great Deal to the marines and ordered the immigration and naturalization service to drop its proceedings against him Clearing the Way for his family to join him. Charlie was just another wartime Waif when some marines befriended him fed him clothed him provided for his education and nicknamed him because they could t pronounce his real name Cui Zhixi. The marines left China in 1949 As the communists took Over the country and Charlie was left behind. But he never forgot his american friends and when diplomatic tics were restored Between the United states and China he contacted his buddies and a visit was arranged. The chinese approved passports for Charlie s entire family but the United states would Lei Only Charlie have a visa. He arrived on May 10, 1983, and has been living Wilh the Roy Sibit family in Tallmadge Ohio. Charlie received extensions on his visa and tried to arrange for his family to come to the United slates for a visit. Bui an immigration judge ordered him deported last May. The ins granted another Extension to oct. 10, and an Ohio congressman introduced legislation to allow Char lie to stay. A Csc then took his action citing humanitarian grounds and noting that the marines feel strongly that he should be allowed to remain Here and he is anxious to a stay of deportation Means Charlie will be eligible for a Woholo Charlie two shoes. Hugs son daughter at san Francisco Airport permanent status As a resident alien and that he eventually can apply for . Citizenship. We promised we will continue to a talc the Good will for the world and for Pur adopted country he said at the Airport reunion. I will Promise my dedication my entire life also that of my children for the goodness of the United states and the american Charlie who has t been allowed to work in inc United Stales because of his visitor status said he Hopes to be come a teacher. "1 would like to work right away because i like to pay tax he said. People hate tax. Bui i love to pay lax. I can t Wail any stateside Randolph Hearst 69, files for divorce from second wife Redwood City. Calif. A Randolph a. Hearst president of the san Francisco examiner and father of Patricia Hearst. Has tiled for divorce from his second wife Maria. 53. The san matco county Superior court clerk , ft1eit cd irreconcilable differences for the divorce. They were married in 19x2 at the executive s Hill Borough Home shortly after Hearst s divorce from his first wife was Maria Hearst s third marriage. There was no indication in the documents of a dissolution settlement. The newspaper executive is paying $200,000 a year in support to Catherine to whom he was married for 40 years. Their daughter Patricia made headlines around the world for years after her 1974 kidnapping by Thesy Bio nose liberation army. Now married and a Mother Pat Ricia Hearst Shaw served a Federal prison term for her part in a san Francisco Bank robbery she pulled with her kid nappers. Freeway viaduct collapses kills at least 1injures 4 Denver up a freeway viaduct under construction collapsed sending tons of Concrete and steel to the Roadway below killing at least one worker and injuring four police said. Several 60-foot pc stressed conic to sections each weighing 67 tons slipped As they were being cockeyed into position sliding with a Roar to the Highway underneath sgt. George Ray said. The freeway was closed when the Accident occurred he said. said one of the viaduct supports also was shifting and other sections each 60 feet wide and 60 feet Long could Goat any time. Mountain climber rescued by 2 copter Crews after fall Lyons Ore. A two helicopter Crews rescued a Mountain climber from a Cliff where he Lay critically injured More than seven hours after falling 100 feet when a safety rope snapped authorities said. The Man s companion also fell but was Able to hike to his car and notify authorities. Len a Meyer 20, was rappelling from the top of the 1 ,000-foot Thomas Cairn Cliff near this Western Oregon town with Tony Commerce when their safely rope snapped and they plunged 100 feet said Lyons fire chief Steve Kennard. A tree broke their fall saving them from another 80-foot drop said the 19-year-old Commerce. We were just climbing on some rocks. We had a safety rope and All. When All of a sudden we took a fall comme rce said. Commerce said he was a cd. But walked to his car drove to the nearest residence and reported the Accident. Authorities said the incident occurred 17 Miles from the nearest paved Road. Editor of student paper fired Over ban on military advertising Detroit a Patricia Macaroni 22, editor of the South end Wayne slate University s student newspaper has been fired from her $l50-a-Wcck Job by the student faculty newspaper publications Board for refusing to lift her ban on military advertising. Maceroni who banned the after pub Lishing an editorial criticizing . Military involvement in Central America refused a request by the Board that she reinstate hem. Saying her Job As editor gave her the Power to Back up her editorial with the advertising ban. Girl 4, killed by police car responding to burglary Call Dallas a. A police car speeding to a burglary Call struck and killed a 4-year-old girl and seriously injured her Mother police said. Donna Marie Zund Alc was killed instantly As she and her Mother. Shirley Andale were crossing a South Dallas Street police said. Zund Alc was in serious condition at police said Zund Alc apparently had been in a fight with her common Law husband and came running of of the House dragging the girl with her the Case will be routinely turned Over to a grand jury a d v Sion also " Condu the Driver of the car Donald a. Whitsit 31 treated it the scene for minor injuries police said. Was
