European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 22, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 a the stars and stripes thursday november 22,1990 r Ayo t h 11 it. I Annj Gnu Vij i a in tvs ,. A. Families May want extra insurance As military medical services shrink Bygar Pomeroy staff writer families of service members deploying to operation desert shield May want to buy supplemental medical insurance the 7th medical come said wednesday. A care in military treatment facilities May become More difficult to get a said it. Col. John Kerrigan the european director of champs the civilian health and medical program of the uniformed services. A Many people who Are now receiving care in military hospitals and clinics May have to get it on the Economy. The insurance could cover the costs of civilian health care not covered by champs which pays a percentage of costs. Families May be forced to seek civilian health care because Many 7th medical come personnel Are slated to deploy to saudi Arabia thus limiting the care available in military facilities in Europe. A we have requested replacements for our physicians dentists nurses and other medical specialists from the reserves in the states a said maj. Gen. Richard t. Travis commander of 7th medical come. A what we done to know now is How Many we May get or precisely when they May  Travis estimated that the reinforcements would arrive within a month. Until the reservists get Here patients should also expect some delays in routine treatment at some hospitals and dental clinics. Champs covers much of the Cost of treating family members at civilian facilities. The amount of coverage depends on whether the treatment is on an outpatient basis or in a Hospital champs pays 80 percent of outpatient care at a civilian facility but the remaining 20 percent can get expensive Kerrigan said. The supplemental insurance could cover that 20 percent he said. A when you re an e-4 with two or three children and they get these. Chronic illnesses and they go in to a German clinic a couple of times a month. That can Start building up after a while a he said. Active duty family members who Are admitted to a civilian Hospital pay the same amount As if they were patients in a military facility a $8.55 per Day a and champs covers the rest. The supplement insurance May cover the $8.55 fee Kerrigan said. Champs health benefits advisers at All militant medical facilities have lists of organizations that Cam the supplemental insurance. Kerrigan suggested that Raoul id Furlo Man 4/\ him Nipa people read the Fine print to a make sure that any insurance. Will cover health care in Europe not iut to United  j Ine both the non commissioned officers association and the association of the . Army offer supplement Tal insurance for medical costs quarterly premiums for the Coa insurance Are $26,24 for spouses of service members and $17.85 for each child. Retirees Are charged according to age from $49.09 to $113.80, and their spouses from $7736 to $105.30. Children up to age 23 of retirees pay $37,48, the Ausa quarterly Premium is $24.80 for spouses of Active duty members and $16.15 for each child. Pie mums for retirees and their spouses Are the same and Range from $165.67 to $183.08, based on the age of the beneficiary. Children of retirees pay $82.31 each for coverage. Contributing to this report staff writer Janet Howells Lemey in with. In ton news updates More tests ordered Oesterberg a Netherlands a additional psychiatric testing has been ordered for an air Force staff sergeant suspected of killing his turkish wife and cutting her body into pieces. The air Force judge hearing the Case of staff sgt. Donald Short suspended proceedings tuesday to allow for further evaluation and treatment of the suspect. Short a former medical ment and repair technician Oesterberg a clinic confessed in a dutch court to stabbing Esin has Turk to death in March 1988, said his former attorney in the Netherlands. He was held by the dutch government until earlier this month when he was handed Over to . Authorities at Oesterberg a. The dutch government returned Short to american authorities after the air Force said they would not try the Case As a capital offence. There is no death penalty in the Netherlands. If Short is found competent to stand trial the maximum sentence he could receive is a dishonourable discharge life in prison forfeiture of All pay and allowances and reduction to the lowest  License Martinsburg . Apr the City Council has postponed debate on a proposed ordinance that would require panhandlers on City streets to obtain a $25 License every six months. Some Council members wanted to vote on the panhandling measure separately but it was included in a package of legislation. City attorney j. Oakley Seibert told Council members that the proposed ordinance was clearly unconstitutional. Council member George Karos said he was concerned about who would be required to obtain a panhandling License. He said he was opposed to such groups As the salvation army and Little league baseball players paying such fees. Mayor Tony Senecal said hell continue to push for the ordinance which will be discussed at the nov. 29 Council meeting. Commissaries hard hit by shoppers buying supplies for desert shield by Marynett staff writer in some army commissaries in Germany certain shelves Are As Bare As Mother Hubbard a cupboard. The shortages affect a mishmash of items baby powder razors suntan lotion insect repellents toothpaste lifesavers Kool Aid plastic bags Fly shatters batteries lip Balm skin lotion paper plates tylenol foot powder and Baity wipes. A we done to have to Tell our customers Why these products Are Selling out a said sgt. Carolyn Avery of the Ansbach commissary. A they know they Are things soldiers find useful out in the saudi  at the commissary in Firth the largest army commissary in Europe signs Are posted daily to inform customers of items that Are in Short Supply because of desert shield. A your customers Are very understanding about the situation a said Eberhard von Dembach the commissary officer. The Firth commissary he said is particularly hard hit because it is filling a lot of orders for troop units scheduled for saudi  units and individual soldiers Are putting a big demand on stocks said Denise Gomes of the . Army troop support Agency in Wei Brincken. All commissaries Are being hit by the shortages to some extent she said. Those not making direct sales Are transferring Stock to commissaries in Short Supply. Two Agency distribution centers that normally support ii commissaries Between them now Are providing expanded support to areas where troops Are scheduled to join desert shield said Gomes. A commissary officials expect to be Able to recover from the shortages in the near future a she said. A they report that regt Lar deliveries Are expected to arrive in Europe in about two weeks. A also sales ordinarily decline after the Holiday season and they Are expected to decline even More As troops move to saudi arabia.�?�. Besides the demand for the items useful in the desert thanksgiving sales Are greater than Ever said Britt Lee commissary officer at Karlstedt. A families have made sure that those soldiers scheduled for desert shield would have a feast Day to remember one with All the trimmings a he said. Household goods shipments delayed by dispute will be delivered soon Bygar Pomeroy staff writer a dispute that prevented 650 shipments of household goods from being delivered to the Frankfurt and Giessen areas in Germany has been resolved a military traffic management come spokesman said wednesday. The dispute entered on Money allegedly owed by american Ensign Van lines to Kultau a Carrier in Gelnn Ausen Germany. A Kultau had demanded payment. From american Ensign for past services before they would release the shipments in their warehouse a col. James . Of Keefe said. A details for the agreement Are still being worked out but we Hope that the Frankfurt and Giessen personal property offices will be Able to arrange for delivery of shipments beginning on Friday a he said. The command stopped using american Ensign on oct. 29 because of its inability to Complete movement of these and other shipments of Keefe said. To help resolve the problem the . Justice department retained a German civil attorney who worked with command representatives in negotiations with Kultau a tire United states position remains that personal property shipments of . Service members Are not subject to a Hen for payment of a past debt owed by the earner or their agent a of Keefe said. Command officials Are still working to secure delivery of 900 inbound shipments of household goods that have been stalled in Bremerhaven because of problems win the firms of american Ensign Richardson forwarding and Sun forwarding. Commissaries discontinue pet inc. Products zweibr0cken. Germany i a amps l a sen a Mac it. A zweibr0cken, Germany is amps a pet inc. Food products will begin disappearing from commissary shelves As current supplies run out. The defense logistics Agency sus ended the contract with pet on oct. 25 because of criminal charges filed against the company said Denise m. Gomes spokeswoman for the . Troop support Agency european commissary Region. The affected products include Prog Resso soups Underwood canned meats old Elpaso Taco shells pet evaporated milk accent food seasoning a amp a baked Beans Holly Quot a of a we a a meals pet  Frozen waffles unman Creme whipped Topping. Orders placed on sept. 30 and oct. 15 for these products were cancelled. They would have been delivered in january. The commissaries will try to quickly replace the Supply with similar products Gomes said. But there Are no identical substitutes for some of the items including Underwood canned meat spreads some old Elpaso products pet imitation sour Cream and Sego diet meals. Pet is involved in criminal proceedings in . District court in Florida a sup port Agency statement said. The Case stems from prosecution of the Dairy Industry in Florida from 1970 through August 1986-it said. No other details were