European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 1, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday Nowom Berl 1993 Tlle star3 and stripe3 Pago 3 800 service exp Brookfield Wii. Sas a at amp to customers in Europe will have almost unlimited Access to the popular "800�?� numbers in the states through its a a direct service the Telephone Carrier recently announced although users will be charged for the Calls. The expanded service is expected to tap into the pulse of overseas callers who use the business numbers with the 800 area code to plan Holiday shopping and travel according to a statement sent to the stars and stripes. A. X  at amp to callers overseas could Only Access 800 numbers carried through at amp to. However a variety of Long distance carriers sell 800 numbers to for overseas . Businesses. To include 800 numbers from other Long distance carriers at amp to was required to Register its expanded service with the Federal Communia 1 tons commission in id Mary Mistrioty a spokeswoman for at amp to in Brookfield. The 800 numbers Are free when called from the states. But overseas customers will be charged the Usa direct rate for the length of the Call. Customers who qualify for the at amp to military Saver plus card can save at least $2.50 per Call if they use Usa direct Between 10 . End 10 p.m., the statement said. At amp to also announced its free . Directory of ring More thigh 1,500 listings of 800 numbers of re through at amp to along with International 800 toll the numbers. Through the International 800 num v a str. A 1 it x % j x a a w.-. S halloween Cut  Mike left and Mike Wheeler second1 from left help children in this Black Forest town saturday. The even Spon children from Tonndorf Germany carve their halloween sorted by the Darmstadt German Americast Kontak club Fea  Lens. Sixteen germans and americans played Host to 14 tured a demonstration of How to make Jack of lanterns. Ferine Fere _ free Nui Ribers. Through Bers overseas customers can1 Call businesses in the states free of charge. A to teach an 800 number through at amp to dial the a direct Access cd entry code and ask the operator the dial the number. To order the directory service members can dial air Usa direct Access country code and ask the operator to place a collect Call to 816 654-6688, Extension 9661. Civilians can order by calling the same number and using Extension 7642. Allow four to six weeks for delivery. Clothing drive in Naples to Aid needy bosnian Naples Italy a amps a . Navy unit in Naples is spearheading a clothing drive for needy families in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Members of the personnel support det in Naples have collected enough clothes to nil 39 Large trash bags said Petty officer 1st Gass Marcial Martin who is in charge of the drive. The drive began three weeks ago. Gothing must reach the unit by nov. 9, when organizers plan to Load the items aboard a . Military plane to Ramstein a Germany another . Military aircraft will take he clothes to Bosnia Martin said. Anyone wanting Kcf donate clothes can Call Martin at Dan 625-3372. Raf Chicksands Pitburg honoured Raf Chicksands England the . Air forces in Europe appearance award in the Small base category has been Given try Raf Chicksands. The base won the award for being the Best looking base in Europe in its size category. Award criteria included How Well people took care of the base whether there were enough Street signs and the Overall neatness of the base. Pitburg a Germany won the award in the Large base category. X is Micheel Abs Ems unpaid medical Bills May hinder health care from Page 1covered of twist be paid by the receiver to the health care provider. For example if an Active duty family member were hospitalized in a German facility the Bill to the individual would be $9.30 a Day or a $25 deductible depending on the amount of the Bill. The government would pay the rest because some providers have denied Basic care to americans in the Miller past champs Europe officials Are trying to educate both providers and patients about the military a form of health care insurance. How big is the problem of unpaid claims that a a question champs Europe Quot really has no Way of knowing a except when local providers complain to champs that patients Haven to paid their part of the claim Miller said. A there is no problem with the government paying its portion of the Bill a he added. In one instance a civilian Hospital in Hanau Germany claimed it had written off More than 162,000 Marks $16,200 in unpaid medical Bill since 1986, said Martin Hollingsworth chief of provider beneficiary services at champs Europe. Or. George Kamos Iotis an obstetrics gynaecology specialist in Kusel Germany sees a lot of americans stationed in the Ramstein Kaiserslautern area. He said part of the problem of unpaid claims comes from local physicians who Are unfamiliar with filing claims through the champs Europe system. Quot some of my colleagues have problems with the american paperwork but 1 feel its due to them not knowing How to process the forms and Send them Back to champs Quot Kamos Iotis said. He said champs has already talked to Many hospitals about the claims process. Some providers especially hospitals know How the champs system works Miller said. Once a claim is filed a through champs Europe champs pays its portion of the Bill and in turn sends the beneficiary an explanation of benefits form. The form itemizes the care and explains to the patient what por Hollingsworth Tion to pay to the provider and where on the Economy to Send it. By mid november . Service members who file a claim for medical care received on the Economy will receive a form letter from champs Europe reminding them of their financial responsibilities under the program said Barbara Slifer a spokesperson for the 7th medical come in Heidelberg Germany. Quot the letter will go out a week after a claim has been processed and an explanation of benefits has been sent by champs Europe to the sponsor she said. A there Are instances where we at champs would get a Bill three to six months Quot after the Soldier a Ems treated. Miller said. Quot you May see a German physician today and you May be posing in eight months. That Bill May not get to us before you pcs out of  a sometimes local providers Bill the patient directly and often patients Are confused about where to Send the Bill because the address of the provider May differ from that of the Billing Agency Hollingsworth said. Other problems Stem from the reluctance of German providers to Send Bills to a military address because a it is too abstract to  however unpaid claims Are not solely an army problem it spans All services throughout Europe Hollingsworth said. Quot maybe because Germany has the highest number of claims produced. The army looks As though it has the More significant problem but its Only because of the  champs Europe officials Are also Quick to Point out that the instances of unpaid Bills Are not a problem just for champs beneficiaries. Some involve american tourists and civil service employees who Arentt covered by champs