ocial Sec
to affec
s ude
Do you as a student
18 to 22 recei Social
Security ? If 10, a
recent in the
limits the amount and dura­
tion of tho benefit.
C to unmarrfed full-
time students, first paid
in 196p, are paid hen
parent insured under Social
Security dies or
receiving �tirement or di
ability payments. Because
of other student aid pro-
grams estab" ce
1965, how�r, Social
Security student be fi
ill be gradually P
out.
Ho you may be
affected depe on
hether you ere entitled
to a monthly for
Augu 1981 - the month
the law ed - or
hether entitlement started
after that month.
En titled to a en fo
ugu 1981 - If you are,
or soon will be. student
a college or other
appro d po condary
hool, payments generally
can continue until you
finish school, re 22,
or through April 1985
whichever comes first. But
you mu be in full-ti
ttendance before ¥
1982. In addition, the
ne I mak the
changes:
- You on't get checks
for y, Ju , July, or
Augu starting in 1982
even if you ttend 001
tho months .•
- You on't be eligible
for future benefit increase
will other b efi· " .
- The amount of future
yments will be gradually
reduced: 2S per cent
" g with the Septem­
ber 1982 c.b (due in
early October); SO per cent
effecti September
1983; 15 per cent
o r ppro
through July, 1982.
There is an excepti n.
If you re
001 after July 1982,
ell s can continue up to
the month yo 're 19 or
until th end of the
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aeme :r or
ch s can oontinl
you complete the c
o for 2 mon after
the month you re 19,
hi r is first.
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include written certifi- es,
cation from the . t's
doctor that inpatient care
. required n ry ,
d a plan of care for the
tient 0 to be d loped
by phy"clan before
ch
cold ," Harder
authorization, in writing,
from the director of the
o chiga.n Department of
ental Health if the y
in the hospital . to be
longer than 30 day.
"It is the intent of the
South em ·chigan
Health Care lation to
continue to giv the com­
munity quality care to the
be of our ability "thin
the budgetary limi im­
po d by the various federal
and te
Jo ph B. ey, pre tdent
of the South e m
gao Health Care ��
ion. He stre d that tb
n restrictions and limita-
ons ere comin from
federal and te ncie
and not the hospitals.
id.
Elecme dmissio
Friday and Satruday
no longer be p . d according
to SA. 80 eyer, eex­
end emergency or urge t
muw" 1St. ODS, such as ob tri­
cal p tien , will be p id
before •.
Routine testing for in-
patien upon admission,
such chest -rays and
blood tests, will not be
paid specifJ.Ca11y
ordered by the physician.
According to Harder,
emorial and ercy Ho
pitals have previously dis­
continued routine testing
procedures, Furthermore,
. all inpatient psychi tric
patie�ts require' prior
opera
Hospital, St. Jo
ercy Hospital, Benton
Harbor.
Pr ntly, . id bill
are paid by state and
federal go nunent, each
paying SO percent of
total. Harder . due to
co cutting ac ion on
federal Ie I, the federal
go rnment's share in the
future will be 41 percent
of the total, a 10 of 3
percent in medicaid pay­
ment . Additionally, the
te· ble to Cuny
fund their SO percent of
th medicaid pr� and
. implementing cllanges
hie ill reduce paynients
to hospitals. "The net
result . that benefits or
utilization patterns will hue
to be ch ged," Harder
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fi d other
cutting.
surgical procedures are to
be done only on an out­
patient •.. The pro ..
cudure include· ,
biop·, m type . of
orthopedic procedure, D
and C's, and certain ears,
no and throat surgical
procedures.
Exceptions to this
policy would be a patient
ith a medical condition,
such heart dite or
:vere diabete , that ould
require inpatient care.
Other exceptions would be
if th p tient is having
another procedure done t
the that ould
require hospitalization or if
an adequate out-patient
f cility . not available
ithin a reasonable distance
(within 40 miles).
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Robert·F r, Proj
u of Em-
Berrien County Econo­
mic De elopment Corpor •
tion is sponsoring an all
day orkshop for are bu·
De en to'" bring them
up-to-da te on ne state and
local incentive program and
change -in the current la s.·
The or shop will be held
t in Schuler's Re urant
in Stevensville on Friday,
January IS, 1982, from
8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
ccording to Chu Sch-
renk, Director of Berrien
County Economic De lop­
ment Corporation.
There will be
ichigan en from mic De opment, pro-
Berrien County. vide information 0 th
• State of Michigan • n 100,000,000 Eeono-
e and their subject matter mic Development Fund,
are: Dr. John Hani , ortgage Insurance Fund
Director of the Re arch and Stat tde S.B.A.
Division and Chief Econo- "504" Corpora ion,
mi for the Michigan °d Turner, on
Department of Commerce, of Community De", op­
speaking on orkers' Com- ment A 0 ce, Office of
pen tion Amendmen, Community De lop
Unemployment Compe Department of Comme ,
tion Reform, Singl Bu· - ill addre iehigan
De Tax Relief and Office of Community
ichigan om of De opment, Urban Land
Economic Development. Bank Fund, Community
ich 1 Finn Director of De Iopment 81 Grant
De lopment Fund and rban Enter-
of Eeono- p 0 Zone Progr
"The edical Service
ciation (MSA) is in the
proee of redetemiming the
payment level to hospitals,
d it appears though
next year's p yment Ie el
be ," Harder ·d.
He ded that it . not
certain at this time exactly
hat the reduction in pay­
ment ill be, but indicated
tit t it uld require b-
antial belt tightening in all
for both hOspital .
ew requirement by the
Chang h ve also been
made in the reimbu nt
proce for non-emergency
visits to the emergency
room.
"The SA is encour •
ing medicaid recipients to
the emergency room
only for emergencie and to
visit their private phy "cian
in