University, Dally Kansan, July 8, 1983
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Reductions
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Jostmeyer is a case in point. Because the psychotropic drugs prescribed by physicians are no longer covered and Jostmeyer cannot afford to buv them on his own, he simply goes without.
The changes in Jostmeyer's behavior without the drug are noticeable, according to Patty Doria of Independence Inc., a private, non-profit organization that works with the disabled.
DORIA HAS WORKED with Jostmeyer extensively, and said that Jostmeyer was able to deal with people better when he used the medication.
While psychotropic drugs are the main concern of social services workers, other factors may also influence treatment.
netore April, Jostmeyer was able to get an effective painkiller for his hip condition, which allowed him to be much more mobile, Doria said.
The painkiller is no longer covered and his doctor has been unable to find another as
"THE DOCTOR GAVE me another painkiller and told me it might not work and that I might get sick from it," Jostmeyer said. "He gave me the choice, and I decided to try it. All it did was make me sick. Aspirin would have done as much good."
Since then, Joostmeir said he had been laid up in bed at times because the pain was so great he
Another change in the medical assistance program since April is the co-payment require-
Before, a patient was able to see a doctor or enter a hospital at the doctor's request and pay
nothing out of his own pocket. He must pay $25 for each inpatient general hospital service and $10 for each outpatient service, according to Gaines.
IN ADDITION, Gaines said, the patient must now pay $1 for each of the 12 visits to the doctor covered annually by MediKan, and $1 for every prescription.
The co-payment doesn't seem like much, but it is a factor if you have six or eight prescriptions. Six or eight dollars a week is a budget. You may receive $100 to $200 a month. "Berry said."
Doria said the co-payment requirements caused some people to forgo needed medical
Lawrenzo area doctors are caught in the middle of the dilemma.
"IT IS IMPORTANT to point out that the doctor isn't the monster in all this," Berry said. "He is caught between changes in the public assistance medical program and the needs of the patient."
Gerald Pees, physician and president of the Douglas County Medical Association, said his office had not yet refused medical service to anyone.
One of the main problems doctors face is lack of SRS accounting of how many times a patient sees a doctor, Pees said. MediKan pays for 12 visits a year per person.
"What if it's the thirteenth time? Who's going to pay for it then?" We have no way of knowing if this visit is the person's first or thirteenth for the year. SRS has no controls that I am aware of."
Pees said he did not know whether all medical needs in the community were being met.
"WHAT I DO KNOW is that the doctors in town and we, here, would someone with a medical degree come in."
According to Gaines, the changes in the medical program were brought on by the need to save money. By March SRS revenues had fallen short.
One reason for the revenue crisis was that requests for public assistance this year rose 30 percent over last year, much more than the other groups. The SHS budget proposals were based, Games said.
In order to stay within the budget, changes were made. Gaines said. All SIRS programs were
cut back to avoid having to eliminate any program entirely.
According to a document prepared by SRS for the Lawrence City Commission to use in allocating federal revenue sharing funds, cutbacks in medical services will save $4.2 million statewide and $100,000 in Douglas County.
ACCORDING TO THE same document, cutbacks in other SRS programs will save $8 million statewide and $200,000 in Douglas County.
Many question whether there will be any real savings.
Doria said cutbacks in General Assistance
were shortsighted because in the end it would cost taxpayers more money.
"General Assistance covered people who fell through the cracks. People with mental and physical disorders or who lack sufficient skills to perform their duties on General Assistance income." Doris said.
"IF A SOLUTION doesn't come forth soon, we will face the possibility in the community of people dying of starvation, exposure and lack of medical care
"People who have been able to live independent lives in the community will have to be institutionalized, which will ultimately cost the health care workers more money than restoring them their medication."
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did not have many immediate solutions available.
Coan said that the University did not discriminate on the basis of national origin but had no rules against State laws.
"The measure is certainly strong and discriminative," said Desmond Chikeze, ASA treasurer.
"THEY CAN GET a summer job and pay the amount owed, get money from their families or apply for a short-term loan, but the top for all is $600, which perhaps is not enough." he said.
"In fact, no new Nigerian student will be given a visa to study unless he pays one year of his study fee."
"But it also can save a lot of problems," he said. "I know people who have a very bad time here because their sponsor doesn't send them money regularly."
Last spring 54 Nigerian students were enrolled
SOME INTERNATIONAL students have reported to the office of foreign student services that their governments and private sponsors were not sending them monthly room and board
Mexicans and Venezuelans are facing another kind of financial problem, Coan said. Recent devaluations in their currencies have reduced the economic power of their monthly checks.
"If I had to pay 100 pesos for one dollar last year, now I have to pay 150 pesos. It means that I am receiving half the money I was getting before and my expenses are the same," Silvia Benavides, Mexico City, Mex., graduate student, said.
Last spring there were 1,028 international students from 94 countries enrolled in KU campus.
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The Venezuelan government has limited the amount of money a student can receive to $200 for monthly living expenses. It also has curtailled requirements to take home household furniture and cars.
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