CAMPUS/AREA UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Friday, October 29,1993
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Author: Clinton Administration
Employers would be required to contribute to the health insurance of all employees. People would choose from competing health care plans.A national budget limit for each year would determine how much could be spent and contributed by the government, employer and employee.
Diagnosis
Would provide access to basic health care for all U.S. citizens Would emphasize preventative health education - for example, immunization would be covered Would cap some health service payments
Mandates that everyone participate in the system a costly requirement Provides less incentive to do costly medical procedures
The Midwest Summit on Health Care, to be held in Kansas City, Mo., today and in Garden City tomorrow will discuss a number of health care plans. Four of the plans are listed below with the pros and cons according to Raymond Davis, head of KU's health services administration.
ON HEALTH Care
Author: Sen. Paul David
Wellstone, D-Milton
One organization pays all the bills. A portion of an employee's paycheck would be designated for health care in a way similar to social security.
Diagnosis
Author: Sen. Phil Gramm,
R-Texas
Would simplify system
Would reduce the number of health care providers
Would save costs
Would cap health service payments
Would drive third-party health insurers out of health care field
Requires least amount of change. Includes tax incentives for small employers. The government would stay out of the health care plan except for tax policies.
Diagnosis
Least expensive of all plans Less money would go to the government because of the reduced taxes
Would not include universal access
Would not guarantee improved access to care or insurance Would not emphasize prevention
Author: Son. John Chafee,
R-R.I.
People without health insurance would get tax credits and be able to choose from Health Maintenance Organizations, Preferred Provider Organizations and Fee For Services. Employers would not be required to contribute money to an employee's insurance plan.
Diagnosis
Would not place additional costs on employers
Would mean low cost to government
Tax credit would give only an uninsured employee the potential to buy insurance, not the insurance itself
Would not allow for an evolution from today's system, which is acute-care orientated, to a system that is more geared toward health prevention and health care education
Would not cap payments for health services
Micah Laaker/KANBAN
Sources: Robert Blendon, head of the department of health policy and management at Harvard School of Public Health.
Forum to address health care
DiscuSsion brings plan to Midwest
By Liz Kilinger
Kansan staff writer
The future of a national revised health care plan is unknown, but one thing is certain.
It will affect every American whether he or she is a attorney in Los Angeles or a farmer near Salina or a student at KU.
Just how much several proposed health care plans will affect people will be discussed today at the Midwest Summit on Health Care in Kansas City, Mo. Today's forum in Bartle Hall at the Kansas City Convention Center will offer the more 2,000 health care professionals, community leaders, labor group representatives and citizens a general profile of democratic and republican health plans.
Another forum tomorrow in Garden City will examine health care and the rural community.
The bipartisan forums were organized and coordinated by the Columbia Institute, which organizes forums on national issues such as health care. The forums will feature some of the country's most prominent health care experts including Hillary Clinton, Sen. Bob Dole, R-Kan, and Sen. John Chafee, R-I.R.
Organizing the event began two months ago, said Jonathan Ortmans, executive director of the Institute. He said the four senators from Missouri and Kansas, including Nancy Kassebaum, R-Kan. and Sen. Christopher Bond, R-Mo., and Sen. John Danforth, R-Mo., who are playing host to the event, were instrumental in initiating the summit.
"This is something we've wanted to do for a long time," said Clarke-son Hine, spokesperson for Dole. "It's a forum to discuss issues involved in the health care debate and some of the plans that are already out there. I think it presents a unique opportunity for Kansans and people from Missouri to be part of the national prescription for change."
Robert Blendon, head of the department of health policy and management at Harvard, said the summit was unusual because it was being sponsored by both the Republican and democratic parties.
"The idea is to put two parties together in a plan that they can both support," Blendon said.
Blendon, who is scheduled to discuss health care reform and public opinion at the summit this afternoon, said the summit was a sort of peace treaty between both parties.
"They're not just going to be there to torpedo each other across the nation." Blendon said.
Abi-partisan forum on the issue of health care reform will be held in Kansas City, Mo. today and will offer an overall perspective on health care reform.
Health forum
Ray Davis, chairperson of health services administration at KU, said the forum is a continuation of the debates and dialogues over health
Today's forum will be televised and broadcast live on C-Span and channel 19 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Source: Christopher Norton of the Columbia Institute
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care.
"What's going on in this country is a national debate," Davis said. "We're going to have to fix the system."
CAMPUS BRIEFS
towed.
New basketball one-way traffic route established
In response to the need for improved fire safety and emergency access to Allen Field House, the Athletic and Parking departments will establish a one-way traffic route near Allen Field House for "Late Night with Roy Williams" tonight and at all home basketball games this year.
Traffic entering lot 70 will be routed through the lot and must exit south toward Oliver Residence Hall.
Lot 70 south of Allen Field House will be reserved for emergency vehicles only, said Donna Hultine, assistant director of parking. Any other vehicles remaining in lot 70 will be
The policy will be enforced tonight from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m.
Benefit chili feed is Sunday
The Friends of Senior Services will be hosting a chili feed Sunday to benefit Douglas County Senior Services.
The chili feed is from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday at the American Legion, 3408 W. 6th St. Tickets are $3.50 for adults and $2.50 for children younger than 12.
Several different varieties of chili will be
served, including buffalo meat and vegetarian varieties and ranging in flavor from "bland" to "extra hot," according to Bill Bents, one of the chili feed's coordinators. All of the food is prepared and donated by local restaurants and individuals.
Hot dogs and vegetable soup also will be offered for those who fear the effects of chili, Bents said.
Greekst trick-or-treat for cans
Students from Junior fraternity Council and Junior Panhellenic are going trick-or-treating Sunday, so hungry Lawrence residents will have more to eat this winter.
The Halloween food drive is an annual event for members of KU fraternity and sorority pledge classes. They will trick-or-treat
All food is donated to the Lawrence Salvation Army food pantry. Last year, the drive collected 2,500 cans of food, Ward said. The groups hope to collect 3,500 cans this year.
throughout Lawrence for canned food items while children are trick-or-treating for candy, said Wike Ward, co-adviser for Junior Interfraternity Council.
"The food pantries are low right now, and they desperately need donations for Thanksgiving and Christmas," Ward said. "We hope they will be stuffed full by the time we're finished."
Briefs complied Kansan staff reports
Rhodes, Marshall nominees announced
By Donella Hearne Kansan staff writer
Three students are Rhodes nominees, two are Marshall nominees, and two have been nominated for both.
The KU Honors Program announced yesterday that four KU students and three KU graduates had been nominated for the prestigious Rhodes and Marshall scholarships.
The scholarships enable students to study in two-year programs at British universities. Thirty-two U.S. students are chosen each year to receive the Rhodes scholarship and attend the University of Oxford. Marshall scholarships are awarded to 40 U.S. students for study at one of several British universities.
KU has had 22 Rhodes and five Marshall recipients in its history. Last year, Pam McElwee became the first KU student to receive a Rhodes scholarship since 1983. The last Marshall scholarship awarded to a KU student was in 1988.
Mary Klayder, assistant director of the Honors Program, said that the competition was tough, but the seven nominees were well qualified.
"This is a pretty good year for nominations," Skayer said.
Shannon Peters, Marshall nominee, said she was not sure how competitive she would be because of the large number of applicants nationwide.
"But I'm glad that I'm trying," she said. "I'm excited about going if I get the scholarship."
The scholarship recipients are chosen on the basis of their college grade point average, involvement in extracurricular activities and community service, interviews and applications, which include an extensive essay.
Matthew All, Spring 1983 political science graduate from Augusta. He is attending Yale Law School.
The following students were nominated for Rhodes scholarships:
David Lewis, Spokane, Wash., senior, majoring in biology. He is planning a career in aquatic ecology.
Nominees for the Marshall scholarships are:
Valerie Garver, Omaha, Neb. senior, majoring in history. She is planning a career in medieval studies.
Shannon Peters, Crane, Mo. senior, majoring in Slavic languages, literature and journalism. She is planning a career as a magazine journalist specializing in Russia.
Two KU graduates have been nominated for both scholarships:
Jacqueline Gordon, Spring 1993 sociology graduate from Hays. She is in Santa Fe, N.M., working as a staff intern at St. Elizabeth's Shelter for Homeless.
Munro Richardson, Spring 1993 East Asian studies graduate from Kansas City, Mo. He is studying East Asia at Harvard University.
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The University of Kansas School of Law HOSTS Minority Law Day Saturday, October 30,1993
The program will include information on:
9:00 am - 2:00 pm Green Hall, Room 203
- Financial Aid Information
- Admission Procedures
- A Mock Law School Class
- LSAT Information
- Career Information
- Student Life
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For more information, please contact the Law School Admissions Office at (913) 864-4378. Lunch provided Casual dress is appropriate.
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