CSutlfnriitan
Volume LXVin, No. 1
Hearing to Save
Health Dollars
By Tracey Clark
The Deputy North Carolina In
surance Commissioner Dr. John
Stone will direct an investigative
hearing at Guilford on September
13 to discuss a proposed change in
insurance regulations that would
lessen the amount of money
students have to pay for health
care through private physicians.
The adoption of the proposal
would mean that students requir
ing private medical attention
would receive credit against the
insurance deductible for up to the
total amount of their health ser
vice fee.
The proposal was developed by
Dr. William K. Mcßae, Director
of the UNC-G Health Center and
President-elect of the Southern
College Health Administration.
Students at Guilford pay ap
proximately SBO for health care in
their general fees. Students can
obtain further coverage through
the school with a deductible of
$25. This year 698 Guilford
students chose this coverage, ac
cording to Harriet Roland, the
Guilford nurse.
The remaining students rely on
private health insurance, which
Roland said,"often has a
SIOO-S3OO deductible." Under the
system Mcßae has proposed the
SBO students pay in their general
fees could be used to satisfy the
deductible. The difference bet
ween the deductible and the
health service would remain the
responsibility of the student.
Many of the services provided
at student health centers are
free. There is no charge for
urinalysis, throat cultures and
hemoglobin testing at Guilford.
They usually cost between sl2
and S2O when performed through
a privat physician. The ex
amination which precedes any of
these tests, worth about S2O, is
also free.
The proposal can become effec
tive by a change in the insurance
commission into law by the
legislature.
Roland described Mcßae's pro
posal a "pioneering movement"
which if adopted would likely pro
ve a popular precedent national
ly. If the proposal were to go to
the legislature it would have,
speculates Roland, "an excellent
opportunity" of passing, because
it is an election year.
The first of the nine official
hearings conducted throughout
the state was held August 30th at
UNC-G. Nineteen people testified
in support of the proposal.
The council of Delegates of the
American College Health
Association pledged their na
tional support in April of 1984.
According to the ACHA position
statement the proposal would
focus "students'/families' atten
tion on their current health in
surance coverage,...encourage
students to have adequate health
insurance,...enhance the ability
of student health services to
justify student quality health ser
vices; as well as "provide a more
visible and vital role for the col
lege and university health field
within the overall medical
system."
The North Carolina Insurance
Commissioner John Ingram has
called the proposal
"uncomplicated and innovative."
Insurance companies have not
commented on the proposal. Of
ficials of various companies
prefer to wait until after all nine
hearings are completed.
Official hearings are being held
at eight other universities and
colleges across North Carolina to
discuss the proposal. Hearings
are scheduled at NC-A&T Univer
sity on September 13; Ap
palachian State University, Wake
Forest and NC School of the Arts
on September 27; East Carolina
University on October 2; and
UNC-CH and Duke on October 25.
"The success or failure of the
proposal is now up to students,
parents and others who come to
the hearings to show their sup
port for it.
Students are encouraged to at
tend and participate atthe hear
ing.
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Doc Roberts and Parker Turpin performed at Outdoor Day September
8.
Photo by Brittany Plaut
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Cafeteria
Incomplete
by Emily Bonk
The cafeteria addition, planned
to be completed in August, is still
under construction.
Citing Greensboro's rainiest
July in recorded history (about 29
in.) as the major reason for
delays, contractor Jim Wakefield
is shooting for an October 1 com
pletion date.
Other factors that influenced
the slowdown included difficulty
in finding reliable labor, pro
blems surrounding the delivery
of building materials on time,
and changes in the plan as con
struction proceeded.
The builder reiterated that
originally, he was given only a
rough sketch by the architect
employed by the college. Later,
as construction proceeded, unfor
seen changes necessitated
reworking and rethinking the
original concept. This took
longer than anticipated, accor
ding to the contractor.
When finished, students will
have the choice of dining in the
main cafeteria or on an upper
deck, completely enclosed in
glass. At present, the new addi
tion has already provided more
space in the serving area, and
seen the creation of a private din
ing room.
Last March, Dick Coe told the
Guilfordian that the project
Senate Notes
by Becky Gunn
The student Senate held a well
attended first meeting
September 5. The meeting was
brief. The main purpose of the
meeting was to welcome back old
members and greet the new-
Senators.
Tom Jarrell, president, John
Goodwin, vice president, and
September 12, 1984
would be evaluated in May and if
it could not be completed before
the beginning of fall semester the
interior changes mentioned
above, which decrease the eating
area, would not be done until the
summer of 1985.
Overcrowding in the main din
ing room was a common com
plaint among students before
construction began during the
1984 spring break.
As a part of the construction,
new heating and air conditioning
systems are being installed in the
main dining room, an addition is
being made to the bookstore, and
Epicure will get a spacious new
office.
Wakefield built the new Ragan-
Brown Field House, oversaw the
renovation of Mary Hobbs Hall
after fire gutted much of it
several years ago, and built the
major additions to King and
Founders Halls.
Kimberly Eastman, secretary,
explained the Senate committees
so that positions may be filled
soon.
Meetings and positions on
Senate committees are open to
everyone, not just the 30
Senators. The next Senate
meeting is at 1 pm September 12
in Founders 203.