Council Of Senior Citizens
Concerned Over Increasing Health Care Costs
By Aadrey C. Lodato
Post Staff Writer
One of the issues being addressed
by the newly formed Mecklenburg
Council of Senior Citizens is the
problem of ever-increasing health
care costs. While this is an issue
affecting the nation as a whole, it is
of particular concern to the elderly.
The Council recently put together a
Health Action Checklist composed of
five questions related to the health
care crisis in this country. The
checklist was sent to local candi
dates, as well as gubernatorial,
senatorial, and presidential candi
dates.
Key questions needing to be ad
dressed by office holders concern
Medicare assignment, Medicaid
financing, holding down out-of
pocket costs, health care cost con
tainment, and the solvency of the
—Medicare trust.__
By accepting Medicare assign
ment, a physician must agree to
accept Medicare’s reasonable
charge as payment in full for the
service. About half of the physi
cians accept assignment on a case
by-case basis. Less than 20 percent
accept all of their Medicare pa
tients on assignment. When a
physician does not accept assign
ment, patients must not only pay
up-front and wait to be reimbursed
by Medicare, but they must also pay
any excess charges not covered by
Medicare
According to the Mecklenburg
Council of Senior Citizens, the
Medicare program pays for less
than half of the medical expenses of
people over age 65. Under current
_ law, Medicare beneficiaries’ out-of
pocket expenses will have grown
from an average of $698 in 1977 to
almost $5,000 by the year 2000.
The Mecklenburg Council's
“Report Card On Health,” a
summary of the responses of the ft
Ray Arrington Is
Very Excited About
9CSF Golf Tournament
By James Cuthbertson
Post Sports Writer
Mr. Ray Arrington is very ex
cited about a project that he is
working on.
The pace is slow at this point in
time, he said, but he anticipates that
it will pick up.
The Special Children’s Sports
Foundation, Inc. is sponsoring the
first annual Mayors Trophy compe
tition, a<=^$-hole Captain’s Choice
Golf Tournament for businesses that
- wftt ■ be held at the Pawtuckett
Golf Course.
The tournament is being held
through October 31, it began on
September 10.
“Our purpose is to raise funds for
the SCS Foundation, to organize
assistance for disadvantaged youth
through special sports training in
golf, tennis, swimming, and fi
nancial assistance during the school
and college years,” he said.
Arrington added, “We are in
viting participants to participate
and win prizes and trophies and to
learn about the Special Children's
Sports Foundation which is aimed at
helping disadvantaged youth. ”
A long range goal of the SCS
Foundation is to rent or lease a
building suitable for installing golf
nets for lessons and basic practice
by January, 1985.
Within three years, they expect to
have a driving range and a club
house.
In four years, they plan to have a
par three golf course.
Housing is planned for the pro
ject to house weekenders and out
of town students.
Five years down the road, they
expect to have one regulation, 18
hole golf course, tennis courts and a
swimming and diving pool.
The Foundation is calling this 30
Days of Golfing Madness.
Golfers will have a chance to win a
1984 Eldorado Biarritz and 320,000 in
hole-in-one prizes.
A closest to the pin prize of 3100 is
being won daily on each of the par
three’s.
Individuals and teams will play
for 38,000 consisting of handicap,
Captain’s Choice and mixed four
ball events.
A golf vacation for two valued at
32,000 will be awarded through a
drawing.
Get Acquainted
On Sunday, September SO, at 3
p m the Charlotte Alumnae Chapter
of Delta Sigma Theta, Inc. will kick
off its 21st annual Debutante Co- •
tlllion with a “Get Acquainted’’ mix
in the Student Union of Johnson C.
Smith University.
Prospective debutantes, accom
panied by their parents, will be
{resented a calendar of planned
activities beginning with a Pajama
Party, October is.
This year’s Cotillion, slated to be
one of the best, wtU be held on March
23, IMS it the Park Center. The
debutantes will vie for scholarships
and proceeds, according to Daisy
Stroud, sorority spokesperson, will
be donated to worthy community
projects. Elaine Brown la sorority
president with Cotillion chairper
sons Roye Buck and Dorothy
Johnson.
Additional information may be
received by calling Buck at 333
0773 weekdays from 3-7 p.m.
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At the recent “Crisis In Health Care Rally” held in
Marshall Park, Charlotteans gathered to speak out
about the rising cost of health care for low-income
and elderly people. Among the speakers to address the
^_I
crowd were 9Ui District Congressional candidate D. C.
Martin and Rod Autry, County Commissioner can
didate. (Photo By Tema Okun)
candidates for the top three political
races, indicates that Mondale
responded favorably to all five items
on the checklist. Hunt and D.G.
Martin each gave four “yes”
answers.
Besides Mondale, Hunt, and
Martin, others responding to the
checklist included Democratic
gubernatorial candidate, Rufus
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Edmisten; Republican candidate for
Congress, Alex McMillan:
Democratic candidates for the State
House, Howard C. Barnhill and Jim
Richardson; Republican candidate
for the State House, Marjorie
Murray; Jim Long, who is running
for Insurance Commissioner; and
County Commissioner candidates,
T.L. Odom, Bob Walton. Rod
Autrey, and Raleigh Bynum
Although President Reagan did not
use the checklist, he did send a
position paper on several of the
issues.
The Mecklenburg Council of
Senior Citizens was organized by the
senior Organizing Project, an arm of
the Carolina Community Project
According to organizer Melvin
Whitley, the Council also plans to
address such issues as taxes, utility
rates, housing, and other social and
economic problems which particul
arly impact on the area's elderly
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