Alaska Physicians
Choose Blue Cross
Physicians in the Territory of
Alaska have chosen Washington
Blue Cross as their agent to ad
minister the physicians’ portion
of the new Military Dependents'
Medical Care Act passed by the
84th Congress that became effec
tive December 7, 1956.
Under this act dependents oi
America’s uniformed services
Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force,
Coast Guard, and the Commission
ed Corps of the Public Health
Service and of the Coast and Geo
detic Survey will be eligible for
care in private hospitals and treat
ment by non-military doctors.
Mr. Kretchmer, Executive D*
rector of Blue Cross for Washing
ton and Alaska said the new law
provides up to 365 days of lios
pital care in semi-private accomo
datdons and full hospital services
when hospitalization is required
for acute medical conditions, sur
gery, contagious disease, emer
gency treatment, maternity and
infant care.
In Alaska, Blue Cross will pay
the doctors and the hospitals di
rectly for the care and treatment
rendered the dependents and, in
turn will be reimbursed by the Gov
eminent For administering the
program, Blue Crow will receive
only its actual administrative cost
Mr. Kretchmer commented that
the dependents will not receive
Blue Cross identification cards,
but will shortly have identification
forms supplied by the Department
of Defense.
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VFW Aux. Will
I o Xmas Party
The annual Christmas party for
children of veterans, sponsored by
the VFW Auxiliary to Katina*
Post 7056, will be held Sunday,
December 23 in the VFW Post
rooms at 1:00 p. m. Due to limited
space, the party will be limited tw
children up to twelve years old
Veterans are requested to call
2233 and submit names and ages
of children not later than Decem
ber 21.
MEMORIAL BOOKSHELF
ESTABLISHED AT U. OF A.
Former students and friends of
the late Dr. Charles E. BunneB.
University of Alaska president
emeritus, are establishing a mem
orial bookshelf in the institution’s
library.
Dr. Ernest N. Patty, university
president, disclosed that Dr. Bun
nell’s associates have been send
ing funds to the institution since
his death Nov. 1, 1956. The donors
all requested that the (uuds be
used to honor the educator’s mem
ory.
John Mehler, university librari
an, told Dr. Patty that books
bought from the Bunnell funl will
carry special bookplates which
will commemorate Dr. Bunnell.
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