Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-06-23
BLUE CROSS HOSPITAL PLAN TO
OPEN ENROLL LMENT IN COUNTY

Self-employed persons and those
! working where less than five are
employed will have an opportunity
to take advantage of the Blue
Cross Blue Shield hospital-surgi-
cal protection plans during the
special enrolment in Ottawa
County, June 23 through July l,
Miss Margaret Miller, r. NJ. su-
perintendent of Magruder Memoir
ial Hospital, announced yester-
day.
The campaign is sponsored by
the Hospital Service Association
of Toldo, the non-profit community
group handling the two plans il.
northwestern Ohio, Miss Miller
said.
Originally, Blue Cross, the hos
pital service plan with mo dollar
limit, could accept only groups
of five or more persons for men,
bership. To give equal opportunity
to the individual, the self-employ-
ed and professional man, the
membership campaign is conducted
once a year in Ottawa County,
Miss Miller explained.
The special enrolment is in line
with the aims of Blue Cross and
Blue Shield, both non-profit vol
untary organizations represented
in every part of the country, to
offer low cost advantages of hos
pital and surgical protection,
which now covers 100000 persons,
or more than so per cent of the
area population, to as many per-
sons as possible.
In industries or businesses
where five or more persons are
employed, group membership will
be available upon request of the
employer or employees. The as
sociation will send a representative
to explain the high benefits and
low cost to any representative
group of persons desiring to par
tlcipate in the plan as members.
Blue Cross, the hospital service
plan, takes care of the following
expenses, room, board, general
nursing care, special diets, use
of operating and delivery rooms,
bandages, splints, casts, labora-
tory examinations, medicines, ser
ums and a number of other hos
pital services.
After subscriber is accepted
for membership, he receives q
Blue Cross Identification card.
When he or any member of his
family, covered by the contract,
needs disqualification, they pre-
sent the card at the institution of
their choice. Following treatment
and release, the association pays
the hospital bill direct.
Blue Shield, offered only to Blue
Cross members, is the non-proft
surgical care plan which provides
benefits ranging up to 5000 fer
a single operation. The benefits
recently were increased at no ex-
ira cost to the subscriber. In
addition to paying for surgery,
treatment for fracture and child
birth is covered.
Benefits of both plans are the
same whether a person enrolls on
a direct-pay basis as an individual
or through a group.
Rates for Blue Cross are as low
as $1.05 a month for one person
and $2.65 month for a family.
The additional monthly cost Cor
Blue Shield is only 65 cents fer
one person and $500 for the fam
lily contract.
Also available is the new Blue
Shield medical-surgical plan.
Questions regarding this COM
prehensive plan should be referred
to the Blue Cross representative
who will be at the Oak Harvor
State Savings, June 20, June 80
and July l.
There will be no telephone calls
or door-to-door solicitations. Per-
sons may enroll only by contracting
the headquarters in Oak Harbor.
Advance information and pamph-
lets will be available at the bank
and Magruder Memorial Hospital,
Port Clinton. beginning TODAY.