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                                                                In Memory

Wabash extends condolences to family members and friends of our Wabash members who have recently passed away. Life can be the same after a trinket has been lost - but never after the loss of a treasure.
              October 2007 Through February 2008

 

Robert L. Ballard	Don G Baylis	Mildred F Bowser
Iona F Condon	Imogene Conner	Georgette Culbertson
Mildred Dempsey	Sarah E Eaton	Elwanda Gentry
Lorene Handley	Emma R Hopper	Bernard F Kuehn
Roy Maloney	Mildred I May	Ann C Myers
Frances E Perry	Julia M Saunders	Neva Scoviac
Gary L Spurgeon	Ruby F Stephens	Earl W Thomas
Andrew A Vadalabene	Esther M Wakeman	Mary K Walker

                                                Did You Know That...?

1. A $4.00 Wal-Mart drug could only cost you $2.00.  Since our EHO drug co-pay is only $2.00 for a 30-day generic script, Wal-Mart, K-Mart, Walgreens, etc., are only authorized to charge the co-pay (i.e., $2.00)
    
2. Health Policy Watch reports that, even though United Healthcare's former CEO, William McGuire, was involved in a stock scandal and fired - he still left with $800,000,000 (+/-) worth of stock options after being paid over a half billion dollars in salary over his time as CEO.  Could your monthly health and welfare contributions be paying for this?
    
3. Brand Name Drugs could be dangerous to your "Financial Health" - Commercial advertising for Brand Name Drugs wastes billions of consumer dolalrs each year for pills that could be selling for six times as much as another drug that does the same thing and are made by the same company.  (Nexium vs Prilosec).
    
4. The Friends of Wabash drug plan is no longer being charged on an annual basis.  Once the $10.00 enrollment fee is paid, you are a life-time participant.  This means that EHO has waived the subsequent annual $10.00 - basically giving you free access to the Wabash negotiated discounts and international drug sources.  Our thanks to EHO for their generosity and commitment to serving all the "Friends of Wabash".

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                                             Reminders and FYI

Medicare Retirees are reminded to be certain that you have presented your new laminated Wabash insurance card to your doctors.  The physician's claims should no longer be sent to Medicare for reimbursement.  Your new card instructs them to bill Wabash electronically in order to receive their primary and secondary claim payments promptly.  If you have not received a new laminated Wabash insurance card int he last three months, call Carol at 1-888-800-9161.

All Members should have received a "plastic-like" EHO drug card recently.  Your new card will have a different member ID number reflecting the last five digits of either your Social Security number or your Medicare claim numbers.  If you have not received your card, please call Carol at 1-888-800-9161.
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Wabash Management  Stephen Speagle Board Chairman, Robert Kimmons, CMA, MHA Administrator, Bonnie Musgrave, Office Manager

Wabash Consulting Staff  Thomas L. Handley, FS, MAA;   James Peckert, Esq., JD Legal Services, Ronald L. Ruecker, M.D., MBA Medical Director, Thomas Curb, RPh Pharmacy Services

The Banner Blue News is published quarterly by the Wabash Memorial Hospital Association. Janet Rolofson, Editor, may be contacted at    janet@wabashcannonball.org.    

Wabash Management

Stephen Speagle Board Chairman

Robert Kimmons, CMA, MHA Administrator

Bonnie Hudson Supervisor

Wabash Consulting Staff

Joan Ogden, QHA, FCA, MAA Actuary Services

Rob Mayes, MS IT Services

James Peckert, Esq., JD Legal Services

Ronald L. Ruecker, M.D., MBA Medical Director

Thomas Curb, RPh Pharmacy Services