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VARIETY SHOW: Tickets for the MSC Variety Show on
friday, April 16 at 7:50 p.m. in Rudder Auditorium are on sale
iv in the box office. Cost for students is $2.50 and for non
dents is $5.50.
numbers, Eiftett f|>ARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT: Mr. Clayton Williams
will speak to the Management 470 class from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m.
■ 158 A&A.
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ANTONIO HOMETOWN CLUB: Meeting to discuss
''REE end-of-the-semester party at 7 p.m. in 107 Heldenfels.
EELCHAIR WEIGHT TRAINING: Instruction and
iractice will be at 3 p.m. in the G. Rollie White weight room.
[AM BOWLING FINALS: Inramural All-University finals
rill be at 9 p.m. in the MSC games area.
TINA COUNTY HOMETOWN CLUB: Meeting to elect
iew r officers and discuss scholarship at 7:30 p.m. in 607
bidder.
,MU ONE-WHEELERS: Meeting at 4:30 p.m. in the Grove.
Everyone interested in unicycling please come. Beginners are
welcome.
ICIETY OF PET ROLEUM ENGINEERS: Clayton Wil
liams will talk about independant oil companies at 7 p.m. in 100
iHeldenfels.
PRE-MED DENT SOCIETY: Dr. R.M. Gutierrez will give a
slide presentation and speak on “The World of Pathology” at
7:30 p.m. in 204 Harrington.
INTRAMURAL SOFTBALL PLAYOFFS: Schedules will be
posted at 2 p.m. Monday, April 5. Playoffs begin at 5 p.m.
TAMU RACQUETBALL CLUB: There will be a meeting at 7
p.m,. in E. Kyle by Court 7.
ASSOCIATION OF BAPTIST S TUDENTS: The film “The
Paradise Trail” will he shown at 7 p.m. at 304 Highland C.S.
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL EN
GINEERS: Mr. Joe Canning will discuss field engineering at
General Electric at 7 p.m,. in 102 Zachry.
PHI ETA SIGMA: The induction for the new members of
1982-83 into Phi Eta Sigma will be at 7:30 p.m. in 201 MSC.
Reception will follow the induction.
UNIVERSITY LUTHERAN CHAPEL: There will be a pre-
marriage group for engaged couples or those going steady at
7:30 p.m. in the chapel. 315 N. College Main.
Wednesday
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[NITY: Meeting to hold officer elections and discuss committee
lassignments at 7:30 p.m. in 103 SCSE Building.
UDENT GOVERNMENT, OPA, APO: Aggie Blood
iDrive will be April 5-8 at the Commons and Sbisa from 11 a.m.
to 7 p.m. and in 212-224 MSC from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.
mMU BAH A 1 CLUB: There will be a public meeting with an
Hinformal talk on who are the Baha Is at 7:30 p.m. in 507
I Rudder.
UNIVERSITY LUTHERAN CHAPEL: Bible study will be at
| 7 p.m. in the chapel, 315 N. College Main.
MSC VARIETY SHOW: Tickets for the MSC Variety Show on
April 16 at 7:30 p.m. in Rudder Auditorium are now in the box
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GAMF.RS/MSC RECREAT ION: Meeting for the discussion of
[ the constitution and outline of the activities for next year will be
I from 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in 301 Rudder.
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TUDENT GOVERNMENT, OPA, APO: Aggie Blood
Drive will be April 5-8 in the Commons and Sbisa from 11 a.m.
to 7 p.m. and in 212-224 MSC from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.
ISC VARIETY SHOW: Tickets for the MSC Variety Show on
| April 16 at 7:30 p.m. in Rudder Auditorium are on sale now in
the box office. Tickets cost $2.50 for students and $3.50 for
non-students.
FS: Meeting to hold officer elections at 7:30 p.m. in 165 A&A.
American institute of chemical en
gineers: Meeting to hold officer elections at 7:30 p.m. in
203 Zachry.
ffice, Tickets cost is $2.50 and $3.50 for non-students.
STUDENT GOVERNMENT, OPA, APO. The Aggie Blood
Drive will be from April 5-8 in the Commons and Sbisa from 11
a.m. to 7 p.m. and in 212-224 MSC from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.
METHODIST STUDENT MOVEMENT: The Quest for
Truth- Dr. Charles Rodenberger, Aerospace Engineering will
speak on “God, History and the Space Program” at 8:30 p.m. in
502 Rudder.
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE ORGANIZATION: Testimonial
meeting will be at 7 p.m. in the meditation room of the All
Faith’s Chapel.
TEXAS A&M SPORTS CAR CLUB: All people working at
Aggiecross please attend this meeting at 7:30 p.m. in 302
Rudder.
ACM-IEEE/CS: Business meeting to elect new officers and to
plan spring picnic with UPE members at 7 p.m. in 103 Zachry.
NURSING SOCIETY: Beverly Hayes will speak on “Pediatric
Nursing” at 7 p.m. in 140 MSC.
INTRAMURAL TRACK PRELIMS: Running events for
corps and fish will be at 7 p.m. in Kyle Eieid.
UNIVERSITY LUTHERAN CHAPEL: Candlelight Com
munion Service of Meditation will he at 10 p.m. in the Chapel.
TAMU HANG-GLIDING CLUB: Practice sessions, kite
maintenance and club trip will be discussed at 8:30 p.m. in 510
Rudder.
TEXAS AGGIE MOTORCYCLE CLUB: General meeting
will be at 8:30 p.m.
Audit shows Medicare,
Medicaid overcharged
United Press International
WASHINGTON — Despite
repeated investigations, the gov
ernment is still paying millions
of dollars more than it should
for laboratory tests on Medicaid
and Medicare patients, a federal
audit said Saturday.
The audit by Health and Hu
man Services Department In
spector General Richard Kus-
serow of laboratory services in
six states found the government
sometimes was charged double
the rate private doctors pay for
the same tests.
The audit cited repeated re
ports of problems, beginning
with a 1976 CBS “60 Minutes”
television program that showed
laboratory salesmen offering
kickbacks on film to undercover
investigators pretending to be
doctors. Congress has repeated
ly looked into the problem, as
has HHS, the audit noted.
“We found that despite the
attention given this area — the
many reviews and investigations
that have been made and the
widespread publicity — serious
problems continue to exist,” the
audit reported.
Medicare for the old and
Medicaid for the poor, which
are run by HHS, together serve
47 million Americans. The fed
eral government sets Medicare
lab fees; states set Medicaid fees.
The HHS auditors looked at
laboratory services in Alabama,
California, Connecticut, Illinois,
Louisianaand Newjersey. They
concentrated on Medicaid, but
“we found indications that over
payments for laboratory services
also occurred in the Medicare
program,” their report said.
In all six states except New
Jersey, Medicaid lab fees were
considerably more than those
charged to private doctors,
which are based on free market
competition, the audit said.
In Connecticut, the Medicaid
fee schedule allowed $8 for a
complete blood count, but pri
vate doctors are charged only
$3.50, the audit said. It said low
ering the allowable fee could
save $125,000 a year.
In California, despite pre
vious audit recommendations to
than those for private doctors,
“there has been no shortage of
laboratories willing to perform
tests at the Medicaid rate of
reimbursement,” auditors said.
“We found that despite
the attention given this
area — the many re
views and investigations
that have been made
and the widespread
publicity — serious
problems continue to
exist. ” Health and Hu
man Sevices audit.
The auditors said competitive
contracts may be the best solu
tion, but “immediate action is
called for to curb the excessive
charges currently being made
against Medicaid and Medi-. u
care.”
The auditors said money wa&i
lost because labs billed for testsj
done individually rather than as
part of a series, which is less ex
pensive. Computer analyst
showed Illinois overpaid"’
$178,000 over three years, Con
necticut overpaid $67,000 over-
two years and California ovet£
paid $36,000 in one month.
set lower maximum fees, the
state continues to lose $4.1 mil
lion a year in overpayments, the
audit said.
New Jersey, reacting to an
earlier report, cut its allowable
rates 40 percent and, although
Medicaid fees are now lower
In three of the six states
Alabama, Connecticut and Cali
fornia — “duplicate payments;
for the same laboratory tests
were made to different provieff-
ers,” the audit said. In Alabama,
$40,000 in duplicate 1980 pay-;
ments was found.
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United Press International
LOS ANGELES —Waterbeds
ban help reduce crib deaths, in-
trease the rate by which infants
gain weight and lead to better
head and skin development, re
search has found.
Crib death is reduced among
premature babies because
vaterbeds closely resemble the
vomb and can ease the transi
tion for an infant, Sheri Mitch
ell, head of the Neonatal Clinical
Research Center in Denver, said
Friday.
“In the transition from the
womb to the outside world, the
'development of a waterbed that
; can fit snugly into an incubator
greatly enhances our attempts to
simulate the in-utero environ
ment,” she said.
She said studies have shown
the use of a waterbed signifi
cantly reduces the cessation of
breathing among premature in
fants — known as apnea of pre
maturity — the cause of what is
commonly known as crib death.
Other benefits shown by stu
dies include a 25 percent in
crease in the rate of weight gain,
larger and more rounded heads
and less skin breakdown due to
the relative weightlessness pro
vided by waterbeds.
She said no negative side
effects have been turned up.
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HAPPY HOUR: 4:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. &
10:00 p.m.-12:00 p.m.
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421 S. Main — Bryan
822-2823
Serving
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Sunday through Friday
11:00 a.m. to 1:30
$4.50 plus tax
“A Complete Automotive
Service Center"
• Tune-Ups • Brakes
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Sandwich & Soup Mon. through Fri.
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AGGIE BLOOD DRIVE
Keg Contest!
J1 st Prize — 3 kegs
J 2nd Prize — 2 kegs
J 3rd Prize — 1 keg
^ Any dorm, organization or £
34- group of people are eligi- if
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£ Sign at the Keg table 3
J during Blood Drive!
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