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Tuesday, May 9, 2017
Business
in Brief
Korthals concluding
internship with
DAs office
Ms. Meredith Jane
Korthals, daughter
of Alan and Susan
Korthals of Beacon
Hill, MA, is currently
concluding an intern-
ship with the Payne
County District Attor-
neys Office, District
9, in Stillwater.
She is completing
her undergraduate
education. Meredith
will graduate with a
Bachelors of Science
in Applied Sociology
with a focus in law,
crime and social jus-
tice from Oklahoma
State University.
She will also have
earned a double
minor in Emergency
Management and
Middle East Studies.
She is finishing up
Spring semester, and
is enrolled in 20 cred-
it hours of classes.
She has worked a
minimum of 19-20
hours a week in the
Victim Witness Cen-
ter for the District
Attorneys Office.
This internship
opportunity helped
Meredith to fulfill ac-
ademic requirements
for her major, and it
provided experience
in the field of Victim
Advocacy within the
court and criminal
justice systems. Mer-
edith hopes to enter
the Law Enforcement
field in the future and
continue her work in
Victim Advocacy.
AT&T honors
commitment to
community
Charles Jones,
Stillwater, is among
44 AT&T employees
in Oklahoma being
honored with the
Presidents Volunteer
Service Award.
The PVSA recog-
nizes individuals
who demonstrate a
commitment to volun-
teerism throughout
the year. These AT&T
employees in Oklaho-
ma are among 4,288
AT&T employees
nationwide to receive
this honor. They
logged a minimum of
100 service hours last
year, with many vol-
unteering more than
500 hours.
These individuals
help our communities
through selfless acts
every day. Whether
its mentoring stu-
dents, cleaning up our
parks or feeding the
hungry, our employ-
ees are giving back,
said AT&T Oklaho-
ma President Steve
Hahn. In honor of
National Volunteer
Month, we congratu-
late these employees
and hope their sto-
ries inspire others as
much as they inspire
us.
Points of Light ad-
ministers PVSA, an
initiative of the Cor-
poration for National
and Community Ser-
vice. PVSA celebrates
the impact we can all
make to better our
communities and our
world.
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Insurers nervou
about health car
By Kery Murakami decide by next month
CNHI Washington Reporter whether they will off
plans in the marketp
WASHINGTON Po- exchanges next year
litical uncertainty over Right now they are i
health care could spell limbo and anxious a
doom for millions of making commitment
Americans participating Thirteen Senate D
in Obamacare market- ocrats including Pe
place exchanges. sylvanias Bob Casey
And Iowa could be the Massachusetts Eliza
first state to experience Warren and Ed Mar
a blackout by insurance and Michigans Debb
companies who write pol- Stabenow wrote Pr
icies to individuals who ident Donald Trump
Provided dont get coverage from budget director Mon
Artists rendering of The Ranch retirement community being built in Stillwater. an employer and are also criticizing the admin
not eligible for Medicare istration for not doin
Taking a big step
or Medicaid. enough to encourage
Two of Iowas insurers companies to continu
Aetna and Wellmark selling insurance in
Blue Cross & Blue exchanges.
Shield announced last The industry grou
month they are pulling Americas Health In
out of the state next year surance Plans, said a
Integrated Facility Services installing HVAC, plumbing due to uncertainty in
Washington and finan-
key factor determini
whether insurers sta
ST. LOUIS, Missou- Brady is the interior de- Care Retirement Com- cial losses. leave states is wheth
ri Integrated Facility sign firm. munity facility, features Medica, the lone re- the administration c
Services has begun IFS conducted an 114 one- and two-bed- maining Iowa market- tinues to pay insurer
work on a $7.1 million extensive Virtual De- room independent living place insurer, reported billion per year in su
design-build HVAC and sign and Construction apartments, 40 assisted last week it may likely dies to lower deducti
plumbing project for process using state-of- living apartments, 23 follow suit for the same and co-payments un
The Ranch, a new $58 the-art BIM technology cottage homes and 20 reasons, leaving more the current law.
million Epworth Living and robotic layout. The memory care apartments than 70,000 Iowans with- The Trump admin
retirement community in entire facility is being for residents with Alz- out health insurance. tration has yet to de
Stillwater. built simultaneously so heimers or dementia. Millions of low and whether it will stop m
The 325,000-square- that residents can move The facility will have middle-income individ- ing the payments be
foot facility, currently from assisted living to under-building parking uals living in one-third this month.
under construction, is memory care or skilled and 35,000 square feet of of the nations counties, Medica Vice Presid
located on 55 acres near nursing. The project is common areas including particularly in rural Geoff Bartsh sent sh
Oklahoma State Univer- scheduled for completion a fitness room, arts and areas, could likewise find waves through Iowa
sity. The construction in March 2018. crafts studio, library, themselves without sub- week with his annou
manager is the Weitz The Ranch, Stillwa- and coffee shop. sidized insurance. Okla- ment Medica is serio
Company. Spellman ters only Continuing Submitted homa and several other considering departin
states are also down to the state without sw
one insurer. action by the state o
PEO awards scholarships Still no decision on Congress to provide
bility to Iowas indiv
2018, said Kristen Cun-
ningham, spokeswoman insurance market.
for Blue Cross & Blue The company need
Shield of Oklahoma, the a stable market, est
only insurer still partic- lished rules of the ro
ipating in that states and a clear understa
marketplace exchange. ing of the markets r
Oklahomas state to stay, he said in a
insurance commission- statement.
er, John Doak, said in Medicas announce
ment set off a blame
March 140,000 indi-
game.
viduals in the Sooner
House Speaker Pa
State rely on subsidized
Ryan and other Repu
insurance through the
lican leaders pointed
exchanges. He described
to Iowa as an examp
the potential blackout
of why Obamacare is
in Oklahoma as a dire
failing and needs to
situation.
replaced.
The Trump admin-
Democrats counte
istration could help
insurers are consider
Submitted address the disquiet by
fleeing the marketpl
PEO Chapter EP of Stillwater awarded 11, $1,000 scholarships at its April continuing to provide
exchanges because t
meeting. The mission of PEO is to promote educational opportunity for women subsidies to the market-
Republican-controlle
by helping through grants and scholarships. The goal is to help women pursue place insurance compa-
Congress has been u
their educational goals needed to be successful. The recipients are from Me- nies. The subsidies are
able to pass a replac
ridian Technology Center and Oklahoma State University. Nine of the recipients used by the insurers to
ment bill, creating u
were able to attend. keep deductibles and
tainty over subsidies
They are, first row: Nicki Wickline, Sarah Lewis and Ashley Hurst. Second row: co-payments affordable
essary to make polic
Candice Daniels, Janey Gambill, Rebecca Thacker, Crystal Burton, Wendy Hall to individuals in the ex-
affordable to individu
and Cheryl Osborne. changes.
in the exchanges.
There is little chance
The Republicans
Congress will move
call for repeal withou
Charles Meyers honored at Law Week Honor docket promptly on the conten-
tious Republican health a clear plan has crea
care bill narrowly passed needless uncertainty
The 2017 outstanding including alternative dis- Most recently he accept- providers, insurers a
by the House last Thurs-
pro-bono attorney was pute resolution, family ed a difficult Kay County Iowans alike, said R
day. It is now before the
honored at the annual law, oil and gas law, real case to assist a domestic Dave Loebsack, D-Io
Senate and at least one
Payne County Law Week estate law and probate violence victim in a di- in a statement Mond
moderate Republican,
Honor Docket. Long time and estate administra- vorce. She barely had a It is long past time
Sen. Susan Collins of
Cushing resident and tion. home after fleeing her Republicans realize t
Maine, said she believes
local Stillwater attorney, He has been an avid abuser and didnt have health care is not a f
the House version is so
Charles A. Meyers, is the Legal Aid supporter by transportation to meet ball to be thrown aro
unacceptable a rewrite
2017 recipient. providing his mediation with an attorney. He for political gain. We
from scratch is in order.
Meyers received his and legal skills for many made it happen. talking about real pe
The problem is insur-
Bachelors of Science years. Mr. Meyers was Submitted ples lives here.
ance companies have to
from Oklahoma State a Payne County Special
University in 1977. He District Judge for about
The
went on to receive his 9 years from 1995 to
Juris Doctorate from the 2004. Prior to his legal
University of Tulsa in career, Charlie was
Renaissance
1981. drafted by the Boston
Meyers has had a tre- Red Sox.
mendous impact on the Charlie has helped
Cushing and Stillwater several clients and their
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