HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1978-04-13, Page 9RECEIVE PLAQUE — In recognition of its 75 years of ex
istence, the Huron South district of the Women's Institute
received a plaque from Ontario Premier William Davis.
Holding the plaque is Mrs. Mac Hodgert. T-A photo
Debate beef and beef about OHIP
Kippen 4-H gals
learn sitting rules
By MRS. RENA CALDWELL
KIPPEN
Kippen II Busy Buddies
held their 4-H meeting at the
home of Mrs. Roberts. Roll
Call, “An important rule for
Baby Sitters’’, was
answered by 16 members.
A talk and demonstration
on first aid was given by the
guest speaker, Maryanne
Mennell, R.N.A. Plans for a
field trip were finalized,
Mrs. Roberts outlined the
characteristics of a good
baby sitter as well as the
parental responsibilities, A
warm thank you and a gift
were given to the guest
speaker.
Personals
Kippen East Women’s
Institute will meet on April
19 at the home of Mrs. Jack
Sinclair in Seaforth. As this
is the annual meeting all
reports must be presented in
duplicate. Mrs. Wm. Bell
and Mrs. Ernest Whitehouse
will provide lunch and
members are asked to wear
a daffodil in honour of
Cancer month.
Mr. and Mrs. Emerson
Anderson have returned
home after spending the
winter in the south.
Mr. and Mrs. Alex
McGregor have returned
from a holiday in Florida.
Mrs. Norman Dickert is
visiting her sister Mrs. Ruth
Dickert in Harriston.
Kippen area girls wanting
to take the 4-H Garden Club
are to contact the leader,
Helen Roberts, within the
next week. They must be 12
years of age by May 1.
Besf Interest
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The Honourable William
Newman, Minister of
Agriculture and Food, an
nounced in the Legislature
this week that the Beef Calf
Income Stabilization
Program for 1978 has been
finalized.
Last year the program
paid $12,1 million to 14,400
Ontario Beef Calf Operators
who registered nearly 350,-
000 cows in the Plan.
This year the support
price for calves will be 51.5
cents per pound, as it was
last year. The enrolment fee
per cow remains at $8.00.
Enrolment forms will be
mailed this month to
producers who participated
in the 1977 program and ad
ditional copies will be
available from the Offices of
the Agricultural Represen
tatives.
There was a Federal Beef
Calf Stabilization Plan last
year, but it seems there will
be no Federal Plan in 1978.
Increased OHIP fees con
tinue to be the subject of
much debate at Queen’s
Park. Last week, Sean
Conway (L, Renfrew North)
asked whether the Govern
ment is contemplating
changing the arrangements
which it currently pays doc
tors 90% of the Ontario
Medical Association fee
schedule.
The Health Minister, Den
nis Timbrell, replied “Cer
tainly not for the balance of
the year that is presently un
der agreement (between the
Government and OMA) until
May 1st.” The OMA is
presently asking for a 36%
increase in the fee schedule,
which the Minister said the
Government just couldn’t
accept. “At this point”, he
said, “I think we have to
realize that perhaps where
we may end up is with a
separate OHIP schedule of
benefits and a separate
OMA fee schedule rather
than the current relationship
under the regulations where
the OHIP benefit is 90% of
the OMA fee schedule.”
Stuart Smith received no
answer when he subsequent
ly asked the Premier what
the Government had in mind.
to make sure that most doc
tors don’t opt out of the
public health care system.
A committee of the
Legislature is studying the
matterlofithe OHIP|premium
increase/ and ;the Liberal
Leader has said he will put
forward an alternative to
the Ontario Government’s
proposal to raise health in
surance premiums by 37.5%
next month. He believes that
most of the increase could
be avoided by finding ways
to cut health spending and
by exploring other ways of
raising money.
Declaring th at the
Government’s approach is
“unjust, unfair and
regressive”, he said the
Health Ministry has been
used by the Treasurer as the
“whipping boy” in his
search for additional
revenue.
The Health Minister Den
nis Timbrell announced that
as of April 1, 1978, the daily
rates for nursing homes will
increase by. $2.00, from
$23.00 to $25.00
The Ontario Health In
surance Plan will cover the
additional $2.00 - from $14.70
to $16.70 per day - while the
resident’s portion remains
at$8.30.
The new $25.00 rate
represents an 8.7 per cent in
crease over the present
rate. Since April, 1972 the
nursing home rate has
doubled, when it was $12.50
per day.
Licensed nursing home
beds have increased by 25%,
from 22,219 in April, 1972 to
27,803 in February, 1978. The
Ministry’s allocation for
nursing homes has in-
creased from $30.7 million
to $120.1 million.
Rate changes for Homes
for.the Aged were also an
nounced by the Minister of
Community and Social Ser
vices, Keith Norton.
The daily rates for Ex
tended Care Services in
Charitable Homes for the
Aged will also be increased
from $23.00 to, $25.00 effec
tive April 1, 1978. The
Charitable Institutions Act
will cover the additional
$2.00, increasing the
government’s portion from
$14.70 to $16.70, while the
resident’s portion remains
at $8.30.
Effective May 1,1978, it is
planned to increase the
resident’s portion by 20
cents a day to $8.5(f and
reduce the government’s
portion by a like amount.
Municipal Homes for the
Aged, which are on a
different funding basis, will
receive a 6 per cent overall
increase in their subsidy
allocations rather than the
$2.00 per diem. This ap
proach has already been dis
cussed with representatives
of the Municipal Homes and
talks will continue with
municipalities and the On
tario Association of Homes
for the Aged and operating
By JACK RIDDELL
MPP Huron-Middlesex
expenditures will be review
ed during the year.
Additionally announced,
was a $1.00 per day, or 6.7%
increase to $17.00 a day in
the residential rate for
Charitable Homes for senior
citizens.
Times-Advocate, April 13/ 1978
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