ESTIMATED COST OF PRINTING REVISED GEHA BOOKLETS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP86-00964R000200010066-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 1, 2002
• Sequence Number: 66
• Publication Date: December 10, 1958
• Content Type: MF

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December 1958
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POE: Chief, Benefits and Casualty Division/OP
a sstimted Cost of Printing Revised {fit. Booklets
1. In accordance with the discussion in the meeting with
yesterday, I obtained the following estimated costs
of reprinting our GA booklets. These figures are based on
appro mately 50 pages of material.
(a) Loose-leaf r hard cover -
(b) Stapled - permanent 2,O00 575
booklet - present form 5, c00 1, 250
2. I was only interested in the loose-leaf figures contained
(a) above. However, since they gave me the others, I thought
VOU14 Pass them on to you. It would seem that these figures in
(a) we quite reasonable and help us to get approval to have them
printed in loose-leaf form.
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 December 8, 1958
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Government Employees Health Assn.
1.0. Box 463
~?ir3sr;inE-ton 4, D.C.
STATINTL Dear
Al has asked me to write you concerning your November 19, 1958
letter.
You will recall in your discussion with Al, it was brought out
that there are some shortcomings in the surgical schedules now
being used by the Industry. The matter of primary concern has
been those areas where the relative values of surgical procedures
are no longer realistic in the light of current surgical advance-
ments and practices. Recently, a number of studies have been made
with respect to the relative values of surgical procedures. Per-
r,aps the most well-known study was made in California. I am
attaching a copy of the California Relative Value Study which may
be of interest to you.
The indufstry has not, as yet, adopted a standard !'relative value"
type schedule, although there appears very definitelyy to be a
trend in that direction. This Company is in a position to issue
this type of schedule at this time upon request, even though we
have not established a standard schedule. Undoubtedly, premium
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adjusted upward. i
in the case of the $62.50 reimbursement tol
this would certainly be one of those areas - .
Unfortunately, the operation performed is specifically listed in
the schedule, and there is no way of adjusting the allowance with-
out making what would be considered a clear deviation from the
cc'ntract terms.
I am not sure that I have answered your question satisfactorily.
My answer to your question concerning a new surgical schedule
is predicated on the belief that you were not interested in-any
immediate revision of .the present schedule. If this is not correct,
please let us know.
Sincerely,
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