HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.)
A spokesman for a statewide
farm organization presented
recommendations for health care
reform during .Gov. Casey’s
seventh and final field hearing on
the subject, March 25 in
Harrisburg.
Cumberland County dairy far
mer Richard Mains of Newville
testified on behalf of the Pennsyl
vania Farmers’ Association (PFA)
during the hearing at River Rescue
of Harrisburg, Inc., 1119 South
Cameron Street.
Main is a member of the board
of directors of the voluntary, farm
organization which represents
23,189 farm and rural families.
Farmers support efforts to
improve health care, Mains said,
but remain committed to the pre
sent market-based health care
system.
“Perhaps we have had too much
experience with government
Blv
BE
New Foil BFC
New Foil® BFC bioinsecticide is re
shaping Colorado potato beetle
control Ecogen has developed a
new Foil strain that produces a
crystal that is three times as large
and three times more effective than
the original Foil formulation That's
three times more toxin in every bite
BiSS*'' better.
Added strength means that less Foil
BFC is needed to do the job
Recommended application rates
have been reduced from 3 quarts
per acre with the original Foil 1 to 1
PFA
Testifies On Health Care
administered farm programs to
believe that improvements will
result from a health care system
highly managed by government,”
Mains said.
“Perhaps we have seen too
many government run programs
concentrated in populated areas to
believe that access to health care
services for rural residents will
improve with increased govern
ment involvement.”
Most farmers, Mains told the
hearing, are self-employed
businessmen and pay for their
own health insurance and that of
their employees.
Unlike corporations, self
employed farmers cannot deduct
the full amount of their health
insurance costs from their income
taxes as a cost of doing business.
As a result, health care costs can
account for 14 percent to 18 per
cent of a typical farm family’s liv
ing income. Mains said.
New Fel BFC Big Fat Crystals For Better Control
Ecogen Inc
2005 Cabot Boulevard West Langhome, Pennsylvania 19047 1810 (215)757-1590 1 800-220 2135
Foil is a trademark of Ecogen Inc Copyright ©1993 Ecogen Inc Always read and follow label directions carefully
“Ways must be found to make it
easier for people to afford health
insurance and health care,” Mains
testified, “Farmers support tax
credits and deductions and other
financial incentives, like medical
IRAs, to make it easier for self
employed people to afford health
care.
“Farmers also support efforts to
control health care costs through
agencies like the Cost Care Con
tainment Council; reductions in
mandated coverage for health
insurance plans; efforts to lower
medical malpractice costs; use of
surgical centers or outpatient
facilities; and ’certificates of
need’ programs to prevent the
oversupply of medical facilities.”
Farmers and other rural resi
dents are also concerned about
reasonable access to health care,
Mains said.
“Farmers believe that the gov
ernment should provide incen-
1/2 quarts per acre with Foil BFC
Reduced rates and increased
efficacy combine to save you time
and money
Best Choke For IBM.
Lead-off your Integrated Pest
Management (IPM) program with
Foil BK is the best Bt
you can buy.
mnsnmn
lives...,” he said, like medical
school loan forgiveness programs
that encourage medical students to
practice in rural areas; support for
residency programs in rural areas;
restoration of equitable Medicare
payments to rural hospitals and
physicians; and promoting the use
of physician assistants or nurse
practitioners to help improve the
distribution of health care.
Foil BFC You can’t find a more
effective Bt than Foil BFC
Consultants agree that Bts can play
a critical role in CRB control When
properly timed, Foil BFC will stop the
explosion of CRB larvae and permit
a sensible rotation of insecticide
classes
When the season starts put Foil BFC
to work. It will save you time,
money and a small piece of the
environment for your future
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 17, 1993-Al9
Keystone Farm Credit,
ACA Elects
,s.
L.
“In summary, farmers are con
cerned about both the costs and
availability of health care services
in rural areas,” Mains said. “We
recognize that improvements arc
needed in our current health care
system but continue to believe that
reforms to our market-based sys
tem offer the best way to solve our
health care problems and improve
health care delivery in
Pennsylvania.”
TTW
Directors
LANCASTER (Lan
caster Co.) Keystone
Farm Credit, ACA held
its 1993 Stockholders’
Meeting in three local
ized, sectional meetings
on April 6 (Days Inn,
Allentown), April 7
(Willow Valley Family
Resort & Conference
Center) and April 8
(The Inn at Reading).
Six people were
elected to serve on the
Keystone Farm Credit,
ACA Board of Direc
tors. From Region 1
(Berks, Chester, Dela
ware, Montgomery and
Philadelphia counties),
Charles E. Frederick
and William P. Moore
were elected. From
Region 2 (Dauphin,
Lancaster and Lebanon
counties), Marlin H.
Hilz and Mervin Saudcr
were elected. From
Region 3 (Bucks, Car
bon, Lehigh, Monroe,
Northampton, Pike and
Schuylkill counties)
Hubert P. Sell and Rod
ger L. Wagner were
elected. Frederick,
Moore, Hitz, Sell and
Wagner were
incumbents.
Elected from the
same regions to serve
on the 1994 Nominating
Committee were: Reg
ion 1, Ernest S. Lanlz
Jeffrey W. Mitchell
William L. Beam
Robert L. Freed and
Glenn R. Moyer. From
Region 2, Dale E. Hies
tand, John L. Landis,
Larry R. Weaver, David
B. Kruger and Phares Z.
Musser. From Region 3,
Floyd w. Kurtz, Daniel
Seiple, Paul L. Wisser,
Daniel W. Haas and
Norman J. Kurtz.
In addition to the
elections, during the
business portion of the
meeting, CEO of Key
stone Farm Credit,
ACA, Philip W. Kim
mel, presented the Pres
ident’s Report.
Keystone Farm Cre
dit, ACA serves the
financial needs of far
mers and rural residents
in the 15 county south
eastern Pennsylvania
area with approximate
ly $3BO million in short
, intermediate-, and