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NEWS
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March 25,2010
HEALTH CARE REFORM FACTS1
March 23, President Obama signed his name to the largest health care reform bill since the creation of Medicare in 1965. All that stands
in the way of the bill being enacted is the passing of a package of changes that will settle the differences between the House and Senate
versions of the bill. The bill outlines how the entire system will be reformed over the course of eight years starting the moment it officially
goes into law. Below you will find some of the key changes that will affect most Americans.
• Young adults will be able stay on their parents’ insurance until their 27th birthday.
• Insurers will be barred from imposing exclusions on children with pre-existing conditions. Pools will cover those with pre-existing
health conditions until health care coverage exchanges are operational.
• Insurers will not be able to rescind policies to avoid paying medical bills when a person becomes ill.
• Lifetime limits on benefits and restrictive annual limits will be prohibited.
• Businesses with fewer than 50 employees will get tax credits covering 35 percent of their health care premiums. This will increase' to
50 percent by 2014.
• A 50 percent discount will be provided on brand-name drugs for Prescription Drug Plan or Medicare Advantage enrollees. Addi-
tional discounts on brand name and generic drugs will be phased in to completely close the adoughnut hole” by 2020.
• Citizens will be required to have acceptable coverage or pay a penalty of $95 in 2014, $325 in 2015, $695 (or up to 2.5percent of
income) in 2016. Families will pay half the amount for children, up to a cap of $2,250per family. After 2016, penalties are indexed to
Consumer Price Index.
• Insurers can no longer refuse to sell or renew policies because of an individual’s health status. Health plans can no longer exclude
coverage for pre-existing conditions. Insurers can’t charge higher rates because of heath status, gender or other factors.
The bill plans to help cover over 32 million Americans who currently do not have health insurance. It also aims to reduce the deficit by
100 billion over the next ten years, and another one trillion in the following decade by reducing waste, fraud and abuse under the cur-
rent health care conditions.
All above information was derived from Whitehouse.gov and the CNN Politics website.
SENATE
BRIEF
By DANE HARBOUR
Staff Writer
Student Government Association student
body election applications are now open for eligible
candidates. President, vice president, college senator and
class senator are the positions that will be elected. The
applications are available in the spotlight section of the
Tarleton website home page.
SGA will be having a presidential dinner April
6 from 6-7:30 P.M. in the dining hall room 218. The
Freshmen Representative Council will be hosting a sixth
Grade Day Away this Friday in Thompson Student Center
Room 130.
Nancy Gaither and Bridget Bednarz, who
work at the Tarleton Health Center, answered questions
at the Monday meeting from students regarding the
Health Center. They answered questions concerning
prescriptions and procedures they provide.
SGA Senate meetings are held on Mondays at
5:15 p.m. in room 219 of the Barry B. Thompson Student
Center.
Tarleton’s super scientists compete
By DANE HARBOUR
StafWriter
The Texas Academy of Science hosted its 113th annual meet-
ing at Tarleton State University campus March 4-6. An estimated 500
students, faculty and professionals from more than 100 universities and
government institutions attended the meeting that focused on under-
graduate and graduate research presentations and posters.
Tarleton student Jordan Sparkman won the award for Best Ab-
stract in systematics and biology. She titled her presentation “Develop-
ment of microsatellite markers for studying population genetics of the
cotton rat (Sigmodon hispidus).”
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Dr. Allan D. Nelson, associate professor of Biological Science
at Tarleton, was elected as a “Fellow” of the Texas Academy of Sci-
ences. Nelson graduated from Tarleton in 1988 receiving a bachelors
in science and a masters in biology. He then attended the University of
Oklahoma and received a Ph.D. in botany. He has served as chair and
vice chair of the botany section of the Texas Academy of Science.
Competition was organized into three categories. One was for
students conducting Ph.D. research, one for students conducting mas-
ter’s research and one for students conducting undergraduate research.
The top three places were recognized in each category. First
place was awarded $2,000, second place $1,500, and third place $1,000.
Any student enrolled in a math, science or science education curricu-
lum in any U.S. state or Mexico that conducted a research project in
Texas was eligible for the awards.
Kate Caballero, administrative assistant in Chemistry, Geosci-
ences and Environmental Science explained how administrators had
been planning and working on this event for six months. The event
“promotes academic leadership so we try to give students who excel
scholarships” Caballero said.
Key administrators included in bringing the event to Tarleton
were Russell Pfau and Alan Nelson, associate professors of Biologi-
cal Sciences, Carol Thompson, associate professor of Geology, Arthur
Low, associate professor of Chemistry, Geosciences, and Environmen-
tal Science and Harold Rathbum, associate professor of Biological Sci-
ences.
The 2011 Texas Academy of Science meeting will be held at
St. Edwards University in Austin.
HOUSE
BRIEF
Student Government Association Resolution 10
- 03, which proposed Tarleton to be a smoke free campus
was amended at the House of Representatives meeting
Wednesday. It was amended to read that designated
smoking be set up around campus. The amended
proposition will now be given to school officials, where
it will await approval. New smoking rules will not be in
effect until receiving final approval.
Vice President of Student Life Dr. Wanda
Mercer spoke at the Student Government Association
House of Representatives meeting Wednesday
concerning a student fee raise. The proposal was
approved in both the House and Senate for a raise of $1
in student tuition.
Library representative Donna Savage will be a guest
speaker at both House and Senate meetings on April 12
and 14.
SGA House approved a funding request of $500
for the Block and Bridle Club to hold its annual banquet
April 30 at City Limits. The House also approved a
funding request of $225 for the Minority Student Leaders
to hold a fashion show April 13 from 8-10 p.m. in the
Thompson Student Center.
SGA House meetings are held Wednesdays at
5:15 p.m. in Science Room 102.
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