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ST. LOUIS NEWS TODAY - Sunday, November 12, 2006
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Seniors and Persons With Disabilities Cautioned About Health Insurance Decisions
ST. LOUIS, (SLFP.com), November 12, 2006 - The Department of Insurance, Financial Institutions & Professional Registration recommends that all Medicare and Medicaid recipients review all of their options before making decisions about the purchase of health insurance products.
This alert is especially important for seniors or persons with disabilities who are enrolled in both Medicare and Medicaid, also known as dual eligibility. Individuals with dual eligibility who obtain additional health coverage could incur co-pays that Medicare and Medicaid will not cover.
"All citizens of this state have the right to be served fairly and honestly by competent insurance professionals," said Dale Finke, director of the Department of Insurance, Financial Institutions & Professional Registration. "DIFP "#009966"does and will investigate any situation that involves the work of an incompetent agent, the sale of unsuitable or misrepresented products, and the use of deceptive sales tactics."
DIFP provides these tips for seniors and persons with disabilities:
- Do not purchase any insurance product until you thoroughly review and understand it.
- Find trusted family members or friends who can help you if you don't understand a proposed insurance plan.
- To speak with unbiased insurance professionals, call the Community Leaders Assisting the Insured of Missouri (CLAIM) hotline at 1-800-390-3330 or visit their Web site at www.primaris.org, if you have questions about any Medicare product.
Missouri residents are urged to call the Division of Medical Services toll-free hotline at 1-800-392-2161, if you have questions regarding Medicaid benefits. They can also call the Missouri Consumer Insurance Hotline at 1-800-726-7390 to file a complaint against an agent.
Boeing Awarded U.S. Air Force Combat Search and Rescue Contract
ST. LOUIS, (SLFP.com), November 12, 2006 - The Boeing Company's HH-47 helicopter has been selected by the U.S. Air Force as the winner of the Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR) program competition.
"The CSAR award is a vote of confidence by the Air Force in the ability of Boeing to provide them the rotorcraft they need for this very important mission," said Jim Albaugh, president and chief executive officer of Boeing Integrated Defense Systems. "Backed by our decades of experience in rotorcraft design, production and systems integration, the HH-47 will rapidly deploy versatile rescue capability to even the most challenging combat rescue situations."
The CSAR program calls for initial operational capability of the HH-47 aircraft in 2012. Under the program, which is valued at up to $10 billion, Boeing will build 141 production aircraft and four test aircraft at its Rotorcraft Systems manufacturing facility in Ridley Park, Pa., also home to the MH-47G Special Operations and CH-47F Chinook programs.
"Boeing is delighted that the Air Force has selected the HH-47 for its new Combat Search and Rescue platform," said Mike Tkach, vice president and general manager of Boeing Rotorcraft Systems. "We believe our proposal provided the best combination of capability and cost."
"We are ready to produce and deliver this outstanding aircraft to the Air Force, on-time and on-cost," said Rick Lemaster, CSAR program manager.
CSAR-X is a U.S. Air Force initiative to procure more capable and survivable aircraft able to recover isolated personnel from hostile or denied territory. The tandem rotor, heavy-lift, high-altitude HH-47 is based on the CH/MH-47 Chinook transport helicopter, with performance capabilities that have been widely demonstrated in the ongoing global war on terrorism and in numerous U.S. and international humanitarian relief operations.
A unit of The Boeing Company, Boeing Integrated Defense Systems is one of the world's largest space and defense businesses. Headquartered in St. Louis, Boeing Integrated Defense Systems is a $30.8 billion business.
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