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Board
Member
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MR. AND MRS. BOWIE and Jackson pose in front of the cast iron
barbecue pit which was given to the Bowies at the dinner.
IsFORMER TYC BOARD Member Jim Bowie of
Houston was honored at an appreciation din-
ner December 12, 1985, at Wright Distributing
Company in Giddings. His six-year term on the
Board expired August 31, 1985.JOE FRANKS, Giddings business manager,
prepared rib-eye steaks for the sixty guests
attending the Bowie Appreciation dinner in
Giddings. The meal was complemented with
baked potatoes, green beans, salad, and rolls.RON JACKSON, TYC Executive Director,
presented Bowie a desk box with the Board's
resolution commending his service engraved in
brass.Texas Youth Commission employees
who have a choice between Health Main-
tenance Organizations and Blue Cross/
Blue Shield health insurance coverage
continue to select Blue Cross/Blue
Shield more often, said Trennis Jones,
Director of Personnel and Staff
Development.
Fifty-eight percent of those with an op-
tion have selected Blue Cross this fiscal
year.
"That reflects a decrease of six per-
cent over last year, when 64 percent
chose Blue Cross rather than an HMO,"
he said.
"This reduction may be attributed to
Blue Cross's conversion to a single cov-
erage plan that pays 80 percent of most
health and hospital needs,'' he
explained.
Previously Blue Cross/Blue Shield of-fered a Plan I that paid 100 percent cov-
erage on most of the items that now pay
80 percent.
"Employees who are risk averse, are
more likely to switch to one of the
HMO's," Jones said.
In Travis County, where there are 149
employees (in Central Office, Austin pa-
role, and Turman House,) the situation is
reversed. One hundred eleven (111) or
75 percent have coverage with an HMO,
generally Central Texas Health Plan.
The same ratio is generally true in Har-
ris County, where 12 of the 15 employ-
ees there are enrolled with an HMO
rather than Blue Cross/Blue Shield.
Overall for the agency, 87 percent are
insured with Blue Cross/Blue Shield - a
slight 2 percent reduction from the 89
percent during fiscal year 1985.10
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