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March 15, 2023
Say I saw it in The Shopper
Speaking Of Seniors
Caught Hospital Mistake
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How to Develop Strong Relationships by Janice R Newman “Two people are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed.” Ecclesiastes 4:9 (NLT). Relationships were created from the beginning of time. Relationships are the interaction, collaboration, connection, or association between two or more individuals, businesses, concepts, objects, or groups based on mutual trust, understanding, and communication. They develop through various means for either personal or business or share mutual interests for a social cause, similar background experiences, or simple chance encounters. Relationships are formed as friendships, family, romantic, professional connections, and with God. Over a lifetime, a person will create hundreds of relationships from childhood through work, with most varying in length and value. Therefore, it’s necessary to learn how to develop a strong relationship that will last. Developing a strong relationship takes time, effort, commitment, and hard work for both personal and professional relationships. They don’t develop overnight. It is important to build trust, foster collaboration, and achieve mutual success. A true relationship can not be one-sided with one person taking advantage or mistreating the other. There are ways to develop strong relationships that are beneficial for both. One of the best ways to develop strong relationships is to become a better you. Be your authentic self. Be you and not fake! Show genuine interest in others. Get to know people on a personal level. Ask about their interests, hobbies, and family. This is helpful for personal and business contacts. Make sure that you are reliable for any commitments you made. Business relationships require you to be reliable, honest, and trustworthy. Be honest and trustworthy to family and friends also. Don’t gossip
and break trust when someone discloses something. Actively listen to the other person and with all communications be sincere and supportive. God made us with two ears and only one mouth, listening twice as much as speaking. While forming a better you, learn to communicate with others. Communicate not only your feelings, but also communicate by staying in touch, reaching out, text messages, calls, social media, or actually…meet them in person. In business relationships, be respectful and communicate regularly with them through follow-up after orders, networking to expand your business, and showing appreciation and gratitude for business clients and employees. Use networking opportunities such as trade shows and conferences to make new relationships. Relationships involve showing appreciation for someone being in your life or celebrating their achievements when yours might seem limited right now. Facebook allows us to add smiling, sad, or thumbs-up emojis, but that’s not a real relationship. Relationships have more personal involvement. Lastly, develop a strong relationship with God through regular prayer, deep conversation with God, and meditation on the Bible. Find time to study the Bible to deepen your faith, and understanding, and provide guidance on how to live a fulfilling life. Take time out daily to practice gratitude for what you are thankful for. Attend a religious service. If you don’t know where there is a list in The Shopper. Then with all relationships you have, strive to live according to your faith, values, and principles to develop stronger, more meaningful, true relationships, because you will reap the reward of two are better than one. Y? Why Not! ywhynotshow@gmail.com
WOODROW WILCOX
On March 7, 2023, I wrote a letter to a hospital to protect our client from being wrongly charged $1,322. With some editing to protect the privacy of our client, here is what I sent to the hospital. Our client sent to our firm a bill from your firm for our review. The bill seeks a balance of $1,322 on Account Number XXXXXXXX for services rendered on 02/11/22. I believe that the bill is false. Here is why. The client gave me his copy of the Medicare Summary Notice. That should have exactly the same information as what your firm got from Medicare in the Medicare Explanation of Benefits. Here is what my teammate Danielle MacDonald and I found in the MSN form. Your firm mistakenly billed the man twice for the same things and Medicare caught your mistake. Look carefully at Claim # XXXXXXXX-XX. There are four items on the list of services that were marked as denied. The four items add to $1,322 -- the amount that Medicare denied. These items with an “M” footnote are duplicate claims. In each case, one claim was accepted and approved by Medicare and one claim was denied by Medicare because it was a duplicate. Look
at footnote “M” on the ones that were denied. It states, “This is a duplicate of a charge already submitted.” Thus, your firm is trying to bill the patient for amounts that Medicare has ruled you cannot bill him. You are clearly in violation of Medicare rules. Please, stop billing our client for the $1,322. If you believe that we have erred, explain that in writing addressed to our client. Our client will forward your response to us. All the help that Danielle MacDonald and I gave the client were FREE OF CHARGE. This insurance agency helps our clients with Medicare related medical bill problems without charge. It is just one way that we demonstrate to our clients that we really do care about them. If your insurance agent or agency does not give clients this high standard of customer care, why don’t you switch to our insurance agency? Note: Woodrow Wilcox is the senior medical bill case worker at Senior Care Insurance Services in Merrillville, Indiana. He has saved clients of that firm over three million dollars. Also, Wilcox wrote the book SOLVING MEDICARE PROBLEM$ which is available through book stores and online.
VILLAGE OF SOUTH HOLLAND Dept. of Rec. Services I Employment Opportunies The Village of South Holland, Illinois, a leading suburb located 25 miles south of downtown Chicago with a population of approximately 22,000, is seeking Workers with its Department of Recreational Services.
The South Holland Department of Recreational Services is accepting applications for the following part-time seasonal positions: • Summer Camp Counselors
• Sports Camp Counselors • Soccer Camp Counselors • Life Guards (certification preferred, not required) • Concession Workers
REQUIREMENTS: • Applicants must be at least 16 years of age • Must pass a background check and drug screening • Must be able to carry out oral and written instructions • Must be available to work some daytime, evening, weekend, and holiday hours Applications are available online at Southholland.org or at the Village Clerk’s Office at 16226 Wausau, South Holland, IL 60473 between the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.
APPLICATION DEADLINE: APRIL 7, 2023
A mandatory orientation meeting will be held Saturday, April 15, 2023, at 9:00 a.m. at the South Holland Community Center, 501 E. 170th Place, South Holland, IL. Your application will not be considered unless you attend this meeting. All qualified applicants will be interviewed at the orientation.
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