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April 19, 1989
New Perspectives:
The Softer Side
Of Super Power
Robert S. McNamara, former President of the World Bank and former
Secretary of Defense under President Kennedy, will speak on "The Future of
East-West Relations: Can We End the Cold War?" April 24, 8:00 p.m., in
Grace Hall at Lehigh University. He is the 1989 Cohen Lecturer in
International Relations. Admission is free.
Illustration by MARVIN H. SIMMONS
Comprehensive Health Coverage
To Reduce Employee Costs
Employee contributions toward the university-sponsored health
insurance plan under the new Flexible Benefits Plan will be 25 to 60
percent less than those of the current plan, according to Edward Maclosky, director of human resources.
The "comprehensive" plans, offered by Aetna Life Insurance Co.,
will pay 80 percent of eligible expenses above an employee-selected
deductible, up to an out-of-pocket maximum, unlike the current plan that
offers different levels of benefits for hospitalization, surgery, and major
medical expenses, he said.
"The comprehensive plans offer good medical coverage for our
employees, and there will be a reduction in contributions for all employee
groups enrolled in these plans," Maclosky said.
Enrollment sessions to explain the Flexible Benefits Plan to all
employees will begin April 26.
Last fall, the President's Council decided that the employee monthly
contributions forJiealth coverage would bejio greater than: Family-$45.
Employee only-$20; Employee and spouse-$40. and Employee and child-
$35 for the university-sponsored plan, that is Option 3, the Low Comp
plan. Also, other announcements about health coverage contributions
indicated that the university would not permit the new rates for the
sponsored plan to exceed the caps above.
Monthly employee contributions, based on Aetna's projection of the
cost of providing Option 3 health care benefits for Lehigh employees, are
as follows: Single employees $8, down from $20; Employee and spouse
$18, down from $35; Employee and children $17, down from $30; and
Family $26, down from $35.
The newly announced lower rates are a consequence of the competitive bidding process for the flex plan. Even though the process was
extensive and time consuming, it produced a very positive result.
Employee contributions for coverage equivalent to the current John
Hancock medical plan will be somewhat higher, and Maclosky empha-
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Holtzman To Address Honors Convocation
Marc L. Holtzman, '82, president of Jewelcor Jewelers and Distributors, Inc., will speak at the 10th annual Honors Convocation at Lehigh on
Sunday, April 30 at 2 p.m. in Packer Memorial Church.
About 220 Lehigh students will receive special recognition for their
outstanding academic achievements during the ceremony. Juniors and
seniors who have attained a cumulative grade average
of 3.5 or better and recipients of academic awards will
be honored.
A native of Kingston, Pa., Holtzman graduated
from Lehigh in 1982 with a bachelor's degree in economics. In addition to his current position with
Jewelcor, a Pennsylvania-based retail catalog showroom chain with operations throughout the U.S.,
Holtzman has had a varied career in public service.
Prior to joining Jewelcor, he was president of
Carmen, Holtzman and Associates, Inc., a Washington-based public affairs corporation.
In 1983. he was asked by President Reagan to serve as executive
director and chief operating office of Citizens for America, which
promoted the Reagan economic, foreign policy and national security
agenda in Congress. Before that he was chief of staff for Pennsylvania Lt.
Governor William W. Scranton, III. In addition to serving as principal
legislative and political adviser, Holtzman also directed Scranton's
successful 1982 re-election campaign.
During the 1980 presidential election Holtzman served as executive
director of the Pennsylvania Reagan-Bush campaign, the youngest person
in the nation to head a major state-wide effort. Reagan appointed
Holtzman to the Electoral College in 1984 and in January   nominated
him to the Peace Corps National Advisory Council.
Marc Holtzman