b"100 Years: 1919-2019 . February, March and April Events to Rememberfine. Also, PMAA directed the PMAA staff to work towardID: (SB) Your vote counted on May 25. Priorities of the. the association has a lot more to do before we can be resolving extraordinary delays marketers were experienc- industry included: EPA-SPCC Rule, Gasoline Excise Taxassured of continued success in Congress and in the Nevada ing in receiving federal gasoline excise tax refunds. TheRefunds & Credit Card Refunds, Remote Sellers of Tobacco,Legislature on important issues . and (ED) Peter Krueger PMAA staff met with members of Congress and lobbiedMarket Supply and Rising Price of Fuel, UST Enforcement in(PK) wrote: 'I am pleased to report the no nonsense attitude them to make the provisions for gasoline identical to thoseIdaho by EPA Swat Teams. Idaho member Craig Richardsonof your clerks when it comes to the sale of tobacco products for diesel. In February 2004 the Senate Finance Committeewon the PMAA fishing trip raffle. to underage youth.' We (Senior Deputy, Attorney Generals had approved the change sought by PMAA.MT: (RA) concerns regarding adequate supply and howoffice and Top Tobacco copJohn Albrecht and (PK) visited WMI: (DL) on HSAs and High Deductible Healthhigh will we go29 stores in Reno, Sparks area. 'NOT ONE store sold to Sam, Plans: Just when you thought you had a handle onare very real and inthe 17 year-old high school junior . I would encourage store the alphabet soup of health insurance acronyms,the forefront of ourowners, managers and supervisors to ride along during com-there are a couple of new ones you will want to getminds . letters topliance checks. It will give you new insight to this important to know. Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) and HighMontanas primaryresponsibility you ask of your employees.Deductible Health Plans (HDHPs) are the latest effortsuppliers askingNM: (RB) A Notice of Appeal was filed in the matter of by the federal government to help employers andthem to providethe convenience store safety regulations recently passed. individuals reign in out of control health care costs. HSAs andus with their perspective on whether or not there will beOSHA, through a memorial request to do a study of late HDHPs are designed to provide affordable health insuranceadequate supply to meet consumer demand, were sent.night convenience store violence, pressed through in coupled with the financial means to pay for uncoveredJune 8th was primary election day . a critical general elec- three years the 'most stringent regulations . in all of the health care costs while reducing the overall cost involved.tion . Initiative 149 (I-149) was proposed by the Healthy50 states.' OSHA and EIB amended the late night security HI: Tom Malone, the HPMA President wrote that Gas PriceKids- Healthy Montana coalition, claiming that revenuemeasure and other parts of the proposed regulations under Cap Legislation, or Act 77, became law in 2002, and wasfrom I-149 would support the Childrens Health Insurancedefinitions of Environmental Engineering Controls, Training scheduled to take effect on July 1, 2004, after a two-yearProgram (CHIP). Fingerprinting of C-Store Managers wasCurriculum, Late Night Security Measures, Security Surveil-delay to study the potential impact of gasoline pricediscussed at the Las Vegas, NV meeting in February. lance System, Security Alarm System, Cash Management, control. After the investigation, the consulting companyNV: Lyle Norcross, NPM&CSA President, I am proud of ourPay Phones, and Unobstructed View of Sales Area. warned about the harmful consequences of the price caplegislative accomplishments, especially the defeat of theUT: (JH) reported the fuel dispenser registration fee snuck law and recommended that price caps not be implemented.gross receipts tax. This was truly a victory for small businessthrough the legislature, and encouraged readers to sign . this was largely ignored by the Hawaii State Legislature.and our class of trade (I, as a rural marketer). The testimonyup for the Golf Classic at Mountain Dell Golf Course, and to Act 77 with amendments was scheduled to take effectbefore the legislative tax committees, phone calls and emailsjoin the neighbor serving neighbor campaign. Sept. 1, 2005. to legislators by the membership helped make the differencecontinued on page 30 Word continuedwww.wmimutual.comMEDICARE for All . The Answer or Aside from the private insurance and out-of-pocket mod- Im not sure in which direction our country should head, but els that we have in the U.S., and the tax-funded model that isperhaps the answer lies in a uniquely American system that the basis of the systems in Great Britain and other Europeanmelds the successes of these different systems with those countries (and would be the basis of the Medicare for Allof our market-based system. With that in mind, here are the system), there are two major systems that other countries usebasic principles I would follow if I were king for the day:with varying degrees of success: (1) make sure everyone has meaningful access to health (1) the employment-based insurance model, which iscare without undue government intervention, (significantly) used in countries like Germany, France, Switzerland and higher taxes, or long wait times;Japan, and is a non-profit insurance system that covers ev- (2) provide adequate choice, but expect personal responsibility;eryone through insurance companies that are jointly financed(3) reward quality medical care, but limit costs;through employer and employee contributions along with(4) cover prescription drugs and encourage pharmacologi-tight government cost control; and cal innovation, but impose reasonable profit margins and (2) the national health insurance model, which is used meaningful cost controls; and most importantly,in countries like Canada, Taiwan and South Korea, and(5) protect the basic health needs of everyone, but require has elements of the single-payer tax funded model and thethat everyone contribute a fair share based on their financial employer-based model, and is known for having a high qualityability. Hopefully, once the political pendulum finishes its of care, meaningful cost controls and lower prices (but also longexaggerated swings and settles down, the ultimate solution wait times). will ensure and preserve these values.NB:Much of the information Ive used for this article was stolen from the very thorough and remarkable study by the Political Economy Research Institute Studyfrom the University of Massachusetts Amherst (November 2018) (www.peri.umass.edu), Senator Sanders whitepaper on how to finance Medicare for All(www.sanders.senate.gov), and the Kaiser Family Foundations Economic Analysis of Medicare for All (www.kff.org). Readers should consult those excellentSsources for more detailed information and in-depth analysis.WPMA News / Summer 201927"