Word: biblos
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Dates: during 1974-1974
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...health plan will move from its present Cambridge center to a new Cambridge Street facility in early January, Biblo said. He said the new center will be able to handle 40,000 members, but it will not be completely staffed until April...
...other option," Biblo said. He said continued enrollments "would mean compromising our service," because the centers do not have enough staff to handle a further increase in patients...
...plan, which enrolls members through their employers or through the Welfare Department if they are eligible for Medicaid, will continue to enroll employees of previously chartered employer groups at the Cambridge center only, but no new employer groups will be admitted before April 1. Biblo said the plan will also continue to enroll federal employees and Medicaid recipients...
...Biblo said he feels the quality of the health plan's service has not declined due to the sudden increase of patients, but waiting times for non-emergency appointments have lengthened considerably. Patients must now wait seven to eight weeks for check-ups and return visits after an illness, he said...
...Biblo said he hopes to increase the plan's staff to a level of one doctor for every 1000 patients, for he said it would reduce regular appointment waiting times to three or four weeks