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Oct. 25, 2005

The medical bill you'll be happy to get

Pastors can take a few tests and collect a cool $100 from BOP

by Jerry L. Van Marter

LOUISVILLE - The Board of Pensions (BOP) of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
has announced that it will give $100 to every installed PC(USA) pastor age 50
or older who submits to a preventive-health examination and appropriate
medical tests and screenings before Dec. 31, 2006.

	The pilot program, "Preventive Incentive," is meant to emphasize the
importance of personal health stewardship.

	A list of the recommended exams and screenings is available online at
www.pensions.org/preventiveincentive.

	The purpose of the program is two-fold, BOP officials say: to help
medical- and pension-plan members stay healthy and to help control rapidly
escalating healthcare costs. Experts say 60 percent of any medical plan's
expenses are related to conditions caused by lifestyle and behavior choices,
many of which can be detected or prevented by proper exams and screenings.

	The board says the program will be evaluated and, if it proves
successful for the initial group, will be extended to other plan members.

	For more information about BOP programs, visit the Web site
www.pensions.org.

Information for this story was furnished by Jennifer Schoettle, the BOP's
director of communications and public relations.

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