Welfare Officials To Hold Back Medicaid Payments
South Carolina welfare officials will start delaying Medicaid payments for nursing home stays until after the first full calendar month. The rule change, reversing years of practice, could reduce federal funding and complicate entry for Medicaid patients, with a retroactive payment after one month.
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Greenville
South Carolina
State Department of Social Services
Ken Shealy
DSS
Shealy
Radiation exposure levels urged to be halved
Denver AP reports a nuclear weapons plant worker died of cancer due to on the job radiation, prompting calls to cut exposure limits in half. LeRoy Krumback, who spent 15 years at Rocky Flats handling radioactive material, died a month after retirement. Dow Chemical Co. has 20 days to appeal the decision amid potential litigation.
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Denver
LeRoy Krumback
Rocky Flats
Dow Chemical Co
Krumback
Karl Z. Morgan
Atlanta
National Council On Radiation Protection
International Commission On Radiological Protection
Diablo Canyon Startup Marred By Coolant Transfer Problem
Diablo Canyon reactor startup faced an unusual event when about 1000 gallons of slightly radioactive cooling water were diverted into a hold up tank inside the plant near San Luis Obispo. Officials said there is no danger from the spill during the Sunday morning incident.
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San Luis Obispo
Calif
Diablo Canyon
SC Doctors Back Fee Freeze Amid Symbolic Endorsement
The South Carolina Medical Association endorsed a patient fee freeze at its 136th annual meeting in Charleston, a largely symbolic gesture with limited enforcement. Dr. Joseph Boyle of the AMA warned government-mandated freezes could pass, while urging consideration of patients' financial situations. The measure urges other health providers to join and stresses preserving physician patient trust amid high tech care.
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Charleston
South Carolina Medical Association
Joseph Boyle
American Medical Association
SCMA
Wee Wewmnewe
House of Delegates
AMA
South Carolina
Ken Owens
United States
Boyle
Tornadoes Rip Midwest Killing One Injuring Dozens
A spring storm spawned deadly tornadoes across the Midwest and Oklahoma killing Virgil Loren Athens in Mannford and injuring at least 61 others as churches were struck. Watches issued in Indiana Wisconsin Kentucky Illinois while Missouri Mississippi and others faced damage.
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Midwest
Oklahoma
Indiana
Wisconsin
Kentucky
Illinois
Great Plains
Mississippi Valley
Rockies
Iowa
Nebraska
Ohio
North Carolina
Tennessee
Twisters
Missouri
Mississippi
Kansas
Hugh Crowther
National Weather Service
Kansas City
Mannford
Tulsa
Virgil Loren Athens
Police hunt for clues in Libyan Embassy London
Police prepare to search the Libyan Embassy in London for explosives and weapons after the killing of policewoman Yvonne Fletcher. Authorities fear bombs may be planted and strengthen a cordon as Libyan interests in Britain oversee the operation.
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London
Scotland Yard
Britain
Yvonne Fletcher
Muammar Khadafy
Tripoli
St. James’s Square
Libya
Oliver Miles
Khadafy
Torquato Cardilli
Italy
Musa Kousa
Cardilli
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Washington Rd
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I.Q
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Georgia
American International Health Services
Hair Affair Beauty Shop
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Debra Rodgers
Peggy Koon
Aiken Standard
Rutland Drive
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Salley Police Coalition
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