Judge rules AIDS HIV coverage denied in state high risk pool
Federal judge in Columbia ruled that the Americans with Disabilities Act does not apply to South Carolina s Health Insurance Pool denying coverage to individuals with AIDS or HIV. Sam Givens Jr., HIV positive, was refused enrollment, while debates over public entity status and tax credits were raised by pool lawyers.
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Columbia
Uss
Dennis Shedd
South Carolina
Bill Edens Jr
Sam Givens Jr
Givens
Shedd
Doak J. Wolfe
Five die in SC traffic crashes over the weekend
The Highway Patrol reports at least five fatalities in South Carolina road crashes. Victims include a 15 year old Batesburg Leesville girl Jerri Bauknight who died Friday in Saluda, Anita Faye Greene 27 of Landeram on U S 176 in Spartanburg County, Robert Bartow 32 of Cope on Faust Road in Bamberg County, Timothy G Baughman 28 of Hendersonville North Carolina on Interstate 85 in Anderson County, and Paul W Barnett 35 of Laurens who overturned on I 385 in Greenville County. Also noted is a missing 6 year old Arkansas girl and an abductor sighting near Gaffney, with authorities unsure of accuracy. Separate item reports two convicted sex offenders challenging South Carolina lifetime registry.
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South Carolina
Batesburg-Leesville
State Highway Patrol
Jerri Bauknight
Saluda
Anita Faye Greene
Landrum
Ms. Greene
U.S. 176
Spartanburg
Robert Bartow
Cope
Bartlow
Faust Rd
Bamberg County
Timothy G. Baughman
Hendersonville
N.C
Baughman
Anderson County
Paul W. Barnett
Laurens
Barnett
Greenville County
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