CAMC to raise rates for privately insured patients
Charleston Area Medical Center plans a New Year rate rise for privately insured stays by about 400 dollars per average visit, amid a pending 12 percent hike request. The temporary 3 percent increase was approved by the state Health Care Authority while a decision on the full raise is awaited, with potential impacts estimated at about 1500 dollars more per overnight stay if approved.
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Charleston
Charleston Area Medical Center
West Virginia
CAMC
Andy Wessels
Navy family braces for possible 96 hour deploy order
In Orford, Virginia, Homer Elam, a 17 year Navy veteran, learns his carrier group may be ordered to deploy within 96 hours amid rising tensions over Iraq. His wife Deborah and children Megan and Jonathan face uncertainty as the George Washington and five ships stand by for possible January action, with Elam awaiting transfer to Millington for onshore duty while remaining ready to move.
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Orfolk
Homer Elam
Middle East
Jonathan
Megan
Navy
Elam
George Washington
Norfolk Naval Station
Millington
Tenn
Elams
Alabama
Deborah Elam
Cmdr
Ernest Duplessis
Duplessis
Persian Gulf
Mediterranean
Birmingham
Tennessee
Norfolk
Deborah
Moody
Ala
Gods and Generals Civil War film draws strong advance sales
Martinsburg reports brisk advance ticket sales for Gods and Generals ahead of its Washington premiere. Screenings in Hagerstown and Martinsburg Feb 11 and 12 drew about 540 buyers, with tickets from 65 to 130 dollars. Director Ronald Maxwell notes spin offs and a February soundtrack release. The 3 1/2 hour film opens nationwide Feb 21 in 1,100 theaters.
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Martinsburg (Ap
Washington, D.C
Hagerstown
Martinsburg
Stonewall Jackson
Ronald Maxwell
Officials urge rethink of troopers pension switch
West Virginia officials press the Consolidated Public Retirement Board to reverse its Nov 13 decision moving 142 state police troopers from Plan A to the more expensive Plan B. The change would cost about 75 million dollars by 2005. Troopers say they were misled about eligibility. Plan A allows retirement at 50 with 25 years. Plan B requires 55 and higher employee contributions.
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Charleston
West Virginia
John Perdue
Nonprofit group helps patients get moving in Virginia
In Roanoke, the Foundation for Rehabilitation Equipment and Endowment helps about 85 western Virginia residents obtain rehabilitative gear. A $350,000 three year state grant will expand FREE’s work statewide, paired with existing funding from Carilion Health and the Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation. Founder Dr. Bruce Stelmack says the nonprofit aids working people with limited insurance, not just the poor. Volunteers run the effort, with Ramsey as the main paid staffer. Perdue, a beneficiary, values his rolling walker highly and may donate it after recovery.
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Roanoke
Gary Perdue
Perdue
Virginia
Foundation For Rehabilitation Equipment & Endowment
Virginia Department of Rehabilitative Services
Bruce Stelmack
Carillon Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Services
Stelmack
FREE
Carillou
Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation
Ramsey
Christopher Reeve
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