Workers' camp near bankruptcy warns of funding gap
Charleston reports show the Workers' Compensation Division faces a multi billion deficit and will exhaust funds by March unless spending and income are adjusted. Actuaries say Newell's projections are too optimistic and call for over 1.2 billion more in funding. Wise weighs caps on premiums and possible receivership.
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Rockefeller proposes cradle to college health care plan
Sen. Jay Rockefeller introduced MediKids, a cradle to college health coverage proposal for children birth through 23, with a prescription drug benefit and phased enrollment starting in 2004. Parents could opt out, premiums tied to income, and older children phased in over five years.
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Mechanical failure eyed in fatal Bradshaw pedestrian crash
The McDowell County Sheriff’s Department continues probing a fatal March 7 pedestrian crash on Route 635 in Bradshaw. James Dallas Miller, 59, of Lebanon Virginia, died after a gravel truck allegedly malfunctioning brakes blocked a curve on Three Forks Mountain. The investigation centers on a pilot truck and two southbound tractor trailers carrying heavy equipment. The DOT inspection is awaited to determine mechanical causes. Deputy L J Koger leads the inquiry with Deputy TE Vineyard.
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