Private fee-for-service Medicare option expands access
Three years after the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 requiring private fee-for-service plans, Kentucky West Virginia and other states gain access to Sterling Life Insurance Co with a new plan offering a flat government payment per enrollee. The plan charges a $55 monthly premium plus a $10 doctor visit co pay and no prescription drug coverage, in contrast to traditional Medicare and HMOs.
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Parents claim teacher put child in box in school
Barry and Diane Sullivan sue Greenbrier County School Board over their 6 year old daughter Megan a special education student with hearing loss anxiety and developmental delay. They allege on Oct 19 1998 Megan was placed in a 5 foot high isolation box at White Sulphur Springs Elementary School causing screaming crying breathing problems and emotional distress. The district says the device was a three sided partition to enforce timeouts not a box and was discontinued after complaints. The parents seek compensation for medical treatment psychological counseling mental anguish and loss of enjoyment of life.
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