Health plan changes strain pharmacies and patients nationwide
Pharmacists report rising co pay amounts from three tier plans and last minute payment issues as new cards and precertification rules complicate care. Hospitals face delayed payments when old plans lack precertification and patients must update insurance information amid frequent changes.
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Bush cites race in admissions while avoiding a ruling
President Bush defends a Michigan admissions program as not a quota while noting the Supreme Court will rule next March. Rice backs diversity but opposes race-based quotas. Bush cites Texas top percent plan as race neutral yet says diversity plays an indirect role.
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Mob burns man who was accused of child rape in Ecuador
An enraged Cayambe mob dragged Marcelo Quinonez from a rural jail and later from a hospital, dousing him with gasoline and torching him twice. Police say he died at a Quito hospital after the second blaze.
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