Hospitals to file annual charge reports under Iowa bill
An Iowa interim committee recommended drafting legislation requiring hospitals to submit annual charge reports to the Department of Health. The data would be shared with insurers and the Health Policy Corporation of Iowa to compare costs across facilities. The panel also urged a uniform billing form for all 135 hospitals statewide and would seek mandatory adoption if voluntary efforts stall.
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Rapp
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Fire kills 27 inmates in Harrison County Jail blaze
A former mental patient set a fire in a padded cell at Harrison County Jail Biloxi Mississippi killing 27 inmates and injuring 61 including firefighters. Rob ert Pates 31 of Granite City Illinois faces 27 counts of capital murder.
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Miss
Harrison County
Charlie Acevedo
Robert Pates
Granite City
Ill
Albert Necaise
Jackson
Harold Windham
Tennessee
Maury County
Justice Department
John Wilson
Department
Civil Rights
Howard Hobbs
Pates
Dorothy Smith
Whistler
Ala
Biloxi, Miss
Pope John Paul II to visit Poland in June
Polish leaders say the pope will visit his homeland in June to defuse planned Solidarity protests. In Wroclaw, police arrested Solidarity official Piotr Bednarz and 12 colleagues at a secret meeting, with legal action to follow for hundreds more linked to riots.
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Gazette Wire
Warsaw
Poland
John Paul II
Solidarity Union
Wroclaw
Solidarity National Commission
Piotr
U S Population Seen Peaking in 2050 at 309 Million
The Census Bureau projects the U S population will peak at 309 million in 2050 with a larger elderly share. Growth slows from 0.9 percent now to 0.6 percent in 2000 and near zero by 2050, median age reaching 41.6, and the elderly share rising to 21.7 percent. Names cited are John Long and Greg Spencer.
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Washington
United States
Census Bureau
Bureau
John Long
Greg Spencer
Chuckle: Forgive Enemies But Don’t Always Like Them
A light quip notes that forgiveness toward foes is wise but liking them is not required. The joke hinges on a practical boundary between mercy and personal sentiment.
Law officers say drag racing can't be stopped
Central Iowa officers call drag racing a persistent problem that occurs on rural roads despite patrols. Sunday near Walford a race ended in tragedy when James L. Anderson, 28, of Cedar Rapids, died after his car left the road. Authorities note spectators and long-standing practice fuel the activity while saying few avenues exist to stop it until a fatal incident occurs.
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James L. Anderson
Cedar Rapids
Ryan
Iowa State Patrol
Pete Hall
Linn County
Don “Buzz” Sawyer
Sawyer
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