St Luke's approves full partnership in Cedar Rapids PHO
The St Luke's Hospital board voted to join the Cedar Rapids Physician Hospital Organization a venture owned by Cedar Rapids hospitals and the Independent Physicians Association IPA representing nearly 300 doctors The move aims to have the PHO up and running by January 1 and offer employer group medical coverage for a lump sum rather than fee for service It ends months of dispute with Mercy Medical Center and includes assurances to avoid antitrust liability while noting potential financial risks for all partners
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PHO
Cedar Rapids Hospitals
The
Independent Physicians Association
IPA
Dan Langfield
St. Luke’s
Physicians
Mercy Medical Center
Sam Wallace
Wallace
GOP amendment would let schools require prayer
Washington debate centers on a Republican proposal to restore voluntary prayer in public schools. The plan would allow local districts to set a daily prayer, with options for silent contemplation or removal from class.
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Los Angeles Times
Washington
Ernest Istook Jr
R-Okla
ACLU
American Civil Liberties Union
New York City
Chandler
Oklahoma
Istook
Clinton
House
Newt
Gingrich
Elliot Mincberg
People For the American Way
Georgia
Jakarta
White House
ISU and UNI Coaches’ Outside Incomes Reported
Iowa State University and the University of Northern Iowa disclose coaches’ outside incomes under a new NCAA policy. Details appear on page 1C.
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Iowa State University
University of Northern Iowa
NCAA
Judge sets hearing on Vogt due process claim in drug trial
A judge scheduled a hearing to decide if former Cedar Rapids businessman Tom Vogt was denied due process during his trial that led to a conviction on drug charges. Details appear on page 1B.
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Cedar Rapids
Tom Vogt
Opposition to Mississippi locks expansion at Dubuque meeting
Participants in a Dubuque meeting overwhelmingly opposed enlarging Mississippi locks. Outdoors section 5C notes community concerns and local input shaping the scene.
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Dubuque
Mississippi
Morgue worker hears breathing from supposedly dead woman
An 86 year old Albany woman, Mildred Clarke, was declared dead at her apartment after an apparent collapse. In the Albany Medical Center morgue a staffer heard breathing inside her body bag and she was revived, placed on a ventilator, and rushed to ICU in critical condition.
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Mildred Clarke
Albany, N.Y
Clarke
Greg McGarry
Lori Goodman-DiPietro
Goodman DiPietro
Albany Fire Department
Ner
Philip Furie
Furie
Albany Medical Center
Herman Thomas
Social Security underpaid thousands in retirement benefits
The 1978 computer glitch left about 426000 elderly retirees and survivors short by an average of $10 monthly, totaling $478.5 million. The Social Security Administration will notify and reimburse all affected, urging patience to avoid overwhelming calls.
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Washington
Social Security Administration
Associated Press
Social Security
Patrick Burns
National Council of Senior Citizens
Hormone Therapy Cuts Heart Risk in Postmenopausal Women
A study reports postmenopausal women receiving estrogen show lower heart disease risk with few downsides. Heart risk fell up to 25 percent, aided by higher good cholesterol. endometrial abnormalities rose 33 percent without progesterone, but not when combined.
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Allas
Trudy Bush
University of Maryland Medical Center
United States
Elizabeth Barrett-Connor
University of California At San Diego
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Future Forest
Michael J. Hamiil
Gazette
Trevor Weber
Pinicon Ridge Park
Weber
Future Farmers of America
Central City High School
Linn County Conservation Board
Trees Forever
Vogt
Newsday
Albany
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New York State
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