Insurance Dilemma Threatens Pa Physicians Practice
Opinion piece warns Pennsylvania physicians may lose malpractice insurance leading to exits from the state and graduates unable to practice. It urges the Department of Insurance, insurers, and medical groups to provide adequate coverage or health care quality will decline and the state will be “sick.”
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Pennsylvania
Corps of Physicians
Department of Insurance of the
Commonwealth
Harrisburg
Greensburg Tribune
Nursing home chains accused of profit over care in Senate report
Senate aging subcommittee finds chain nursing homes expanding nationwide with profits up 116 to 400 percent since 1969. Critics say lax state Medicaid rules invite overbilling and patient mistreatment to boost funds. The report cites flat rate, point, and cost related reimbursement abuses and highlights New York cost padding. Also notes Nixon library space plans and GAO findings on a Laguna Niguel building deal.
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Senate
New York
Frank Moss
Utah
Subcommittee
Brooks
GSA
Laguna Niguel
GAO
Love of boats and the costs of seafaring life
A reflective piece on boat ownership, highlighting the high upkeep costs and risk of misadventure. It weaves anecdotes from owners like Bundy, Lehmanns, and Prima, plus naval figures, noting that complex craft invite more trouble while celebrating seaworthy, lively yachting as a lifestyle.
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Rock
Letter praising Shriners Hospital free care for burns
A family thanks Shriners Hospital for free treatment after their son, burned before age one on Labor Day two years ago, received skin grafts and ongoing therapy. They highlight doctors and nurses volunteering time, free care, and occasional travel for therapy, urging support for fundraising events while noting they do not accept direct donations from treated families.
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Shriners Hospital
Tony
Shriners
Feeling Good shows signs in revamped public TV health series
New York AP reports the $6.5 million health care series Feeling Good returns with a sharper format and host Dick Cavett. The episode centers on Frank Tugend, an elderly Scranton coal miner, and his family choices about home care versus nursing home.
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New York
Dick Cavett
Frank Tugend
Scranton, Pa
CTW
Bundy Warns Against Excessive Risk in Public Investments
Spirit of caution clashes with tradition as McGeorge Bundy argues that performance, not opinions of the respectable, should guide money handling. His demand for prudent investing prompts colleges to diversify away from safe utilities to fast food franchises before a crash. Bundy plans to halve Ford Foundation staff by September 1978, highlighting upheaval in philanthropy.
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New York
McGeorge Bundy
Ford Foundation
Bundy
New York Times
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