Hospitals face critique over Medicare review and elder care
A 1976 preview article discusses state required Utilization Review in hospitals across Menation and nearby cities, detailing how concurrent reviews determine medical necessity and possible extended stays. It cites Health Secretary Lachman linking elder care funding issues to family breakdown and urges reforms, including shifts to preventive care, home health, and incentives for aging workers.
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Hevertheless
Corry Memorial Hospital
Menation
Union City
Erie
Titusville
Hospital Board of Directors
Tne Ulitization Review Committee
Harrisburg
Leonard Lachman
Chan
Institute
Philadelphia
Points to Ponder About Harrisburg Consultants
Opinion notes an invisible Harrisburg bureaucracy of consultants lacking electoral accountability. It acknowledges both potential taxpayer savings and risks of patronage and bypassing Civil Service. The piece argues the core issue is the unknown scope of these contracts and their impact on state governance.
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Bachman
Urs Sing Home
Ine
Pennsylvania
Shapp
Harrisburg
Pothole frustration fuels readers’ letter to paper
A correspondent laments in frustration over unresolved potholes in Penna and near the state line, describing near misses and car damage. The writer mocks travel advice and praises local mechanics, citing Corry and Cleveland while quoting a Gompers-era slogan about labor and profits.
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Penna
Ohio
New York
Cleveland
Corry
State Line
George Cooklis
North Center Street
Harrisburg consultant contracts scrutinized across state government
Auditor General Robert Casey warned that consultant contracts enable a state administration to project a favorable image while spending freely. Senator Henry Hager and a citizen group WEDIG push for public records access and scrutiny under the Sunshine Law as Democrats pledge wider probes into noncompetitive bidding, open-ended expense clauses, and lack of top-level controls under Governor Shapp.
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Harrisburg
Milton J. Shapp
Robert Casey
Casey
Henry Hager
Williamsport Republican
WEDIG
Senate Democrats
Griffin urges Senate probe of Teamsters ties to crime
Honorable Robert P Griffin notes NBC Nightly News reports on alleged organized crime links to the Teamsters Union and urges a broad Senate Investigations Subcommittee inquiry with sufficient staff and funds. He cites past McClellan Committee work and calls for a comprehensive probe while stressing ongoing mob influence over decades.
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James R. Hoffa
Teamsters Union
NBC Nightly News
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Joan Chancettos
Senate
Nightly News
McClellan_ Senate
Bam Nunn
Georgia
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McClellan Committee
Yhla Ares
Jon Ouancrtto
NBC
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Senate Permanent Investigations Subcommittee
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Senate Ferman Nent
Nune
Washington Drunkenness: A Moral Threat Beyond Watergate
A critique of alcohol use among lawmakers and officials in Washington. The piece argues drinking fuels poor governance, cites high liquor consumption in D C, notes cases like Wilbur Mills and Ted Kennedy's wife, and warns of a cover-up ending. It frames ongoing liquor culture as a greater risk than Watergate.
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Watergate
Rolls vs Monte Carlo: new kit aims to mimic luxury car
A recent injunction targets kit makers marketing devices that imitate Rolls Royce insignia on a Chevrolet Monte Carlo. Rolls contends such customization exploits its reputation and misleads buyers, arguing it harms the brand's image while many drivers fantasize about owning a true Rolls Royce someday.
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Bentley
Fong Jhabit
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