Medicare rent loophole inflates costs for elderly patients
Medicare allows renting or purchasing medical gear but misses caps on charges. Audits in New Jersey and New York City show rental costs far exceed purchase prices, with 80 percent funded by Medicare and 20 percent by beneficiaries. Analysis notes beneficiaries often must rent due to lack of capital, while current law lacks rental caps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Social Security Administration
Medicare
New Jersey
New York City
Comb riddle and baffling missing items in a busy bathroom
A lighthearted note frames a riddle about a comb and its elusive disappearance in homes. The writer laments combs vanishing, reappearing, then vanishing again, often found soaking in cleaning solution or tucked in the junk drawer, prompting puzzled searching during routine routines. A brief aside mentions federal tax record scrutiny of jurors in tax cases.
Justice scales tilt by Jack Anderson and the Panama probe
A column argues jury selection favors prosecutors as investigators discuss IRS data on jurors. The piece also covers a sealed U.S. indictment tying Moises Torrijos to a narcotics case and a State Department coverup claim. It ends with GM dropping air bag trials after poor dealer adoption and sales.
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IRS
U.S
Panama
Omar Torrijos
House
International Narcotics Subcommittee
Lester Wolff
D-N.y
State Department
Torrijos
World War II to World War III and a comic towel wrap
A fragmented column blends musings on future wars with a satirical personal diary. The piece muses that modern conflicts bypass conventional arms, cites guerrilla tactics in China and Vietnam, and shifts to a humorous domestic anecdote about losing a comb and the dread of Sunday routines. It also cites American covert actions and a New York stock exchange specialist critique, interwoven with local newspaper boilerplate.
Specialists keep market flow essential despite flaws
The piece argues the specialist remains an indispensable gear in exchange machinery, maintaining orderly trades though prone to sparks and profits loss. It weighs the role amid calls for reform, notes 67 specialist firms, and discusses potential replaces like a Batten committee linked black box, while warning against disarming defense instincts.
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NEW York
William Batten
J. C. Penney Co
Batten
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