Medicare first week report shows paper work dominates
A12 major cities survey finds hospitals see little immediate impact from the Medicare program beyond heavy paperwork. Admissions in seven days largely normal with small regional rises. outpatient clinics and staff strain noted, while some hospitals anticipate future effects as younger patients age into coverage.
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Price-Fixing Charged Against College of American Pathologists
The Justice Department accuses the College of American Pathologists in a civil antitrust suit of a price fixing conspiracy to monopolize 20,000 commercial medical laboratories with over $3 billion in annual sales. The college defends itself, saying it cooperated fully and that the suit misstates facts and timing, implying harassment of the medical profession amid Medicare rollout.
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Carolina medical centers launch fight against three big killers
Durham AP Duke University UNC and Bowman Gray medical centers launched a regional program to combat heart disease strokes and cancer. A federal grant of 374332 funds two years of collaboration among centers health agencies and private physicians to improve patient care and knowledge. Affiliations link Duke with Cabarrus Memorial Greensboro UNC with Moses Cone and Bowman Gray with Memorial Mission Hospital to keep staffs updated on control of the diseases. Five goals include better communication ongoing program surveys post graduate education and a more integrated voluntary care system.
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Stocks Rise and Fall Across Markets in Bumpy Session
New York AP reports mixed trading with advances and declines across issues. Though some sectors showed strength, grains and livestock faced demand weakness and notable price shifts amid a volatile market atmosphere.
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