Hospital readmission rates rise for heart failure and heart attack
At LMH the reimbursement penalty program shows upticks for congestive heart failure from 17 to 25.6 percent and heart attack readmissions from 9.3 to 11.9 percent between 2012 and 2013. Spokeswoman Janice Early notes fewer Medicare patients for these disorders but reads as a larger impact. Chronic conditions are influenced by lifelong lifestyle choices. Next year the federal penalty will also apply to COPD and hip and knee replacements.
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Senate debate on Hard 50 sentence fairness in Kansas
Senate Majority Leader Terry Bruce argues for 50 year minimums as fair to victims, while opponents Ole Faust-Goudeau Marci Francisco and David Haley question long prison terms. Haley notes juries should have a role when sentence risks life in prison and cites changes made in a September special session.
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Wichita
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Lawrence
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Kansas City
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Fifty years fairness urged for victim and family
Senate leader Terry Bruce argues for a longer term in Kansas law after a U.S. Supreme Court Virginia case to ensure constitutionality. Brownback calls a special session to fix mandatory minimums. Kansas restricts penalties to Hard 50, capital punishment, or life without parole for certain offenders.
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Plan Governance Action faces health care compact in Kansas
Houston group Plan Governance Action promotes an interstate compact to limit federal reach. Kansas lawmakers cite the law as the national standard while debating state autonomy, Medicare and Medicaid implications, and political strategy ahead of the governor’s race.
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Kansas City
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Mound City
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Lawrence
Lawrence man Griffin charged with meth and weapons
Indictment details Jan 7 arrest in Lawrence for methamphetamine distribution and weapons. Authorities found a loaded shotgun, pistol, possible explosive device in a truck, two pistols and cash plus about 120 grams of meth in Griffin's home, and three rifles with ammunition in a storage unit. A Topeka man allegedly sold about two pounds of meth in four transactions. If convicted, he faces lengthy federal penalties.
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Birth announcements in Lawrence mark three newborns
Travis and Susie Sullivan of Lawrence welcome a boy born Thursday. Jasmine Thomas and Quentin Hill of Lawrence announce a boy born Thursday. Charles and Jessica Helmer of Lawrence celebrate a girl born Thursday.
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Lawrence
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