Bomb destroys bus kills five in rush hour attack
A bombing ripped through a No. 26 bus during morning traffic in Ramat Eshkol killing five people including an American and injuring more than 100. Police suspect a woman carried out the attack as an act of suicide bombing. An anonymous caller claimed Hamas involvement, while Israeli officials said talks on West Bank troop withdrawal could be affected but not halted.
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Ramat Eshkol
Ronen Shmuel
Hebrew University
Mount Scopus
Orlil Ben-Yamini
Rise of HMOs reshapes American health costs and choice
Health maintenance organizations grow fastest in health insurance reaching about 30 percent. They funnel patients to discounted doctors and push preventive care to reduce costly emergency visits. Yet public reaction remains mixed as costs shift from employers to individuals and some HMOs hide how they profit by limiting choices and driving patients to discounted facilities.
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Brian Bowman
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Geni Dunnells
Maryland Association of Hmos
Dr. Winnan
Medicaid patients face hurdles in moving to managed care
Frederick County health officials warn that shifting Medicaid to managed care and HMOs may reduce incentives for doctors to see patients. Margo Smith notes the population’s poor appointment follow through and urges ongoing health department case management. A prenatal obstetric care program with private physicians is cited as a potential model for expansion if state support continues.
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Health Department
Margo Smith
Frederick County
Medicare cuts dominate GOP budget plan analysis
Republican leaders propose sweeping savings in Medicare and other nondefense programs as part of a seven year budget blueprint. White House officials warn domestic programs would lose purchasing power, while inflation-adjusted nondefense cuts could reach about 445 billion by 2002, reshaping federal funding across health care, transit and environment.
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Washington
Clinton
White House
Alice Rivlin
GOP
Center On
Frederick Woman Dies Turning Into Cemetery Road Crash
Dorothy Harley, 68, of Frederick, turned her 1989 Dodge into the path of a northbound Ryder rental truck, killing her Sunday afternoon as the convoy moving military equipment from Fort Bragg to Harrisburg passed near Resthaven Memorial Gardens on US 15. Driver Robbin Juell, 30, of Fayetteville, N C., was at the wheel. Police noted the truck was part of a military equipment convoy.
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Frederick
Resthaven Memorial Gardens Cemetery
US 15
Maryland
Dorothy Harley
W. March Court
Robbin Juell
Fayetteville
N C
Fort Bragg
Harrisburg
Inside The Frederick News Post Recycler Front News Note
Portions of the Frederick News Post are printed on recycled paper and the publication notes its pledge to recycle and reuse materials. The brief mentions environmental practices and ongoing green efforts within the newspaper operation.
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Frederick
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Schmidt
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Gerald Winnan
Frederick Physicians Network
Becky Little
West Ninth Street
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Gov. Thomas Johnson High School
Beth Derwin
Jenny Hammett
Chris Robucci
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