Settlement withholds 10 to 20 percent tied to cost targets
Aetna agreed to stop penalties on doctors for exceeding medical budgets and to report any financial incentives in its Texas HMO plan. The deal, touted as a national standard, ends involvement in the 1998 lawsuit, with regulatory oversight and no fines. Texans for Public Justice criticized the agreement as a sweetheart deal for the major HMO. The settlement covers Humana, PacifiCare, and NYLCare plans, with Aetna serving 960,000 Texans in its HMO and 2.4 million in all programs.
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Taylor
Tim Brown
Aetna
HMO
West Texas
Medical Center Hospital
Permian
Hmos
Cornyn
Rocky Wilcox
Texas Medical Association
Texans For Public Justice
Texas
Travis County
Humana Health Plans
PacifiCare
Nylcare Health Plans
Southwest
Gulf Coast
David Simon
Culver 244th District Judge Adjourns Murder Trial
Judge Gary Watkins adjourned Culver's murder trial for the day with reconvening set for 9 a.m. The defendant, charged with shooting her son in the back at 3718 Bowie Street, faces potential life terms and a $10,000 fine if convicted of first degree murder. The case follows a 1997 mistrial and a 1999 appeals ruling that allowed this trial to proceed.
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Gary Watkins
Culver
Bowie St
Joe Connally
Connally
8Th District Court of Appeals
el Paso
Chuck Wagon Gang to Feed Ukraine and Donate Shoes in Kiev
The Chuck Wagon Gang plans to raise funds from Permian Basin donations to supply 350 shoes and three televisions for three Ukrainian orphanages in Kiev. They will purchase all food in Kiev and estimate reduced costs this year, aiming to feed 1,500 people in about 90 minutes.
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Hensley
Chuck Wagon Gang
Kiev
Odessa
Kraft
American Chamber of Commerce
United States
Australia
Mike George
Ocean Chamber of Commerce
West Harris County race yields Culberson 55 percent win
Culberson 11 056 votes 55 percent against Wareing 8 888 votes 45 percent. Wareing accuses Culberson of career politician leadership. Culberson calls Wareing disloyal for voting in six Democratic primaries and donating to Democrats in 1997. Wareing spent about 1.7 million in the primary, over four times Culberson. In other runoffs Farley defeats Geer six to four to face Edwards. Frost to meet Wright after Armey staff resignation.
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Culberson
Wareing
Harris County
Jeff Sells
Texas
Temple
Ramsey Farley
Belton
Rodney Geer
Chet Edwards
Farley
Geer
Martin Frost
House
Bryndan Wright
Dick Armey
Volunteers honored at Odessa philanthropy awards event
The Odessa community celebrated volunteers during National Volunteer Week, honoring W D Noel Volunteer of the Year Drew Crutcher and listed numerous award recipients from organizations such as United Way Meals on Wheels Planned Parenthood Junior Achievement and the VFW Ladies Auxiliary. Garza, a young volunteer, funds art scholarships and supports Meals on Wheels while active in Satin Strings and St Marys Catholic Church.
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Garza
Satin Strings
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
W. D. Noel
University of Texas At
Permian Basin
Noel
Triplett-Hart
Drew Crutcher
Crutcher
Jerri Nickel
Greater Odessa
Mark Salazar
The
United Way of
Odessa
Ray Anderson
Meals On Wheels
Julia Hartman
Planned Parenthood of
West Texas
Guy Andrews
Junior Achievement
G. William Fowler
Globe of the Great Southwest Theater
Pete Almanza
Odessa Barrio
Heritage of Odessa
Cindi Wiehle
Essa
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E. University
Permian Basin Healthcare Network
Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites
Roger McNeil
Judy Hayes
Joe Buice
Jim Gaddy Clay Everett
Virgil Trower
Harrigans
Sihil and
Lar
John Ben Shepperd
Odessa Fmerican
Ukraine
Randi Ellis
Griselda “Crissy” Nicolas
Odessa Police Athletic League
Luis Flores
Partners In Learning
Meagan White
Texas Scholars
Jenny Zimmerman
Odessa Family Ymca
Sale
Scott's
San Mateo Square
Laskeys Western Stores
Michigan
SunStar
SUN Star OF Texas
Immanuel Baptist Church
Eetes
Anriiec
University & Tanglewood
Midland
Sa Foot Center
Nile
R. Foster
Tara Deaver Teese
Serge
Washington
Almudena Ramos
IRS
Jkharris
Wall Street Journal
JK Harris & Company
Odessa, Texas
Dan J. Hendrickson, M.D
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Basin Chest Clinic
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