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Newspaper

Ottawa Herald

Location

Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Jul 08, 1994

Page

12

Toward a New U S Health Care System

The author critiques the fragmented U S health care system noting high administrative costs and poor service distribution. He argues for a redesigned model with quality measures, cost control, multi level governance, and values centered on caring, relief of suffering, aging, end of life, and public health. William G Bartholome of Kansas Medical Center supports these ideas.

Environmental factors tied to birth defects across towns

A Norway study of over 370000 mothers shows moving to a new town halves the risk of a second child with the same birth defect, implying environmental triggers. Researchers note the exact hazards remain unclear, but household or job-change factors may influence susceptibility. More than 150000 U.S. babies are born with serious defects yearly, with genetics and environment both implicated.

Oston Norway Allen J. Wilcox Wilcox National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Research Triangle Park N.C Uae United States Kay Johnson The March of Dimes Rolv Terje Lie University of Bergen New England Journal of Medicine

Health care fraud losses hit 100 billion a year

A Senate Aging Committee report cites Medicaid and Medicare abuse costing about 100 billion annually. Cases include a pharma salesman selling six million dollars of expired pacemakers, doctors billing for unperformed psychotherapy, a Minnesota therapist billing after patients died, and a New Hampshire pharmacist stealing nearly 375 thousand dollars by billing for drugs not dispensed. The report urges crime and health reform bills to curb abuse.

Washington William Cohen Maine Capitol Hill Cohen GOP Senate Special Committee On New York Minnesota Medicare New Hampshire Pennsylvania

Floods Fail to Boost Mosquitoborne Diseases Across Regions

The CDC said last year's Midwest floods did not raise mosquito borne illness overall. Despite extensive Mississippi and Missouri river flooding, surveillance found no uptick in encephalitis across North Dakota South Dakota Iowa Minnesota Nebraska and no increased cases in Illinois Iowa Kansas Missouri.

Atlanta Midwest Centers For Disease Control and Prevention Federal Health Agency Mississippi Missouri North Dakota South Dakota Iowa Minnesota Nebraska Illinois Kansas

Social Security plans Osage tour and Osawatomie visit

An Ottawa Social Security representative will visit Osage City at the City Senior Center on August 10 from 1 to 4 p.m. and Osawatomie on August 18 from 9 to 11:30 a.m. Visitors should bring Social Security numbers, last year’s tax returns, birth certificates, and bank information for direct deposits.

Ottawa Social Security Office Osage City City Second & Market ‘St Osawatomie Community Senior Service Center 6Th St

When to come to ER Continued from page 8

The Ramsey Memorial emergency department urges awareness of insurance coverage and pre certification rules. It explains that life threatening emergencies are evaluated in ER without prior physician contact, while non urgent visits may require pre approval and may incur costs if not approved. It emphasizes triage by condition severity and aims to provide care within available resources.

HMOP Blue Select CIGNA Teene Ransey Memorial Emergency Department

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