Rural hospitals face Medicare payment squeeze study
Congress moves to revise the 1983 prospective payment system that underpays rural hospitals compared with urban facilities. Kansas and national data show substantial losses and closures as lawmakers, led by the Rural Health Care Coalition, seek higher rural rates, sole community provider status, and grants to diversify services.
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Congress
House
Senate
Donald A. Wilson
Kansas Hospital Association
Kansas
Barbara Conant
Medicare
American Hospital Association
Department of Health and Human Services
HHS
Health Care Financing Administration
David Durenberger
R-Minn
Jack Owen
Owen
Durenberger
Kidney Cysts Common Problem Explained By Doctor
Dear reader, renal means kidney and kidney cysts are common and mostly benign. About half of people over age likely have them, usually found incidentally on X rays. Further tests like ultrasound may be used if needed to confirm the cyst’s nature.
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DR. Donohue
First day of amnesty applications under IRCA
Immigrants lined up to apply for relief from deportation as the INS began processing amnesty requests. Officials stressed confidentiality and that eligibility requires continuous residency since 1982, with temporary status for-qualified applicants and eventual paths to citizenship.
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Barbara Metzler
Associated Press
Richard Smith
Immigration and Naturalization Service Office
Seattle
INS
U.S
Mark Feldman
New Haven
Conn
New Jersey
San Francisco
North Dakota
Los Angeles
Phoenix
Ariz
Geography, State History Lacking
Dear Ann Landers letters discuss ignorance about U S geography and state status, noting West Virginia as a separate state and not Southern, plus Delaware as the first state to ratify the Constitution. A reader warns about dogs after a baby is born, stressing temperament and safety.
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Ann Landers
U.S
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New Mexico
United States
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Virginia
New Jersey
Richmond
Roanoke
Annie
M.D.S
Huntington
W. VA
California
Delaware
Maryland
J.M.B
Wilmington
TV News
G.G
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