L A probe finds fraud in Medicaid clinics in cities
Sen Frank Moss and Senate Aging Committee found widespread waste and fraud in Medicaid funded clinics termed Medicaid mills. Investigators posing as patients visited dozens of clinics in New York City and other cities, noting unnecessary tests and referrals.
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Washington (Ap
Frank Moss
Senate
Moss
Utah Democrat
New York City
New York
Washington
Debate finance guidelines set for presidential debates
In Washington the FEC adopted a policy allowing the League of Women Voters to sponsor presidential debates without violating federal funding bans. Ford and Carter weigh a three debate format aimed for September with a $150000 production cost funded partly by a corporate or union tied fund. Carter seeks neutral venues and broad participation while debating topics in a general format.
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Washington
League of Women Voters
Federal Election Commission
League
Ford
Jimmy Carter
Carter
FEC
Explosive warning issued over sodium azide in hospital plumbing
The CDC and NIOSH warned 15,000 hospitals about sodium azide used in blood counters reacting with pipes to form explosive azides. Explosions were reported in three Los Angeles hospitals and clinics in Washington DC and Pennsylvania with injuries but no deaths. Coulter Electronics notified users and helped develop decontamination steps for affected pipes.
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Atlanta
Center For Disease Control
National Institute For Occupational Safety and Health
Los Angeles
Washington
D.C
Pennsylvania
CDC
Roscoe Moore
The
Safety Institute
Coulter Electronics, Inc
Tes
Moore
Coulter
Nuclear plant blast contaminates workers at Hanford
An Atlantic Richfield Hanford Co spokesman reports a chemical explosion at the Hanford recovery facility injured one worker with superficial cuts and contaminated 8 to 10 others with radioactivity. Decontamination is underway for workers, while officials say no reactor was involved and no atmospheric release is confirmed.
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Richland, Wash
Hanford
Atlantic Richfield Hanford Co
Washington
Energy Research and Development Administration
ARCO
Hal Lindberg
Lindberg
Lieve
Judy Friedrichs
ERDA
Hanford Environmental Health Foundation
United States
U.S
Ex-city auditor denies reviewing Prix billings
Former city auditor Murray T. Courson states he did not receive or review city billings to the Long Beach Grand Prix Association before his July retirement. Intergovernmental Relations staffer Tom Welch says he reviewed original and amended bills with Gene Sherer of the auditor's office, while assistant auditor Hanssen notes no formal audit occurred. Creighton sought a full review amid newspaper reports of large billings reductions and delayed payments.
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Murray T. Courson
Long Beach
Tom Welch
Courson
Welch
Gene Sherer
Jay Hansen
Sherer
Creighton
George Medak
John Mansell
Robert Franke
Thomas Clark
Medak
LEGPA
Council
LBGPA
Two Year Old Fourth Victim Hit Run Harbor Freeway
Page B-5 reports a two year old has become the fourth victim in a hit and run crash on the Harbor Freeway. The brief notes investigators seek details and the later timeline of the incident.
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Harbor
Weather Tonight and Tuesday in Mountain and Deserts
Tonight and Tuesday bring thundershowers to the Mountain and Deserts regions. Mountain area expected low 68 with highs near 92, while deserts see low around 78 and a high near 92.
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