California Hospitals Face Rising Malpractice Costs
California hospitals paid out over 7.16 million in 1972 for malpractice actions up 40.6 percent from 1971. Of 284 actions, 271 were settled out of court for 5.13 million, with 13 judgments totaling 2.08 million. Largest awards: Desert Hospital 658000 UCLA Medical Center 475900 John Muir 293000 St Vincents 230000 Lebanon 103000.
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UPI
California
State Health Department
Department
Desert Hospital
Palm Springs
Ucla Medical Center
Los Angeles
John Muir Memorial Hospital
Walnut Creek
St.Vincents Hospital
Lebanon Hospital
Reagan taunts Burton over squirrel remark in tax plan clash
In Sacramento Gov. Reagan called State Democratic Chairman John L. Burton a nut at a news conference amid Burton’s attack on Reagan's tax limit initiative. Burton mocked the cost and timing of a potential special election, noting June primaries. Reagan defended his plan, while signaling possible neutrality in the 1974 GOP primary.
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Reagan
John L. Burton
Burton
San Francisco
Capitol Park
Watergate
Nixon
Democratic
Watergate Office
Quacks hit in cancer misdeeds warn Californians
A California Cancer Advisory Council report to the Legislature warns quack cancer treatments still cause deaths and drain millions from families. It cites Laetrile cases, prosecutions, and ongoing investigations, noting misuse by Mildred George, L Fong, Lum Hoy Sheck, and Basic Health Foods suspects with penalties and pending trials.
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UPI
California
Cancer Advisory Council
Squaw Tea
Mildred George
Squaw Tea Co
Portola
Nevada
L. Fong
Food and Drug
Stockton
Fong
HOY
Lum Hoy Sheck
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