Medicaid waste of 1 billion charged worldwide
Federal and state governments waste about 1 billion dollars yearly on ineligible Medicaid payments. Secretary Califano cites 4.7 million ineligible claims totaling 229 million dollars from April to September 1976. The review, Project Integrity, examined 250 million transactions, found 47,000 questionable or improper, with 2,500 major cases sent to states for investigation. Also notes Supreme Court likely upholds minority admissions programs, referencing Allan Bakke.
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Court weighs limited ruling in Bakke affirmative action case
The Supreme Court signaled a possible limited ruling in Allan Bakke's suit against UC Davis over race conscious admission policies. Justices ordered both sides to file briefs within 30 days on how the Civil Rights Act of 1964 affects the case, leaving the constitutional question unresolved.
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Supreme Court
Bakke
High Court
Joan Little case violations eyed
The attorney for Joan Little says authorities have been investigating several allegations since last month. Little, who would have faced parole next month, is believed to have sealed a fence at the minimum security North Carolina Correction Center for women and remained at large.
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Raleigil
N.C
Joan Little
Miss Little
North Carolina
Beaufort County
Clarence Alleenach
Jerry Paul
Raleigh
Haleigh
David Best
Defector from Soviet ship seeks asylum in Houston
Valery Filatov, 36, Third Mate on the Russian vessel Khimik Zelinsky, deserted in Freeport near Houston. He went to the Houston police and asked for asylum saying he longs to live in a free country. He carried 237 dollars, a razor, and a Soviet American dictionary.
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U.S
Valery Filatov
Khimik Zelinsky
Anmyorica
Tere
Filstov
Freeport
Filatov
Fistey
America
Soviet Union
Cancer tumors hide in a sanctuary immune escape revealed
New York AP reports cancer researchers claim proof that melanoma tumors possess a sanctuary that shields them from the body's immune attack. The finding, presented at a Vatican academy session, suggests the tumor's defense mechanism blocks targeted immune responses and may guide future treatments.
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New York
Edmund Klein
Roswell Park Memorial Institute
Buffalo
Klein
Pontifical Academy of Sciences
Vatican
Man who won Laetrile access dies at 43
Howard Walker of Rossville died at 43 after a long battle with cancer. He had won a legal fight to receive Laetrile treatment in September, with court approval and hospital permission, but his condition worsened and he died Saturday, reportedly while sleeping. He left a wife and five children.
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Topeka
Kan
Howard Walker
Sidney Cohen
Walker
Rossville
U.S. District Court
Cohen
Health Questions and Answers on Chiropractic Choice
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Bowell
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Ward Chiropractic-Qrihopedis
7Th St
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