Medical costs drive plea for government health help
A Danville mother pleads to Congress in a letter about her son Ronnie, born 1973 with heart defects, who died after surgery and mounting medical bills. She details insurance and aid failures and urges a practical national program to ease medical costs for families facing serious illness.
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Trina Hoggatt
Danville, Ill
Ronnie
Llinois Public Aid
Social Security
Ron
Camel
Southern Illinois probation district shows success in reform
The First Judicial Circuit Probation District in nine Southern Illinois counties reports a 7 percent recidivism rate and strong recognition from the Illinois Law Enforcement Commission with $100,000 this year. The program, expanding beyond Jackson and Williamson counties, funds supervision and pre sentence reports while counties and the state face tight budgets to sustain it beyond federal support.
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Illinois
First Judicial Circuit
Illinois Law Enforcement
Richard Carter
James Thomp
Son
General Assembly
Welfare trip costs questioned over 12 thousand dollars
A legislative committee spent 12000 on a February trip to study California welfare and Medicaid billing. Joel Edelman, staff director, faced conflict of interest concerns due to ISMS ties while visiting the San Francisco firm EDS. Officials urge frugality and integrity while noting the trip could spur welfare reforms.
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California
Illinois State Medical Society
ISMS
Joel Edelman
San Francisco
Edelman
Electronic Data Systems
EDS
Illinois
Gov. Walker
Public Aid
Mr. Edelman
Walker Public Aid
James Trainor
Department of Public Aid
Call for FBI reform as Carter selects new director
The piece urges President Carter to choose a new FBI chief from a blue ribbon list or independently, aiming to restore trust after past alleged abuses. It notes Clarence Kelley’s upcoming retirement, highlights historical misconduct dating to the 1960s, and stresses legal compliance, professionalism, and long term leadership for the agency.
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Fedderal Bureau of Investigation
Clarence M. Kelley
Carter
Harington A. Wood Jr
US. Circuit Court of Appeals
Chicago
Mr. Carter
FBI
Kelley
John J. Kearney
Kearney
J. Edgar Hoover
Hoover
L. Patrick Gray
Nixon
Big firms face health care cost hikes amid reforms
The piece notes rising health care costs strike large employers hardest with premiums up about 35 percent for some workers. It highlights GM AT&T and other firms shifting to HMOs self-insurance and in-house medical facilities. It cites WHPA planning groups and calls for national health insurance.
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Illinois
Washington, Dy 2
General Motors
American Telephone & Telegraph
Council On
General Mills
Minneapolis
Chicago
Commonwealth Edison
Goodyear Tire & Rubber
R. J. Reynolds Industries
Winston-Salem
N.C
Blue Cross
Gillette Co
Health Systems Agencies
Hsas
Goodyear Tire
HSA
Richard Martin
Akron-area
States cut hospital costs by rate setting and control
States like Connecticut and Maryland created rate setting bodies to approve or disapprove hospital charges. They report significant savings, with Connecticut claiming about 35 million saved since inception and Maryland about 27 million annually. National impact estimated by an expert could reach about 1 billion in savings.
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Connecticut
Maryland
Illinois
Carter
Commission On
Morris Cohen
The
Travelers Insurance Co
Hartford
Morton D. Miller
Equitable Life Assurance Society
United States
Miller
Arizona
California
Massachusetts
Minnesota
New Jersey
New York
Oregon
Rhode Island
Virginia
Washington
New Jersey Department of Health
Blue Cross Insurance
Marc Leepsor
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