Illinois wins approval to contract with hospitals for welfare patients
The federal government approved Illinois plan to negotiate hospital contracts for treatment of welfare patients. Public Aid Director Gregory Coler says the plan, funded with half of Medicaid costs, could save about $40 million in year one and expand to more than 180 hospitals by June 1986, covering about two thirds of the nearly 2 million hospital days bought for the poor annually. Negotiations already underway with 55 Chicago hospitals.
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Springfield
Illinois
Department of Public Aid
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Public Aid
Gregory Coler
Coler
California
Chicago
Uncle aids search for long lost siblings in leukemia case
In Chicago, Texas leukemia patient Steven Akin says discovery of an uncle who may locate three additional siblings could boost bone marrow transplant chances. The uncle, identified as Akin's mother's brother, hopes to find their mother and three sisters Lillian Barbara and Alice.
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Chicago
Texas
Steven Akin
Victoria
Akin
Truth Seekers In Adoption
Truth Seekers
Lillian
Barbara
Alice
Barbara Gongo
Toothbrushing for the elderly gains emphasis in Chicago study
The AP reports that proper brushing helps prevent gingivitis and tooth loss in older adults. Dr. Harry Bohannan notes gum disease is the leading cause of tooth loss, urging seniors to re-evaluate their oral care. About 40 percent of Americans over 60 wear dentures due to gum disease.
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Chicago
Harry Bohannan
Department of
Dental Ecology
University of North Carolina
John O. Butler Co
Bohannan
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