Illinois GOP proposes Code Blue plan to curb malpractice costs
Illinois House Republicans unveiled the Code Blue health care plan to cap non economic damages in medical malpractice suits, seek grants to reduce premiums, and keep doctors in state. They cite rising premiums from 1.5 to 2.8 million annually and note neurosurgeons and OB GYNs leaving, threatening access to care.
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Springfield
Illinois
House
Tom Cross
Cross
Will County
Illinois Hospital Association
Indiana
Wisconsin
Missouri
General Assembly
State Supreme Court
Craig Backs
Backs
Department of Public Health
Ron McMullen
Alton Memorial Hospital
War fuels Illinois defense makers amid Iraq war surge
Illinois plants in Crab Orchard and Ordnance and Tactical Systems, now part of General Dynamics, gain from Bush war push. Contracts include 11.1 million for 25mm target practice cartridges, 10.7 million for 20mm rounds, 5 million for 40mm MK-19 cartridges, and 18.3 million for 180,000 rounds of 25mm ammo, plus 24 million for 673,000 25mm practice rounds and 1.45 million tracer rounds. Olin Corp and Winchester Ammunition secure 9.2 million for 5.56mm ball ammo. Boeing wins 642 million for JDAM kits and 66 million for helmet cueing systems. Major figures include Maj. Gen. Eaton and Richard Hammer.
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Springfield
William Tecumseh Sherman
Illinois
Crab Orchard Wildlife Refuge
Orchill
Primex Technologies
Megacorporation
General Dynamics
Defense Industry
George W. Bush
Iraq
General Dynamics’ Ordnance and Tactical Systems
Ordill
Southern Illinois
Army
Marine Corps
Red Lion
Milan
Tenn
Paul Eaton
U.S. Army Infantry Center
Olin Corp
East Alton
Winchester Ammunition
Winchester
U.S. Army
Richard Hammer
U.S
Boeing
St. Louis
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Jennifer
Wig
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Mark Samuels
Southern
Coalition Provisional Authority
U.S. Air Force
Navy
Mike Rietz
Middle East
Afghanistan
Mark.samuels
Famousbarr
Famous Barr
Barr
Tove