Enyart Pushes Backlog Bill For Veterans Benefits
U S Rep Bill Enyart advances the Veterans Backlog Reduction Act to speed claims aiding veterans with provisional 40 percent payments after 125 days if unprocessed. If later approved, remainder follows. if denied, no need to repay unless fraud shown. Enyart calls delays unacceptable and nonpartisan.
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U.S
Bill Enyart
Belleville
Congress
Enyart
Veterans Administration
Hospital inpatient charges vary across region says HHS data
Health and Human Services released data showing what hospitals charge for the 100 most common Medicare inpatient stays. The figures reveal price differences even among hospitals in the same region. Memorial Hospital of Carbondale and Good Samaritan Regional Health Center in Mount Vernon list lower charges for five services versus Heartland Regional Medical.
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Health and Human Services
HHS
Kathleen Sebelius
Southern Illinois
Memorial Hospital of
Carbondale
Good Samaritan Regional Health Center
Mount Vernon
Heartland Regional Medical
Public reveal exposes wide hospital charge gaps
The government discloses hospital charge lists for the first time and finds vast discrepancies for the same procedures. Experts note prices vary sharply even within cities, with joint replacement costs ranging from about 5,300 dollars to 223,000 in one example, not easily explained by care quality or patient mix.
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Washington
Jonathan Blum
Medicare
Ada, Okla
Man charged with lewd 911 calls in Franklin County
Jahvaris Reese, 26, was arrested after allegedly making obscene remarks to 911 telecommunicators over several days. Sheriff Don Jones says the calls tied up emergency resources and could prevent real help. Reese is charged with felony disorderly conduct and remanded to Franklin County Jail. He previously served 18 months after a 911 false alarm conviction and was paroled Feb. 25.
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Benton
Franklin County
Jahvaris
Reese
Don Jones
Jones
Jefferson County
Johnson County Fracking Input At Special Meeting
Johnson County Board weighs a two year moratorium on fracking after a Goreville High School meeting drawing up to 100 residents. SAFE speakers opposed fracking while industry supporters urged study. officials said final regulation rests with state lawmakers.
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Goreville
Johnson County
Jeff Mears
Goreville High School
Kevin Reimer
Harrisburg
Mears
Illinois
University of Illinois Extension
Extension
Ronald Duncan
SAFE
Rich Fedder
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