Southern Illinois doctors cheaper than national medians
A 1981 Medical Economics Co. survey shows area clinics in Southern Illinois charging for first visits and follow ups below national medians. Rural Health Inc. and other rural clinics cite lower operating costs while experts debate rural vs urban reimbursement. Regional general practice fees average about 19 dollars for a first visit, with higher costs seen in other regions.
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Cathy A. Monroe
Southern Illinoisan
Illinois
The
Medical Economics Co. Inc
Rural Health Inc
Susan Casey
Casey
Patrick Cullinane
Comprehensive Health Planning
Southern Illinois Inc
Cullinane
Anna
Shawnee Health Service
Hurst
Christopher Greater
Carbondale
Wayne Givens
Givens
Te Clinic
Indiana
Missouri
Midwest
Area clinics offer medical bargains for public aid
Shawnee Health Service lists free nutrition and mental health counseling while immunizations mostly cost a dollar per shot. A family planning visit, including birth control pills for three months, a Pap smear, exams and tests, costs thirty dollars. Miners praise ear cleansing. ten dollars per service.
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C'dale Shawnee Health
Rea Family National Practice
Edion Clinic
Service
Shawnee Health Service
Peggy Alongi
Mnois Department of Public Health
Rural Health clinic offers free nutrition and mental care
LivingZ Rural Health announces free nutrition and mental health counseling with a fee under consideration. The clinic promotes a team approach to prenatal care with social workers nurses and physicians and follows up for high blood pressure cases. A local practitioner notes variable pricing and easier budgeting per Health Insurance Association of America guidance. Cathy A. Monroe
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Rural Health
Casey
Health Insurance Association of America
Cathy A. Monroe
Dear Ann Landers readers weigh warm hearts against dingbats
A reader asks how Ann handles hundreds of letters daily and shares a columnist reply. The exchange includes a mother seeking help for a teen with obsessive compulsive behaviors and a workplace receptionist conflict highlighting work expectations and attitudes. The tone preserves the column’s era and direct advice style.
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Ann Landers
Chicago Sun-Times
Evanston
Dillons celebrate 25th wedding anniversary open house
Mr and Mrs Jerry Dillon of McClure will mark their 25th anniversary with an open house from 2 to 4 PM Sunday at home Their wedding took place November 25 1956 at Lick Creek They have two children Cheryl Miller and Kevin Dillon and one grandchild Kristin Miller Relatives friends and neighbors are invited no gifts requested
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Jerry Dillon
McClure
Dillon
Patsy Wiggs
Lick Creek
Cheryl Miller
Kevin Dillon
Kristin Miller
Tortillas Seen as Simple Bread in Mexican Cooking
The tortilla, a staple of Mexican cuisine, is described as one of the world's simplest breads. It is made by softening dried corn in lime water, forming a thin cake and baking, with Winston-Salem reporting on the tortilla process.
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Winston-Salem, N.C
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