New York Nursing Homes Face Reimbursement Reform Woes
New York moves to reimburse nursing homes by care level under RUgs since 1986, but the plan creates incentives for admitting less-ill patients. Now sicker patients flood hospitals and centers as homes favor high care cases amid bed shortages and faster discharges. Overcrowding at Hutchings Psychiatric Center in Syracuse adds to the strain as patients await placements.
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Nursing home policy pressures care quality and costs
The piece argues nursing homes absorb about 85 percent of patients released from general hospitals, stressing facilities while hospitals free space. It notes New York pushes home care and other nonmedical options but these lag behind demand, risking lower care quality as acutely ill patients rise. It calls for revised reimbursements and broader public and private efforts to reduce costs and improve quality.
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Hutchings
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Ambivalent wife of convict linked to Air Force base
Deborah Leacock, wife of Garnett an escape artist jailed for rape and assault, was arrested after aiding escapes and later allegedly helping hide him. The report criticizes her suspected behavior and mocks the idea of love as blind, noting Griffiss Air Base security concerns and potential risk if she held duties there.
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End of apartheid urged by a Pretoria writer
A Pretoria white woman urges dismantling apartheid in a letter to the Joggerm club while noting fears and changes. The missive contrasts with American ideals and stresses desire for social change, justice, and reconciliation alongside personal prejudices.
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David Ramsey
South Africa
Herald American
Pretoria
Joggerm
America
Syracuse Chiefs Show Heart Beyond The Game
Harold Berman writes about the Syracuse Chiefs season, praising Tex Simone for guiding four disabled fans to box seats after a sell-out crowd including a large wheelchair section. He highlights the team's humane actions andTex’s recovery from a heart attack as the season’s brighter note.
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Two murder cases spark debate on justice and mercy
Two court outcomes draw scrutiny in a wave of violence. A Middletown nurse's aide was found guilty of poisoning or suffocating elderly victims and received three life sentences. In California, a Superior Court judge allowed a daughter to starve her mother to death, with the mother dying after transfer to another hospital. The contrast prompts questions on justice and motives behind life and death.
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Middletown
Ohio
California
Sim Tuttle
Syracuse
Pope John Paul II Visit Sparks Funding Debate
Critics argue over public spending on the pope's U S trip with secularist groups tallying costs for flowers and bus transportation while old hostile rhetoric loses traction amid Vatican ties and diplomatic normalcy.
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United States
Ku Klux Klan
al Smith
Vatican
ACLU
Readers urged to send unsigned letters for publication
The Herald-Journal and Herald American invite readers to submit letters on public issues. Letters must be brief and legible with the point stated succinctly. Unsigned letters are not published unless a compelling reason to withhold identity exists.
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