Managed care red tape fuels doctor burnout in Phoenix
AP reports doctors frustrated by managed care describe loss of autonomy as red tape tightens access to physicians, hospitals, and medications. AMA panelist says economic changes drive burnout while some physicians quit, seek counseling, or shift to administration.
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Phoenix
Malkah Notman
Harvard
Notman
Physician Health
American Medical Association
The
AMA
Larry Goldman
Goldman
Scott Gilliam
Swiss Re America
New York
Air Force reservists flew plane to Sonics games
SEATTLE An attorney for one of the Air Force reservists involved in a $42,000 training flight to Sonics cities said he will ask Congress to probe abuse of command in the discipline. J. Byron Holcomb demanded public release of a three-volume investigative report on the Nov. 17-19 incident and warned of a Seattle injunction to halt disciplinary proceedings if the report is not produced by February 20.
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Marwan Webbe
Bryn Mawr
Warren Glaser
Rochester
N.Y
Preferred Care
Glaser
Air Force
Seattle
Seattle SuperSonics
Congress
J. Byron Holcomb
U.S
Kate Plaumer
Holcomb
Pflaumer
Ods
Chaikovsky
Charkovsky
Judith Lavallee
Edward Waite
Lavallee
Kittens at San Onofre Nuclear Plant Found Radioactive
Four three week old kittens born to a stray cat near the San Onofre nuclear plant tested radioactive with cesium and cobalt. Officials say contamination is low and should clear within 70 days. Workers attempted removal. mother and worker clothing showed traces but below danger levels. Programs await decontamination outcomes and potential adoption.
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Sharon Phillips
San Onofre
San Diego
Calif
Dwight Nunn
Southern California Edison Co
Nunn
King attorney fee dispute heads to arbitration
In Santa Ana a fee fight between Rodney King and attorney Milton C. Grimes escalates from a money dispute to personal attacks. King seeks to block Grimes from taking a portion of a 1994 federal jury award and related fees, while Grimes argues his fee is below common rates. Arbitration talks are set for next week.
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Santa Ana
Calif
Milton C. Grimes
Rodney G. King
King
Orange County Superior Court
Los
Angeles
Grimes
Triece Averette
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