VA loses $80 million yearly as insurers refuse payments
The VA faces about 80 million dollars in annual losses because most health insurance policies do not cover patients in VA hospitals. Officials cite policy exclusions, noting bills to mandate insurer payments have stalled.
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VA hospital costs and staffing in jeopardy over funding bill
AP notes estimates from Los Angeles and Ohio psychiatric facilities showing patient charges at VA hospitals and the Teague bill proposal to bill non-service-connected patients only to the extent of health insurance coverage. A House Veterans Affairs spokesman says the bill has little chance of passage amid VA funding and staffing shortages.
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Mama Cass's Baron Husband Worth a Mystery
Reader questions the wealth of Cass Elliott's husband Donald von Wiedenman known as The Baron. He works in a Los Angeles bakery and claims ample funds, while the piece notes no precise net worth.
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