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One patient, one hospital, one long wait (Pioneer Press) It's


One patient, one hospital, one long wait (Pioneer Press)
It's been 18 hours since police took John Edmond to the Regions Hospital emergency department, and the schizophrenic is getting restless.

U.S. raising insurance limit for retirement accounts (Baltimore Sun)
Eileen Ambrose -- Personal Finance The federal insurance limit for retirement accounts at banks will more than double to $250,000 this year - just in time for retiring baby boomers.

Children's health insurance group awarded matching grant (The Eureka Reporter)
The effort to secure affordable health insurance for all Humboldt County children took a giant step forward with the announcement that California HealthCare Foundation has agreed to a five-to-one match to cover premiums for children signed up for the CaliforniaKids program.

Hospital signs letter of intent with Tennessee company (Daily Journal)


Hospital signs letter of intent with Tennessee company (Daily Journal)
Mineral Area Regional Medical Center (MARMC) has signed a letter of intent to sell the Farmington hospital to a subsidiary of a Tennessee company, hospital officials announced earlier today.

Therapist at Children's Hospital accused of child molestation, porn (San Diego Union-Tribune)
March 10 (UNION-TRIBUNE): The victims were among the most vulnerable. Their plight brought one hospital official to tears and drew flashes of anger from another yesterday as they described a horrifying case of child molestation and pornography at Children's Convalescent Hospital.

Bellevue man sues Kirkland hospital in wife's death (Seattle Times)
A bellevue widower sued Evergreen Hospital Medical Center for $5 million this week, claiming that improper medical care in the emergency...

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SUV owner guilty of insurance fraud (The Star-Ledger) NEWARK: A


SUV owner guilty of insurance fraud (The Star-Ledger)
NEWARK: A resident has been found guilty of insurance fraud for arranging the torching of a 1998 Ford Explorer on Lackawanna Avenue two years ago, prosecutors said yesterday.

Calif. Assembly looks at insurance (UPI)
SACRAMENTO, March 8 (UPI) -- The California Legislature is considering more regulation for group insurance plans that may cover only a fraction of the bills for a serious illness.

Pinckneyville does not need new hospital (Southern Illinoisan)
I wish to express my concern about building a new $18 million hospital in Pinckneyville to replace a wing built in 1965 and one built in 1976. The annual interest and principal cost for a 30-year loan at 5 percent would be $1,170,926, which must be paid by patient, health insurance, Medicare, Medicaid or other governmental programs.

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