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Sandusky-related fines, consulting costs and legal bills now top $50 million at Penn State
PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE: Penn State University today reported another threshold crossed as it wrestles with fallout over the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal: The school’s legal bills, consulting fees and fines now top $50 million.
Patients Pay Before Seeing Doctor as Deductibles Spread
BLOOMBERG: …The practice of upfront payment for non-emergency care has been spreading in the U.S. as deductibles rise. Now, the advent of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is likely to accelerate that trend.
NEW YORK TIMES
“The dentist set to work, tapping and probing, then put down his tools and delivered the news. His patient, Patricia Gannon, needed a partial denture. The cost: more than $5,700.
Muslim population surge in Russia brings alternative Islam lady clothing fashion
Over recent weeks, the Russian media noted many signs of the increase of Muslim activity in the country. Islam is the second largest religion in the Russian Federation. According to official statistics there are 9.4 million Muslims in Russian Federation, which represents 6.5% of the Russian population. However, many believe the number may be as much as twenty million.
Pa. court must review status of $100 million transferred out of MCare fund
PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE: A divided Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ordered Commonwealth Court to determine whether some or all of the $100 million the state transferred from the Medical Care Availability and Reduction of Error Fund to the general fund was surplus money.
Liquor privatization typical Harrisburg
WE.CONNECT.DOTS: Trying to privatize liquor in PA exposes all the warts and defects of our self-centered leaders in Harrisburg.
LANCASTER SUNDAY NEWS
“But what conservatives must understand is that a populace with no buying power will not buy. Even Wal-Mart itself is discovering this, perhaps reaping what it has sown. In August the company reported a surprise decline in quarterly same-store sales…”
Corbett, GOP confront worries of a Santorum replay
Now many Republicans are watching with growing unease as Gov. Tom Corbett’s poll numbers deteriorate. In late August – 14 months before voters decide on their next governor – the same pollster, Franklin and Marshall College in Lancaster, said 69 percent of registered voters did not believe Corbett deserves a second term…<
From the Start, Signs of Trouble at Health Portal
Even some supporters of the Affordable Care Act worry that the flaws in the system, if not quickly fixed, could threaten the fiscal health of the insurance initiative, which depends on throngs of customers to spread the risk and keep prices low…
Krokodil, The Flesh-Eating Street Drug That Rots Skin From Inside-Out, Expands To Illinois
“As of late as last week, the first cases – a few people in Utah and Arizona – were reported to have been using the heroin-like drug, which rots the skin from the inside out,” Singala said in a Tuesday press release. “It is a horrific way to get sick. The smell of rotten flesh permeates the room.
NEW YORK TIMES
“Mr. Netanyahu is not religious, but he does see himself as a leader of destiny.”
LANCASTER NEW ERA
Editorial “Newspapers still the cornerstone” opines: “Newspapers serve as watchdogs, alerting the public to the events and developments in government.
Senators in Bipartisan Talks on Deal to End Shutdown
According to Politico, some of the ideas being discussed include: a one-year extension of government funding at current sequestration levels with more flexibility on agency spending; a long-term debt limit increase of more than a year; a repeal of Obamacare’s medical device tax; changes to the Independent Payment Advisory Board under the healthcare law, and income means testing for Obamacare subsidies. ..