Bedford Enacts EMT Fee
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By Carrie J. Sidener, The News & Advance, Lynchburg, Va.  Jun. 23--A ride to the hospital in an ambulance in Bedford County is soon going to cost hundreds of dollars, but those who live or work in the city or county will never see a bill.
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By Patrick Donohue, Destin Log, Fla.  Dec. 16--An extra cent on the bed tax would be the most practical way to give extra county funding to the Destin Beach Safety Patrol, Okaloosa County Commissioner James Campbell says.
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RE the letter from an ex- Scottish Gas customer, I have the same problem.  I pay my son's electricity bill on the internet, and had a message that his payment was to rise by pounds 14 per month, despite the fact that I opted for the capped bill until 2010.
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By Alexis Grant, Houston Chronicle May 31--Houston households could see a new charge on their monthly water bills starting this fall -- a $2.25 fee to help the city adopt more environment-friendly waste practices -- but payment would be optional.
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According to a report by a hospital trade group, the cost of medical malpractice insurance in New York City, Westchester County and on Long Island has risen by nearly 150 percent since 1999.
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Concern is raised about a new service brought in to provide medical cover outside surgery hours.
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Joseph Glazier has seen the cost of his phone service double this year and his utility bills could do the same. He cannot ride the bus for free anymore. Subsidized prescriptions for his ailing eyes and ears have long since stopped.
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Several of the largest health care providers in the county have sued the Sheriff&#39;s Department, claiming they have been shortchanged by at least $1.2 million over the past 15 months for medical care given to sick jail inmates.
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Obese patients in Calgary, Alberta, are the first in Canada to have a new ambulance on call specially modified to move them in a dignified and safe way while protecting paramedics from injury.
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The Shelby County Commission took another step toward an improved county ambulance service Monday, approving the intergovernmental agreement between the county and Germantown, Collierville, Millington, Lakeland and Arlington.
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Frustrated that Prince George's County leaders have no solution for their hospital system's financial troubles, the county's legislative delegation introduced a bill yesterday that would transfer ownership of the system to a state authority.
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By Rebecca Sulock, The Herald, Rock Hill, S.C.  Sep. 21--An emergency infusion of cash from York County -- and money likely to come from the state -- will start work again at Blackmon Road after stubborn rock boulders cost more money to blast through than initially expected.
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A paramedic on an emergency call is stopped and told he will have to pay for using the M6 Toll in Staffordshire.
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Unmetered access, capped at 200MB O2 is launching a flat-rate tariff on 1 October - sort of. Costing Â£7.50 a month, the bolt-on is being called unlimited, but in fact is capped at just 200MB.â¦
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The paramedics, dispatched by the county or city fire department, arrive in about seven minutes and assess your injuries. A helicopter is activated and the medics call a pre-assigned base hospital, who decides where you go.
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A hospital group is trying a radically new method to avoid costly mistakes, charging a flat fee that includes follow-up care.
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New York City's congestion pricing plan cleared a key hurdle on Thursday, when the state government finally authorized it to begin installing "the needed equipment" though lawmakers denied it the ability to impose an $8-per-car fee without their approval.