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36256
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In citing Cardinal Innovations Healthcare as a major cause for the continuing issues involving health care in North Carolina, some experts believed it was a case of paying more attention to the symptoms rather than disease. For such experts, focusing on issues such as the company’s excessive salaries, employee bonuses and questionable spending took attention away from what mattered most: providing quality health care for all North Carolinians.
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1160
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The health-care reform debate continues between business/insurance interests and proponents of a universal health care system. Yeoman contends that lobbyist money from corporations and insurance companies weakens the resolve of reform-minded legislators.
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Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 11 Issue 27, July 1993, p8-11, il Periodical Website
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2137
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Competition among hospitals is helping to moderate rising health-care costs in the state. Shorter hospital stays, alliances with nursing homes, and purchase of physician practices by hospitals are contributing to this trend.
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2436
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Pressure from managed care companies and other competition is challenging the state's hospitals, including Pitt County Memorial Hospital, to find ways to cut costs and still provide adequate care. The state's twenty- five largest hospitals are ranked.
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North Carolina (NoCar F 251 W4), Vol. 53 Issue 8, Aug 1995, p38,40,42-44,46, il