An Elon University student, Peter Kesaris, is out of the hospital after being hit while walking across a crosswalk near campus. In the Town of Elon, there were 15 accidents involving pedestrians and bicyclists during the years 2001-2009. For more, click here.
As reported by Blueridgenow.com, a terrible wreck in western North Carolina on I-26 has claimed four lives and sent several more people to the hospital. Victims of the wreck include Charles Novak, Theresa Saver, and a married couple from Lexington, North Carolina named Alvin and Gail Kimbell. The wreck was apparently triggered by a tractor trailer that rear-ended a vehicle shortly before 11 p.m on Sunday night. Two additional passengers – Amber Reid and Laci Fredricks were injured and airlifted to Mission Hospital in Asheville. The driver of the tractor-trailer has been charged with multiple counts including involuntary manslaughter. For more click here.
As reported by Wxii.com, an Asheboro man has been charged in a wreck that killed an 18 year old woman on Saturday evening in Asheboro. The driver, Jesus Morales, has been charged with multiple counts including DWI and driving a stolen vehicle. The victim is 18 year old Brittany Blakely. Blakely’s fiance, Christopher Clanton, was seriously injured and taken to Wake Forest Baptist Hospital. For more, click here.
What a terrible wreck and our sympathies are with the victims. Obviously, it’s a terrible shame whenever a wreck like this happens.
As reported by the Raleigh News and Observer, Durham Riverside football player Joey Ostrowski was seriously injured when he fell from the back of a pick-up truck in the school parking lot. For more, click here.
It is always a shame when a young man gets hurt in such a seemingly innocent way. Hopefully, he will be OK and recover.
As reported by many media outlets, a terrible Roxboro wreck has claimed the life of teenager Victoria Clayton. Apparently, Ms. Clayton was a passenger in a car than ran off the road and struck a ditch culvert early Saturday morning. For more, click here.
In a very interesting case, New Jersey health insurer Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield has agreed to pay $22 million to settle a class action for failing to pay out-of-network claims for ambulatory care. For more click here.
My compliments to the doctors who pursued this claim and their lawyers. Sorting out the extremely complicated formulas, rate manuals, and regulations associated with reimbursement for medical care is no simple task.
I recently came across this useful publication on the NC Department of Insurance website. It is a consumer guide to auto insurance. Hopefully, you’ll find this helpful. Click here for a direct link to the guide.
As reported by Eyewitness News 9, four residents of GlenCare of Mount Olive, North Carolina have died and it appears that hepatitis B is to blame. At least one other resident has tested positive. Investigators are trying to pinpoint the source and cause of the spread. For more on this story, click here and here.
Here is a very interesting article about the importance of using seatbelts. In this article, the author discusses the terrible North Carolina wreck which left her son paralyzed. Apparently her son had been out partying and hopped in a car without wearing his seatbelt. On the way to the Wal-Mart the car wrecked and rolled several times. Click here for the article.
In a very interesting case, several California counties are suing Medicare claiming that the Medicare payment formula results in underpayments in rural communities that have undergine urbanization. According to the article, doctors in North Carolina may be among the most affected by the old formula. The case, which is brought as a class action, contends that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has failed for more than a decade to adjust appropriately for certain geographical differences in the cost of providing care. According to the article, doctors in North Carolina may be owed as much as $177 million in back pay. Click here for the article.
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