| FEBRUARY, 2005 | HUMAN SERVICES |
| 113 | Levine | Finding Right Diagnosis on DC Health--lags behind states,better among cities:'03 Big Cities Health Inventory |
| 204 | Labre | New Programs to Aid DC Foster Care--contractors to provide mental health services to kids, families |
| 210 | Anderson | Leadership Shake-Up, Bailout Sought for Prince George's Hospital--change in oversight sought |
| 211 | Labbe | Illegally Shut Out of DC Shelter--family's hotline rejection seen as symbol of system's failings |
| 216 | Otto | Homeless Needs Rise as US Aid Drops--area agencies pressed for food, shelter, most up from last year |
| 217 | Montgomery | DC Has 'Deal in Principle' to Build Hospital--$400M Nat Cap Medical Center costs split DC/Howard University |
| 224 | Labbe | Missed Opportunity--many DC youth could gain from local job corps center: few know DC Village exists in SE |
| APRIL, 2005 | HUMAN SERVICES |
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| 403 | Duggan | Sorting Through the Years--at St.E's, men with violent pasts concentrate on quiet occupation, sorting stamps |
| 405 | Snyder | Maryland Foster Care Problems Continue, Report Says--as many as one-third don't attend school |
| 407 | Kaufman | Contraception Debate Delays Nomination of FDA Chief--in protest over long delay in open use of 'Plan B' |
| 411 | Thompson | DC Board of Medicine Rarely Punishes Physicians--26 on drugs, 14 disciplined in suburbs, not in DC |
| 414 | Connolly | Child Povt'y Fell w/ Teen Pregnancy--birth rate off 30%=1.2M less kids, 460K in pov, 700K new single moms |
| 417 | Labbe | Bastion of Hope for the Homeless--at Ivy City shelter, DC tests strategy based on array of services on-site |
| 417 | Jones/Sack ltr | Promising Prognosis for DC's Poorest--good $100M move to local "medical homes" w/local doctors, insurance |
| 427 | Kovaleski | Patient's Treatment 'Cruel'--DC judge chastises officials in illegal holding incident at St. E's |
| 429 | Barker | Head of DC's Disabilities Agency Steps Down--7th MRDDA head since '99: need more expert, agressive ldr |
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| MAY, 2005 |
HUMAN SERVICES |
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| 503 |
Labbe |
Less Funds for DC Child Services Decried--federal judge says progress by CFSA may erode |
| 504 |
Weiss |
DC Council Votes (unanimously) to Curb Prescription Costs--ban on 'excessive prices' may not be legal |
| 505 |
Kovaleski (cont) |
.. receiver gone but '01 court order stands: raze St. E's, build smaller unit: DC serves 16.3K out, 450 in St E's |
| 505 |
Kovaleski |
Judge Critical of DC Mental Health Care--report finds administrative problems: questions DC use of St E's... |
| 505 |
Montgomery |
Mayor Moves to Curb DC Medical Malpractice Costs--plan would strengthen health/insurance officials' roles |
| 508 |
Editor(cont) |
...Council Chair, others say cut serious for 2700 kids under agency, 2000 more 'monitored' by agency |
| 508 |
Editor |
Undoing Foster Care--DC Council committee OK's $10M cut in $245.2M budget:: due to carry-over... |
| 511 |
Cohn |
DC Water Lead Levels Below Federal Stds--consumers urged to continue precautions after six mos |
| 512 |
Kaufman |
Memo May Have Swayed Plan B Ruling--FDA goT 'minority rpt' from conservative doctor on panel |
| 512 |
Otto |
Annual Count Finds More Homeless--up 2.4% in year: DC has 58% (9,000) of area total (15,400) |
| 515 |
Bissell |
Not Ready to Go it Alone--Child Welfare Agency gotta prepare foster kids for outside world, jobs, etc. |
| 516 |
Labbe |
DC Tackles 443 Case Backlog in Foster Care--adoption, parental rights at stake for hundreds |
| 518 |
Nakamura |
Repolishing a Diamond--DC Agency, major league baseball pay to renovate Fort Greble Field |
| 519 |
Levine |
DC Agency Ordered to Pay Overdue AIDS Bills--non-profit clinics like Whitman-Walker are owed millions |
| 525 |
Leonnig |
Veterans Sue over Care at DC Home--Armed Forces Retirement Home (Soldiers' Home) fight $ cuts |
| 526 |
Levine |
DC Agency Streamlines Reimbursements to AIDS Clinics--6-month delays (!) hard on care providers |
| 526 |
Labbe |
District Foster Care Contractor Sanctioned--largest contractor fails licensing standards, late payments |
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| JUNE, 2005 |
HUMAN SERVICES |
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| 602 |
Levine |
Whitman-Walker to End AIDS Service in Suburbs--DC clinic's cash-flow squeeze forces layoffs, focus |
| 602 |
Labbe |
Radio Show Stars Foster Kids--nonprofit hopes to attract adoptive families: breaks out 2638 kids by age |
| 608 |
Labbe |
VA Company Helps DC Foster Children--funding from Capital One opens doors to summer camp |
| 611 |
Editor |
Whitman-Walker's Woes--donations way down, slow retrenching, late GOV'T payments--needs more donations! |
| 612 |
Cauvin |
Parents Push for Alternative to DC's Special-Ed--VA school St Coletta's plan for SE site could aid system |
| 621 |
Levine |
Help on the Way to Whitman-Walker--DC govt, and HMO react to fiscal troubles, pay bills, give money |
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| JULY, 2005 |
HUMAN SERVICES |
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| 704 |
Staff |
Safety-Related Crackdowns Seen as Intrusive by Some--cops making stops for trivial safety offenses |
| 706 |
Staff |
Mayor Williams Proposes Whitman-Walker Aid--$2.1M would come from 2 Health Dept administrations |
| 709 |
Helderman |
Transit Security Measures Remain--Metro ridership down slightly: 400 transit cops stay on 12 hrs post-London |
| 710 |
Wiggins |
Pr. George's Hospital Still Scrambling for Viability--many debate value of short-term fixes: not solvent |
| 713 |
Levine |
Medical Center Plan Raising Objections--proposal clouds Howard U. hospital's future: not right? risk others? |
| 714 |
Levine |
DC Medical Center Gets Cool Reception at Hearing--250-bed hospital to balance city beds geographically.... |
| 714 |
Levine(Cont) |
....NCMC would use 9 acres at 20thSt/IndependenceSE: why close Howard unit, costs too high, etc. |
| 722 |
Hsu |
Marriage Fund Proposed for Poor DC Residents--Sen Brownback hopes to spur unions, savings |
| 731 |
Labbe |
Feds Would Impel DC Couples to Marry--match each $ saved for home, college, business with +$3, up to $9K |
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| AUGUST, 2005 |
HUMAN SERVICES |
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| 806 |
Editor |
New Hospital Deal--beyond talk, but $400M, 250 bed on 9 acres of Res. 13 not done deal: gotta be sure right! |
| 810 |
Levine |
DC Criticized for Poor AIDS Services--1:20 rate may be worst in US cities: get serious, sez Appleseed |
| 817 |
Labbe |
DC's HIV-AIDS Director is Fired--agency's activities faulted in new Appleseed report out only one week! |
| 818 |
Stein |
Race Gap Persists in Health Care, Three Studies Say--blacks get fewer tests, less therapy and medicine |
| 825 |
Montgomery |
Advocate Named as new DC AIDS Administrator--picked to 'move agency forward' in responding to disease |
| 827 |
Kaufman |
FDA Delays Decision on Plan B Contraceptive--declared safe but issues re prescriptions <21, over-counter >21? |
| 829 |
Ryan |
DC Juvenile Reform Official Quickly Shakes Up Attiitudes--new YRS director offers more positive approach |
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| SEPTEMBER, 2005 |
HUMAN SERVICES |
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| 830 |
Holdeman OpEd |
Destroying FEMA--explains the decline and fall of FEMA disaster functions under Bush Administration |
| 831 |
Ruane |
Armed Forces Retirement Home Opens Doors to Displaced Brethren--get 400+ displaced from Gulfport |
| 901 |
Kaufman |
FDA Official Quits Over Delay on Plan B--women's health chief says boss's contraceptive decision political |
| 914 |
Editor |
Clear Risk to DC--study shows single rail tank car of chlorine could harm 100,000 w/40-mile toxic plume |
| 917 |
Levine |
DC May Shortcut Hospital Review--Mayor wants only council to decide on proposed facility: Rivlin dubious |
| 918 |
Sullivan |
DC Judge Steffen W. Graee Dies--tapped David Gilmore to turn housing agency around very successfully |
| 924 |
Kaufman |
FDA Commissioner Steps Down after Rocky 2-Month Tenure--'personal reasons not discussed!? |
| 924 |
Editor |
Exit Mr. Crawford--get person with staying power, expertise, mgmt skills, strength of character for key job |
| 927 |
Levine |
Hospital to Leave Takoma Park--Adventist officials seek larger site in further north in Montgomery |
| 928 |
Goldstein |
Brookings Ends Research on Welfare Reform--think tank opens center on familial issues: teen unwed moms, etc. |
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| OCTOBER, 2005 |
HUMAN SERVICES |
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| 1001 |
Editor |
The New Hospital Deal--mayor's position on DCGen'l was good; new NCMC push needs outside review |
| 1006 |
Montgomery |
$1M Awarded for Clinics in DC--7 nonprofits aim to help underserved: 10-yr program to get doctors for poor |
| 1009 |
Malson |
NCMC Hospital Plan Needs Checkup--hospital ass'n head says other hospitals have stake in outcome |
| 1009 |
Rosenthal |
NCMC Hospital Plan Needs Checkup--DC wouldn't be any healthier: more primary care needed instead |
| 1013 |
Kunkle |
Birth of Bigger Hospital--largest rebuild/expansion in decades (365 beds), Holy Cross seeks new patients |
| 1013 |
Kaufman |
Decision on Plan B Called 'Very Unusual' by GAO--decision by FDA 'top officials' outside normal process? |
| 1014 |
Kaufman |
Ex-FDA Chief Would Not Aid Plan B Inquiry--GAO says Commissioner would not agree to interview |
| 1019 |
Levine |
Howard University Will Finance NCMC Deficits for 3 Years--DC Administrator Bobb reiterates pledge |
| 1020 |
Labbe |
At DC Shelter, Officials Hear Pleas for Reforms--conditions embarrassingly bad at DC Village |
| 1021 |
Weiss |
Drugmakers Group Sues DC Over Bill to Cut Prices--accuse DC of gov't-mandated price controls |
| 1022 |
Levine |
DC Infant Mortality Rate Hits New Low--official sees progress, but live births up 2% to 7616 in 2003 |
| 1027 |
Weiss |
DC Panel Approves Smoking Ban--Council to vote on measure to take effect in January 2007 |
| 1029 |
Wilber |
DC Youth Agency Grilled by Hill Panel--House panel probes juvenile slaying suspect under supervision |
| 1029 |
Levine |
DC Hospital Details Issued, But Council Demands More--members express anger over delays on NCMC |
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| NOVEMBER, 2005 |
HUMAN SERVICES |
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| 1102 |
Craig |
Montgomery Cnty Council Approves Canadian Drug Bill--cost-cutting effort raises risk of legal actions |
| 1103 |
Levine |
Suit Wins Changes for Disabled at Washington Hospital Center--$2M mods to ensure equal access to care |
| 1106 |
Roth ltr |
In Anacostia, a Model for Job Training--Center for Employment Training, run by So Others May Eat (SOME) |
| 1107 |
Labbe |
DC Considering Grandparent Stipend--grandparents with income under $16K could get about $750/mos |
| 1110 |
Pierre |
DC Council Considers Creating a Panel on Poverty--focus on how poor are educated, communities decay |
| 1115 |
Labbe |
Report Cites Lack of Progress by DC Children's Agency--service improvements for foster kids behind |
| 1115 |
Kaufman |
Review of 'Plan B' Pill Is Faulted--GAO report calls actions 'unusual': interference by politicos wrong |
| 1116 |
Montgomery |
Mayor Plans $558M for Affordable Housing--aim is to help poor stay on in gentrifying areas !?! |
| 1118 |
Editor |
Report on 'Plan B'--why is FDA allowed to remain leaderless with such key decisions pending? |
| 1122 |
Levine |
Howard U Trustees Reaffirm Commitment to Build Hospital in SE--"absolutely overwhelming support" given |
| 1126 |
Editor |
Risky Hospital Business--Howard U reluctance to discuss hospital support inappropriate: be forthcoming! |
| 1129 |
Barker |
4 Deaths in DC Group Homes Raises Concerns about Neglect--'grievous concerns' re deaths of disabled |
| 1130 |
Barker |
DC Shuts Group Home Faulted in 2 Deaths--poor care claimed for two mentally retarded residents |
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| DECEMBER, 2005 |
HUMAN SERVICES |
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| 1201 |
Barr |
Too Poor for Hot Housing Market, Too Affluent for Buyer Assistance--area gov'ts have to step in |
| 1201 |
Jain |
Montgomery Cnty Issues a Call for Caring Homes--fewer residents sign up to be foster parents |
| 1202 |
Staff |
Doctors Crowd Malpractice Cap Hearing--dozens support capping awards at $250K |
| 1203 |
Keating |
DC Health Agency Defended--director testifies about spending, faulty contracting: old hat? |
| 1203 |
Levine |
New DC Hospital Drawing Skepticism--some experts doubt financial viability w/o big growth in surgeries |
| 1203 |
Levine |
Fiscal Woes Bring Layoffs to Howard U Hospital--planning to lay off 125 to 'balance budget' |
| 1205 |
Staff |
DC Teen Pregnancy Rate Fell in 2003--99/1000 is lower than '02, but up from 74.4 in '01: long way to go! |
| 1207 |
Weiss |
DC Inches Step Closer to Becoming Smoke-Free--DC Cncl measure gives bars until early 2007 to comply |
| 1213 |
Editor |
ER One--9/11 Commission criticized Congress for not distributing security funds by risk: DC needs more |
| 1216 |
Barker |
Group Home Shut Over Poor Conditions--mentally retarded were living in filth:others just as bad? |
| 1222 |
Barker |
Group Home Officials Contend DC Erred in Shutting Facility--to close 17 more holding 112 by 3/31 |
| 1222 |
Staff |
Congress Budget Reconciliation Bill Changes Medicaid Reimbursement Formula for DC--adds $20M |
| 1223 |
Weiss |
Prescription Drug Plan in DC Barred--judge says law to prevent 'excessive' drug prices unconstitutional |
