Moran and Dean Defend Public Option
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Deeds Brings Out Obama for Radio Ad
National GOP Group Gives Pro-McDonnell PAC $2.5 Million
McDonnell TV Ad on “Green Jobs”
Kaine Backs Ethics Probe of Hamilton
Hamilton Rejects Calls to Resign
Towey Wants Hamilton Probe Expanded
VMRC Approves Permit for New Jordan Bridge
Review of HRBT’s Closure Continues in Suffolk
Newport News City Council Removes Hildebrandt by 4-3 Vote
Assistant County Administrator Resigns in Isle of Wight
Community Colleges See Record Enrollment
Southside Bioenergy Companies Meet with National Leaders
Albemarle Mulls Fees for Rides By Ambulance
Firm Asking $700,000 for Dredging Feasibility Study
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The Albemarle County proposal to levy an ambulance fee brings to a head several forces: the prospect of having to worry about payment when you need to get to a hospital quickly but under medical supervision; the resistance to the idea by Rescue Squads which prefer to rely on donations (much discussed in NOVA); offering relief from the fee to low-income groups and the poor.
When I lived in England, where health services are free, one often heard complaint was that some did not hestitate to call an ambulance on the most trivial occasions.