Byline: William Jones; 1970-06-11; The Chicago Tribune; pages 1-2
Report: Private Ambulance Firms Exposé - Task Force - Chicago Tribune
Tags: investigation, posed as drivers, private ambulance companies
"Two years ago the director of all welfare payments for the state of Illinois decided "welfare business is good business." He was so convinced that there was a profit to be reaped from the state's multimillion dollar public aid budget that he quit his post in Springfield, formed a company named Welfare Billing service, and began advertising among Chicago area ambulance operators, doctors, and medical clinics. . . "
Description:The fifth article in the Tribune's series on private Chicago ambulance firms. This piece covers the firms' inflated welfare fees. A companion story in this issue reports on the three firms that were banned from transporting the poor as a result of this series.
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