Vice President Joe Biden has announced a White House deal with the hospitals to help pay for President Barack Obama’s overhaul of health care.

The House has adopted stiffer fines on motorists who speed to help shore up Georgia’s ailing network of trauma hospitals. The measure would tack on an additional $200 on drivers who top 85 mph on four-lane roads and interstate highways and those who top 75 mph on two-lane roads. The so-called “Super Speeder” measure passed 113-53 Monday and goes to the Senate.

State budget cuts could start having an effect on your health. The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) says it will have to cut back on many of the services it performs because of the state’s budget problems, including reducing the number of restaurant inspections it performs. WJBF News Channel 6’s Capitol reporter, Robert Kittle has more.

Many South Carolina hospitals have frozen hiring as they try to deal with the recession. The Greenville News reported Monday that the South Carolina Hospital Association is polling its 64 member hospitals about the impact of the economic downturn.

It’s a nationwide initiative to help homeless veterans. Now, Augusta’s V.A. hospitals are asking the community what they think about a facility that could help or hurt a local neighborhood. WJBF News Channel 6’s Barclay Bishop has the details.