Outrageous Health Costs and the Push for Reform
A critique of rising health care costs in the United States argues that fee-for-service payment drives inflation, fosters excess testing, and prompts misuse of care. It supports higher deductibles, HMOs, and employer insured plans to curb spending while noting international programs outperform the U.S. in some metrics. It urges Congress to shift to prepaid care and tax policy changes to reduce costs.
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Bluefield Community Hospital
Congressional Budget Office
HMO
American Medical Association
Britain
Canada
Scandinavia
United States
Congress
Reagan Victory in Democratic House Not News to Liberals
In a critical take on media coverage, the piece argues Reagan’s 219 to 206 House budget vote marked a victory for his plan. It notes Democrats split, Republicans wavered, and a new bloc of conservative House Republicans led by Newt Gingrich aided the outcome.
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New York
Reagan
Congress
House of Representatives
Ronald Reagan
White House
Jimmy Carter
Capitol Hill
Capitol Building
House
Senate
The
New York Times
Nbc-Tv
Middlesex
West Berlin
Lebanon
NBC
Brazil
Argentina
Hollywood
Democratic National Committee
Newt Gingrich
Georgia
Evans Shoves Arms Control Debate Under a Rug
Washington watchers debate whether new Soviet arms control pacts can slow or halt nuclear buildup. David Sullivan argues SALT II violations show Moscow cheats, while U.S. officials downplay breaches. Ambassdor Weiss warns that democratic trust collapses when partners violate treaties, urging scrutiny and safeguards.
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Kremlin
CIA
Senate
David Sullivan
U.S
Sullivan
The
Texas Policy Institute
Moscow
Henry Kissinger
America
Rising hope for aging elderly health and dementia cures
Ray Cromley reports optimism over longer life expectancies and breakthroughs in aging ailments. The article highlights dementia prevention, memory loss slowing, and immune system preservation, noting early misbeliefs about brain cells and quoting Dr. Murray Goldstein on disease rather than natural aging.
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Murray Goldstein
National Institute of Neurological and Communicative Disorders
Life Begins At 85 A Look At Aging Memory And Immunity
Researchers explore physostygmine to boost memory in aged individuals and find potential for slowing cognitive decline. Preliminary dietary and immune studies in rats suggest longer immune cell proliferation under reduced intake. NIH trials show 60 to 70 year olds improving on IQ-like tests with practice, and nursing home studies link greater activity and responsibility to fewer physical ailments.
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National Institutes of Health
Senator Soaper's quip on affordability and can openers
The speaker jokes that being unable to pay for desired goods is more discouraging than the inability to buy them. The quip notes aging and recalls a time when a housewife could live without owning a can opener.
Quiet Reagan diplomacy yields Liberian stability
In Liberia, U S backed, low key diplomacy and aid transformed a volatile post coup crisis. Doe’s regime moderates, nine of fifteen Soviet diplomats expelled, Libyans ousted, and 1985 civilian transfer promised. U S aid rose from 8 million to 75 million, with housing for soldiers a priority.
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U.S
Liberia
Africa
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
William Tolbert
United States
Iran
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Dale van Atta
People’s Bureau
Monrovia
Samuel K. Doe
Kremlin
Muammar Khadafy
Dee
Doe
Reagan
Senate
Tolbert
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