Clinton Medicare plan would expand coverage and curb costs
President Clinton unveils a plan to add prescription drug coverage to Medicare with a voluntary tiered drug benefit, a cap on drug costs, and higher co payments for lab tests and outpatient visits. The proposal aims to improve solvency while sparking a partisan fight over financing and innovation.
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Clinton
Bob Dole
GOP
House
Dick Armey
Texas
Armey
Dennis Hastert
R-Nl
Senate
Trent Lott
Miss
Lott
Treasury
Senate sets to debate patients rights after holiday break
The Senate agreed to take up patients rights legislation, promising new controls on HMOs and managed care. Democrats credit unity for breaking a weeklong stalemate, while Republicans warn of broader regulatory fights ahead and call for rule changes to curb nonrelated amendments.
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Washington
Senate
Congress
Tom Daschle
D-S.d
Trent Lott
Lott
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
GOP
Daschle
Handling a Lottery Jackpot With Sound Financial Planning
Financial advisers discuss managing windfalls, noting that most large sums come from inheritance or sale of assets. For a 35 or 40 year old, capital appreciation stocks and goals like college funding are prioritized, while older winners may seek dividends and tax planning. Experts warn that with amounts like 100 million, errors are costly and investments may include high risk partnerships requiring 5 to 10 million minimum.
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John Biggs
Scott & Stringfellow
Bluefield
Biggs
Ron Satterfield
First Century Bank
Satterfield
Health budget drives shift to part time officer in Mercer County
The Mercer County Board of Health, facing a tight budget, aims to hire more full time staff and possibly bring in a full time administrator. They paid Dr. Dyer 134,456 for dual county health officer duties, with Raleigh County and Mercer County sharing costs. Bluefield Princeton and the county commission contribute funding, and revised options await income changes.
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Chicago
Hammond
Akers
Wides
Stanley Walls
Walls
Raleigh County
Raleigh
Dyer
Mercer County Board of Health
Bluefield
Princeton
Health Department
Mercer County Commission
Board of Health
Disputed Lawsuits Over Workers Compensation Spend
The Performance Council urged dropping civil suits started in 1996 by Gov. Gaston Caperton citing $3 million in legal fees and low odds of collecting unpaid workers compensation. Justice Warren McGraw called the move a red herring while Attorney General Darrell McGraw Jr. urged court action to keep the cases. The clash pits business against labor amid revised compensation rules aimed at easing injured workers’ eligibility.
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The
Performance Council
Gaston Caperton
Franklin Cleckley
Supreme Court
Council
Warren McGraw
McGraw
Darrell V. McGraw Jr
ACT Foundation
Vieweg
Barbara Allen
Hiawatha Water Association bids meeting opens repairs
Calendar listings show a June 30 4 p.m. meeting of the Hiawatha Water Association to open bids for repairing the system at Donald Jones’s home. Also on the same day the Bluefield Regional Medical Center board meets in the hospital board room at 5 30 p.m. Friday July 1 AARP meets at Appalachian Academic Center 601 Bland St Bluefield with lunch at noon. July 1 7 p.m. Mount Rogers Planning District Commission Executive Committee meets in Marion Va 1021 Terrace Drive. Sunday July 11 12 30 p.m. Woodmen of the World family picnic at Glenwood 4H Park.
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Hiawatha Water Association
Donald Jones
Bluefield Regional Medical Center
Hospital Board Room
AARP
Appalachian Academic Center
Bland St
Bluefield
Mount Rogers Planning District Commission Executive Committee
Terrace Drive
Marion
The
Woodmen of the World Family
Glenwood
Princeton group plans Bible classes in schools
Barbara Hawkins reports a new Mercer County effort to bring Bible classes to Princeton schools starting with Princeton Middle School. the drive seeks 42110 in funds to begin in September, with July 15 as a key decision date. classes are taught from a literary perspective, funded by private donations, not tax money.
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Princeton Group
Princeton
Princeton Middle School
Mercer County Bible In Schools
Wayne Pelts
Pelts
Straley
Princeton Middle
Princeton Area
Bill Harvey
Bible In
P.O. Box
Mercer County Board of Education
Mercer County
Bluewell
Bramwell
Brushfork
Ceres
Cumberland Heights
Glenwood Memorial
Montcalm
Ramsey
Wade
Whitethorn
Lashmeet
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Country Power Equipment
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American Honda Motor Co., Inc
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Daily Telegraph
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Browning & Lamier
Attorneys At Law
West
Main Street
Wytheville
Abingdon
Grundy - Lebanon
Crestliner
Lesince
Brick Street
Innovation
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Genmar
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Baquacil.com
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