Health cost changes driven by managed care trend
A Foster Higgins survey of 2100 firms finds health costs rose just over 1 percent last year due to a shift to managed care. Employers saved money with limited employee cost-shifting, while wellness and primary care focus rose. The piece notes tax code protections and varied state actions may shape future costs.
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Foster Higgins
the Gazette
Associated Press
Congress
Clinton
Donna Shalala
Health and Human Services
Nixon
Carter
Shalala
James Glassman
Washington Post
Glassman
Amana Society, Inc
Amana Society
John Ruth
Iowa Senate
Oscar Best Picture Race in 1994 Faces Four Contenders
Critics weigh Forrest Gump Quiz Show Pulp Fiction and The Shawshank Redemption against the controversial Four Weddings and a Funeral in a lively five way Oscar race. Nostalgia for 1939 and 1956 eras frames debate as fans debate the strongest top prize entry.
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Randy Jerks
Woody Allen
Washington
Des Moines
Yul Brynner
Brynner
Forrest Gump
Tom Hanks
Mie
Lugar One To Watch In 1992 Presidential Run
Washington correspondent notes Senator Richard Lugar plans a presidential bid with a focus on foreign policy and fiscal restraint. He cites NATO troop options for Yugoslavia, farm price cut plans, and deficit urgency while facing questions on social issues and party dynamics.
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David M. Mastro
Ashington
D.C
Richard Lugar
Indiana
Senate
Jesse Helms
R-N.c
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Lugar
Europe
Soviet Union
National Press Club
C-Span
Africa
Bush
Clinton
Arkansas
Bosnia
NATO
Yugoslavia
George Bush
Senate Agriculture Committee
Sen. Lugar
Republican Party
Iowa
New Hampshire
Sen
Helms
Culture's flaws laid bare in the Foster nomination
The piece argues Foster's confirmation raises questions about accepted medical procedures once legal such as abortion and sterilization. It cites NOW opposition to forced sterilization, references 1930s German eugenics laws, and warns medicine shifts with moral standards. It urges safeguarding the vulnerable and questions criteria beyond legality.
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Hose
Henry W. Foster Jr
National Organization For Women
Foster
Diane Welsh
New York City
NOW
Health and Human Services
Donna Shalala
Supreme Court
Hippocrates
Germany
Prussian Council On Health
Dr. Fosters
Journal of the
American Medical Association
Budget strain endangers Benton district libraries
A Benton Community School District opinion piece argues shrinking funds threaten Keystone and Van Horne elementary libraries. It notes a combined budget of $1,000 last year for books, processing, equipment, and audio visuals, with librarians often forced into fundraising to supplement collections.
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Benton Community
Benton
Keystone
van Horne
Chase
Benton Community School Business
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J.P. Hladky Jr
Joe Hladky II
Ken Slaughter
Dale Larson
Jerry Elsen
David M. Mastio
Iowa City
Alan Baron
Washington Center For Politics and Journalism
Washington, D.C
David Mastio
Cal Thomas
Los Angeles Times Syndicate
Susan Henricks
Blairstown
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