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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1982
Page
10
Des Moines Governor Robert Ray urged the health care industry to adopt recommendations from a panel he appointed to curb rising costs. The commission called for reducing hospital admissions, changing doctor and hospital payment methods to reward efficiency, boosting competition, and increasing consumer cost information.
Extended forecast indicates little or no precipitation from Sunday through Tuesday with highs in the 80s and lows in the 60s. National temperature extremes list a low of 38 at Redmond Oregon and a high of 108 at Yuma Arizona. Area water levels note Coralville Lake.
Thunderstorms spread across the Gulf Coast through the Tennessee Valley and into the Virginias with scattered damaging winds and tornado sightings near Paint Rock Alabama and Slidell Louisiana. Hail with golfball size stones fell near Atlanta and power lines were downed in Corinth and Little Rock. Temperatures peaked at 103 in Pueblo and 99 in Denver.
Goldbeck warns Iowa to curb hospital utilization while preserving care quality. He argues high costs stem from reimbursement design and urges public cost transparency, public information on charges, and mandatory second opinions to reduce unnecessary hospital visits. He calls for business leadership in reforms and opposition to AMA antitrust exemptions.
The House and Senate committees finalize a $99 billion tax package with spending cuts and tax increases aimed at 1983 targets. A bipartisan tobacco-state effort to hold cigarette taxes at 8 cents failed 72 to 24, with later agreement to revert to 8 cents in 1985 after a temporary increase.
Prussmann notes workers average 40 AFDC applications per person without supervisor help and process about 45 food stamp cases daily. Group intake sessions speed processing while preserving confidentiality. Some eligible families may shift from AFDC to unemployed parents benefits, with work requirements expected to begin in September.
President announced after an interview with KMOX TV in St. Louis that Murray Weidenbaum 55 will step down. Speakes said the departure stems from a long standing wish to return to academia and a formal announcement was planned for Friday.
France announces new sanctions against the Western Europe gas pipeline project drawing mixed reactions from Britain Germany and Italy. The plan aims to ship natural gas in 1984 with about 20 European firms holding contracts worth around 11 billion dollars influencing thousands of jobs.
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