Government dictation in health care policy debated
A Mercy Hospital inspection trip by state fire marshal officials and three HEW evaluators prompts a critique of regulations. The piece argues that payer costs rise, patient care gains lag, and Congress bears fault for inflation as bureaucratic rules multiply and stifle innovation.
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Iowa State Department of Health
Congress
Eastern Iowans Share Broad Thoughts In Open Forum
Readers from eastern Iowa contribute personal reflections on a wide range of topics. The letters express diverse views, from daily life to social issues, offering a snapshot of public sentiment and individual perspectives.
Polls and public opinion debated by researchers
A look at how polls influence and reflect public view amid Carter ratings. The American Association for Public Opinion Research weighs methods and privacy at its conference while officials like Robert Moses and Louis Harris discuss polls as snapshots of a moving national mood.
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Carter
American Association For Public Opinion Research
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Richard M. Scammon
Ben J. Wattenberg
Louis Harris
Word oddities and proper usage in public discourse
A New York Times Syndicate column critiques overloaded language and misplaced terms from a Radio City Music Hall Rockets article to a reader's birthday card on vibes. It explains misused words like chemistry and surrogate and traces their origins and shifting senses.
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