Managed care reforms face political clash across states
The nations debate over managed care, sparked by the 1993 push for national health care, centers on cost control versus patient choice. In Harrisburg, Ridge administration pushes a reform package to ease appeals and curb restrictions, while critics warn of weak definitions of medical necessity and higher future costs.
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Readers urged to submit letters to the editor
The New Castle News invites readers to submit letters for publication. Letters must be legible and may not exceed 350 words. Include the writer’s name, address, and telephone number. Mail submissions to Letters to the Editor New Castle News Box 60 New Castle Pa 16103.
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FTC Targets Intel Over Patent Enforcement Pressure
FTC official William J. Baer of the Bureau of Competition warns that if Intel uses its processor market dominance to block rival patent enforcement, other firms lose incentive to innovate. The remark accompanies an antitrust complaint against Intel.
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Missile data sought by Lott on China transfer
Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott called for detailed intelligence documents to assess national security damage from the transfer of missile technology to China. He urged broader disclosure and a comprehensive review of sources and implications.
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Cohen outlines mixed training with separate barracks for women
Defense Secretary William Cohen states women and men must train together in boot camp while remaining segregated in barracks. He emphasizes equal capability and integration though gender housing remains separate in most units.
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Southern drawl bias across America noted in tales
Bill Maxwell notes how Southern accents provoke bias across the nation from classrooms to courts. He cites a New Yorker with a Detroit News colleague in Lansing, a Bostonian mockery of a Mississippi student, and professionals like Charles Hadley and Michael Montgomery describing discrimination tied to dialects.
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Lawyer Client Privilege at Death in Foster Notes Case
The Foster notes case centers on whether James Hamilton’s Sunday morning conversation with Vince Foster remains privileged after Foster’s death. Courts weigh whether criminal justice demands can override privilege to reveal notes and testimony, with Justice Scalia skeptical of limitless confidentiality.
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Southern Baptists clash over new marriage and family stance
At the Southern Baptists annual convention in Salt Lake City, leaders proposed amending the Baptist Faith and Message to declare the husband as provider and leader while the wife submits to his leadership and manages the household. Critics, including Rev. James Dunn and Rev. Virginia Swaim White, warn the stance undermines mutual submission and risks echoing past gender roles.
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