Shalala Battles SSI Health Reviews in Welfare Reform Fight
Washington round up reports HHS secretary Donna Shalala opposes provisions to require periodic health checks for teen-age and working-age SSI recipients as Congress seeks to strip SSI from HHS. The measure aims to curb fraud and save funds, but critics warn of higher costs and bureaucratic impact. SSI serves 4.4 million people at about $19.2 billion annually.
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Clinton
Health and Human Services
Donna Shalala
Term limits issue draws Congress into debate
Washington AP report notes 70 percent of Americans back Harry Truman style term limits to curb seniority and senility in Congress. House Judiciary subcommittee held only the second hearing on the topic, with lawmakers wary of ending careers while citing change is not always for the good. Rep. Henry Hyde questioned the movement amid electoral pushback.
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Health reform nears key vote in House committee
In Washington AP reports the health reform bill moves toward final House committee approval as Democrats push for universal coverage. Chair Sam Gibbons says the plan offers coverage from birth to death and cannot be canceled, with bipartisan opposition and a focus on employer premiums and expanded Medicare for the unemployed and the self employed. Approval would finish committee action and set up a House floor vote in August.
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Daily Number 0-0-0 Payout Tops Yearly Total
Pennsylvania Lottery reports the Daily Number 0-0-0 produced a $5,361,175 payout, the year's high. Lottery officials note triples are popular and that 7-7-7 and 6-6-6 have been drawn as triples, with the game now capping large payouts at $20 million.
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Lottery expansion eyed to fund elderly services in Pennsylvania
Harrisburg AP reports the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee recommends expanding state lottery offerings to meet rising elderly service demand. Proposals include video lottery and keno, plus ads on tickets, subscriptions, gift certificates, and a lottery run TV game show.
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Legislative Budget and Finance Committee
Pennsylvania Lottery
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