Hospitals Seek To Hold Costs With Shared Purchasing
New Mexico Hospital Association links 43 facilities in a joint purchasing plan to curb expenses. Executives cite government underfunding of Medicare and Medicaid, rising malpractice premiums, labor and equipment costs, and enhanced technology driving higher patient charges. Costs vary by service and facility. Inflation and care intensity are expected to push prices higher.
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Don Hoffman
New Mexico Hospital Association
Robert E. Briggs
St. Mary's Hospital
Briggs
St. Mary’s
Bartholomew
Carter and Lance clash over taxes in early post election statements
President elect Carter said a tax cut next year is not guaranteed while budget chief Lance argued such a cut is virtually certain. Carter favors patient economic analysis and said cooperation with Congress is essential. They weighed tax cuts, jobs programs and investment credits as tools to cut unemployment from 8.1 percent.
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Thomas
Bert
Lance
Carter
Office of Management and Budget
Washington
Commerce Department
Department
Los Angeles Times
Cbs-Tv
Ford Administration
Alice M. Rivlin
Congressional Budget Office
Federal Reserve Board
Andrew F. Brimmer
Abc-Tv
The
Times
CBS
Atlanta
Schmitt Calls for Balance on Open and Closed Meetings
Senator elect Schmitt argues some meetings should be closed to protect sensitive budget and personnel matters. He cites executive sessions for seminars he plans and stresses a balance between the public’s right to know and good government. He also defends keeping contributors under 100 dollars anonymous while releasing larger donors. Transition work continues toward his January inauguration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrison
Jack
Schmitt
Roswell
Roswell Inn
U.S
Manuel Lujan Jr
R-N.m
Republican Party
U.S. Senate
Supreme Court Delays Texas Murderers Execution
The Supreme Court indefinitely postponed the execution of Robert Excell White, a 30 year old Texas inmate from Waco, who said he did not wish to appeal. The court acted amid an appeal request from White’s attorney and noted the stay could last months. White was convicted of murder in a 1974 holdup that killed a shopkeeper and two teenage customers.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Texas
High Court
Robert Excell White
Waco
Tex
Utah
Gary Mark Gilmore
White
J E. Abernathy
Abernathy
Huntsville
Gilmore
United States
Bessie Gilmore
Milwaukie
Ore
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Jim Lacombe
Lacombe
U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Rennie Bartholomew
Presbyterian
UPI
Plains, Ga
A.L. Blanton
Plains City Hall
Blanton
Billy Carter
Jimmy Carter
Plains
Marian McQuiddy
James P. Corky
Morris
Albuquerque
James L. Bruin
Jack Stahl
Harrison Schmitt
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