Medicare at 30 aches for cure in policy clash
AP report traces Medicare from its 1965 signing by Lyndon Johnson in Independence to its 30th anniversary. Costs surge from 3.4 billion to about 181.5 billion this year, with 2002 projections warning of insolvency without overhaul. Republicans and Democrats spar over reforms, with Newt Gingrich and Clinton trading blunt rhetoric while debates hinge on coverage, fees, and eligibility.
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Nebraska
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Chicago Tribune
White House pledges funds after UC end of affirmative action
The White House assures California UC that federal dollars will continue flowing despite the UC regents vote to end race and gender preferences in admissions and hiring. Abner Mikva cites the move as ill considered while denying punitive action. Leon Panetta had threatened to pull federal funding over the action.
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White House
University of California
Board of Regents
Gray Davis
Abner Mikva
Regents
Mikva
Pete Wilson
Leon Panetta
Hispanic history voices highlight pioneer imagery critique
Paul Apodaca cautions that official depictions erase centuries of Hispanic and Native American experience. Senteno from Garden Grove shares Mexican family stories including an influenza death toll in 1917. Valdez in Huntington Beach discovers mixed lineage and pride through the Clift and Villa histories. Holtzman, founder of an Orange County society, traces roots to King Ferdinand and joins Daughters of the American Revolution.
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Paul Apodaca
Bowers Museum
Senteno
Valdez
Victor Villasenor
Clifts
Chihuahua
Mexico
Pancho Villa
el Paso
Texas
Villa
Clift
United States
Huntington Beach
Holtzman
Ferdinand
Spain
Orange County
Westminster
The
Daughters of the American Revolution
Nonprofit life support and charity care in Craven area
The region offers a 24 hour non volunteer Advanced Life Support service with a major Emergency Department open daily. The hospital treats indigent patients regardless of ability to pay, reporting 5.2 million dollars in charity care last year while outlining community health programs and free public talks on headaches and heart disease.
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Craven
Pamlico
Jones Counties
North Carolina
Pate
Craven County
Coastal Carolina
Physician Finder and Health Screening Services Overview
The service notes more than 130 physicians on staff and offers help finding a doctor. It provides blood pressure checks at no charge and cholesterol measurements at businesses. Annual prostate cancer screenings are sponsored, with results showing lives saved.
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Drs. Freshwater & Howdy
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