Elderly Turn to HMOs as Medicare Debate Grows
More than 80,000 Medicare beneficiaries enroll in HMOs monthly, signaling a shift toward managed care amid rising costs. Enrollment rose 25 percent in 1995 and 18 percent this year, with seniors in California Arizona South Florida Massachusetts and Northwest showing strongest gains. Traditional Medicare remains a bill paying system while HMOs promise broader benefits and lower out of pocket costs, yet limit doctor choice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cinton
Fulsome Trauds
bLal
Meanio
HMO
California
Arizona
Florida
Massachusetts
Northwest
New York
Mid-Atlantic
Medicare
Bruce Fried
Congress
Jason Corcoran
Bill Clinton
Jessica
Joe
Thomas Corcoran
Dallas
Corcoran
Clinton
Political Action Committee
New Hampshire Afftate
Citizen Action
Federal Election Commission
Kansas
Bob Dole
GOP
William Powers
New York City
Rudolph Giuliani
Betsy McCaughey Ross
McCaughey Ross
Ford
Gerald Ford
Colin Powell
New Jersey
Christie Whitman
Michigan
John Engler
Ohio
George Vomovich
Wisconsin
Tommy Thompson
Pete Wilson
Dole
Jimmy Carter
Walter Mondaie
Sears Correction on June 2 Sears ad
The correction notes a printing error in the Sears Sunday page 15. The Kenmore 66151 refrigerator lacks spill proof shelves and the Whirlpool 81862 model listed as 270 cu ft actually has 18.1 cu ft. The note apologizes for any customer inconvenience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SEARS
Dole vows to erase stealth taxes amid budget fight
Bob Dole frames budget deficit as stealth taxes hurting homeowners and families, plans to visit a Richmond housing site to argue that interest rates rose by two points, costing a typical mortgage over thirty six thousand dollars. Clinton counters with a middle class tax message from Princeton University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bob Dole
Dole
Clinton
Richmond
Detroit
New Jersey
Princeton University
Dole pushes tax breaks as deficit vote looms
Aides say Senator Dole will push expanded college tuition tax credits and other cuts while a CBS NYT poll shows Americans split on cutting taxes versus balancing the budget. The poll of 880 adults May 31 to June 2 has a 3 point margin of error. Dole aims to vote on the balanced budget amendment before resigning and seeks to halt a Democratic filibuster of missile defense policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dole
Clinton
Senate
Also Mentioned on This Page
The
Associated Press
Cam
Amek
CBS News
New York Times
White House
Broyhill
Millwood Creek
Shaker Style Entertainment
Fantar
New York State
Aida
Mnie
Sas