Word: benefitting
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...inception, demonstrated that Washington can still respond creatively to a problem without busting the budget. There is a rightful consensus that expansion of the nation's health-care system must largely pay for itself; catastrophic health insurance will be paid for by premiums from those who stand to benefit. The program shows what commitment and ingenuity can produce, with the right leadership...
...often this pile of medical money has not bought better care or increased access. Instead, it has fueled a profoundly wasteful and inefficient system. "Thirty percent of what we do in health care is of no apparent benefit," says Marion Ein Lewin, of the National Academy of Sciences' Institute of Medicine. A Rand Corp. review of carotid endarterectomies, operations aimed at clearing blocked neck arteries, found nearly a third of the procedures "inappropriate." Similar questions have been raised about heart bypass operations and pacemakers. The next Administration must put a premium on value and coordinate a nationwide re-examination...
From our first meeting, we received the impression that the committee is willing to work towards solving this problem in a way that will benefit all of the University. We are heartened by this promising attitude, but we will wait for the committee's report in order to study it before responding to it. If we find their recommendations to be satisfactory, then we will press for prompt action by the faculty. We are optimistic, but also cautious. Wendell C. Ocasio Minority Student Alliance
Local companies and individuals donated food, books, and Harvard donated the space for the event. There is a $6 entrance fee, which may be discounted for those who cannot afford to pay. All proceeds from the party will benefit UNICEF, but organizers have said that there is usually only minimal profit from the event...
...American chapter) in Seoul and managed to infuriate Korean authorities by insistently raising the issue of imprisoned South Korean writers. Late September brought the New York Film Festival premiere of Sarah, a documentary on Sarah Bernhardt that Sontag narrates, and a week of public readings, including a benefit for writers and editors with AIDS...