Word: careful
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...come--until the United States builds up the complex of ties and relations that will permit it to articulate its political goals and moral aspirations to the nations of Southeast Asia. And, given America's bleak record in the region, it will take far longer for those nations to care to listen...
...response to a question concerning the environmental problems created by off-shore drilling. Fitzpatric said, "It's been 18 years since a refinery has been built on the East Coast; we need one, and neither the bald eagle or the great white whale care a white about the crisis in energy...
...secret ceremonies'; the moronic emphasis upon 'activities' totally unrelated to-in fact antithetical to-intellectual exploration." There was also "the aping of the worst American traits-boosterism, Godfearing-ism, smug ignorance, a craven worship of conformity." Grist for the Gates mill? Never. "To even care about such adolescent nonsense one would have to have the sensitivity of a John O'Hara, who seems to have taken it all seriously." But not while he was in college; O'Hara never got that...
This change of policy, which should go into effect within about a year, comes amid increasing criticism that hospital tests are being overused and thus contributing substantially to the nation's skyrocketing medical-care bill, now a whopping $182 billion. The recommendation is part of a sweeping Blue Cross-Blue Shield pro gram designed to keep the insurance premiums at current levels. A year ago the "Blues" stopped paying for 42 surgical procedures considered of doubtful value, saving an estimated $27.4 million a year. This year they plan to phase out payment for 26 obsolete laboratory tests...
...Shield president, explains, "Doctors must change their practices." Trouble is, in recent years the trend has been toward more tests. "Fearing malpractice suits, many physicians defensively order diagnostic tests simply to get them on the record even if they provide no information that will affect the patient's care. Also, with the introduction of expensive new diagnostic devices like computerized X-ray scanners, many doctors have come to equate good medicine with extensive use of such procedures...