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...costly habit may get costlier. A $206 billion agreement reached between the tobacco industry and state attorneys general, who had sued to recoup Medicaid costs, could lift the price of a cigarette pack by about 40[cents] over five years (vs. $1.10 under an earlier proposal). But perhaps your kids will save a bundle--if tobacco firms fulfill a pledge not to promote their products to young people...
...plan that few other states are even considering, because holding back tens of thousands of children would anger parents and bust state education budgets. But Bush, who hopes to get the plan through the state legislature in the next session, argues that failing to do so would be far costlier...
...result, health care is costlier at Dunn: the average charge for heart-failure and shock treatment is $7,892, for example, compared with Bedford Regional's $4,817. But Bedford Regional, which gets about a quarter of its revenue from managed care, vigorously disputes the notion that its treatment style is any less effective. "Just because you can stay twice as long at Dunn doesn't mean it's better health care," Birdzell says. He adds that Bedford Regional's drug-selection policies are not cost-driven. It prescribes both TPA and streptokinase, for instance, depending on the specifics...
Because of competition, however, tuition reimbursement has become as much a necessity as tenure and summers off. Such programs will become costlier now that the Federal Government has decided to stop picking up the tab for the portion once classified as indirect costs. The money will have to come from somewhere--namely Penn's various sources of general revenue, including tuition...
...doctor without an additional burden on their family finances, Harvard would have a much healthier group of workers. It would also save money for the health plan in the long run as illnesses are caught early or even prevented before they have the chance to develop into something much costlier and more dangerous. Having a system that discourages people from getting the health care they need is the wrong direction...