Word: costly
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...Orders. The reaction in Washington came quickly. Mindful of similar assaults in the past-when hills were taken at high cost and then quickly abandoned-Senator Edward Kennedy charged that it was "both senseless and irresponsible to continue to send our young men to their deaths to capture hills and positions that have no relation to this conflict." After initial hesitation, the Army fought back, describing the battle as a "tremendous, gallant victory." Major General Melvin Zais, commander of the 101st, observed that "the only significance of Hill 937 was the fact that there were North Vietnamese...
Faced with the spiraling cost of its program, New Mexico this month cut off assistance to the 63,000 people on its Medicaid rolls. As a result, many elderly Medicaid recipients began an exodus from nursing homes, causing the State Department of Hospitals and Institutions to devise a "disaster plan" to find beds for the displaced. The irony of New Mexico's agony is that it was totally unnecessary. In March, State Budget Chief Waldo Anton (who has since resigned) persuaded the legislature to avoid an expected deficit by canceling Medicaid. He had been told by regional officers...
...medically indigent. Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Indiana and Mississippi are hoping that the deadline will be extended, but are not expected to join Medicaid before Jan. 1 in any case. Two states have special problems: Alaska, which would have to take over from the Public Health Service (PHS) the cost of treating 55,000 Indians, Aleuts and Eskimos; and Arizona, which would have to care for 83,000 Indians (the most of any state) who are now the responsibility of the PHS or of individual counties...
Lagging Output. Some of the reasons for such talk are obvious. The cost of housing construction jumped by 10% last year, more than the increase in any other item of family living expenses. Home-building costs went up at an annual rate of 12% during March, the latest month for which statistics have been compiled. At the same time, U.S. housing output has fallen seriously behind the nation's needs. Last year the U.S. built just under eight houses and apartments for every 1,000 people compared with 16 per 1,000 during 1950, the peak year...
...increase comes in the same year that tuition is going up $400, raising the total cost of tuition, room and board by 14 per cent--from...