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Should doctors be paid extra for doing the right thing? The Hippocratic Oath aside, money goes a long way in coaxing doctors to provide better care - and health insurers are increasingly providing financial incentives that do just that. But while insurers forecast that cash bonuses will improve quality of care and lead to future cost savings, some experts question whether patients will...
...listen to people carefully. I learned that there are many things I cannot control, and it’s not worth fretting over what Chris Matthews says or what Frank Rich writes. But, only I can knock on that door, talk to that undecided voter, or stay an extra hour in the office...
Eliminating early action achieves diversity in two ways. First, it makes the process fairer for those students who could not apply early under the previous system because of a lack of money or inadequate college counseling. Second, the extra time in the fall gives admissions officers and athletic coaches the chance to recruit qualified high school students who would not typically apply to Harvard. While opponents of the decision warned that top applicants would be lost to peer institutions, “letters of intent” expressing interest in a student’s candidacy were sent in advance...
...quite the same. But she gritted her teeth and the defense made some nice plays behind her. After Harvard eked out a 2-1 lead in the top of the seventh, Madick had the Pride down to its final strike in the bottom half. A dramatic home run forced extra innings and a third solo homer into the wind tunnel down the left-field line gave Hofstra the win—and Madick the loss—in the ninth.Perhaps no one but Madick will ever know how much the leg bruise affected her in the latter stages of that...
...Venky first announced that he would step down from his position as dean the following year. But when both former University President Lawrence H. Summers and Dean of the Faculty William C. Kirby left their positions, Venky decided to stay on as dean an extra year to lead the transition from division to the school...