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...people at University Information Systems (UIS)—the same folks who charge students the criminal fee of $16.17 nine times a year just for on-campus phone calls—also run the Harvard Printing and Publications Services (HPPS). HPPS, which makes Harvard’s coursepacks, has decided that ordering out-of-stock coursepacks is far too cumbersome. For themselves, that...
...villages are sometimes complicit in the sale of their children. The procurers, says Sompop Jantraka, a leading Thai activist who has saved thousands of girls from being sold into brothels, might be the wives of village heads. Teachers know which children are vulnerable, and some alert procurers for a fee. He has seen pickup trucks full of girls sold to brothels leaving from schools in what is called tok keow, or the green harvest. A police officer is often at the wheel. "This is a war," Sompop says. "A war for our children...
...PREFERRED PROVIDER ORGANIZATION: This is a hybrid of managed care, as delivered through an HMO, and the old-fashioned fee-for-service plan. In a PPO, you can go to any doctor you want. But out-of-pocket costs are much higher if you go outside the plan's network of providers...
...FEE FOR SERVICE: This old-fashioned coverage lets you choose your medical provider, then reimburses part of the cost--after a deductible. But it may not cover some kinds of preventive care, including regular checkups...
...CONCIERGE PRACTICES: If you long for the old days of personalized care and don't worry about the cost, this is for you. These plans are offered by doctors, not insurers. For an annual fee of several thousand dollars, you get extra service--home visits, immediate access and even a doctor to accompany you to the specialist--that is not covered by insurance...