Word: forgoes
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...decrease in surgery where second opinions were sought. In any case, say critics of the Blue Cross study, the key question is not the extent to which first and second opinions agree or disagree, but how many patients follow the advice they receive. For example, some patients decide to forgo surgery no matter how many opinions they get advising an operation. Whatever the effect of second opinions, the effort to promote them is not likely to be abandoned. Says Bruce Steinhardt, of the Health Care Financing Administration in Baltimore, which is now evaluating several programs: "They put information...
...Interior; at week's end he suddenly removed himself from consideration. The key factor was that Hansen's wife and daughter have permits to graze cattle in Grand Teton National Park, which is run by the Interior Department. Said Hansen: "I presume we'd have to forgo using the permits, and that would put us out of business...
Incentives are sorely needed. Viet Nam's economic growth rate is under 2%. The exodus of "boat people" refugees left severe labor shortages. Factories are falling apart. All homes and businesses forgo electricity one day each week so that more oil will be available for the war in neighboring Kampuchea. A year ago, the gasoline ration was three liters a month; now it is four liters every three months. The Soviet Union contributes about $5 million a day in economic assistance, but its value is limited. Explains a Vietnamese economist: "You can't buy American technology or Canadian...
...York last week, Wilkie was again assigned to the Carter beat. From the start his main interest was whether Kennedy would appear on the podium with the renominated President. He even wagered a dinner with Richard Moe, chief of staff for Vice President Mondale, that Kennedy would forgo this traditional expression of unity. "I'm sure he's not going to do it," said Wilkie the day the convention got under way. "But not sure enough to write...
Some corporations are now challenging COLA payments. Steel companies last spring got the United Steelworkers to forgo a 320-an-hour COLA increase in order to pay for higher pensions for retired union members. The copper industry was willing to accept a strike this month when the union would not agree to divert a 29?-an-hour COLA increase to help pay for its benefit funds...