Word: heard
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...about them Wildcats from the University of Arizona, huh? I mean fifth place in the Pac-10 to a national title. The sleepy city of Tucson erupted into a wild celebration that included knocking over ESPN's truck. Or so I heard. Congrats 'Cats...
...their transplanted Arkansas circle to meet with personal calamity. The efforts were, in the White House's telling of them, a mission born of no darker motive than sympathy. Bowles, then heading the Small Business Administration, had no long-standing ties to Hubbell, but was moved when he heard of his plight from then Trade Representative Mickey Kantor, who was himself making calls on Hubbell's behalf. "My dad raised me to help people when they were down," Bowles told the Wall Street Journal...
Patients and consumer advocates are demanding that the government crack down on HMO abuses. Their complaints are being heard all the way up to the White House. President Clinton has just appointed a 34-member advisory committee to draft a patients' bill of rights and study what kind of legislation may be needed to enforce it. "Many Americans worry that lower costs mean lower quality and less attention to their rights," said the President. He was being mild. Senator Edward Kennedy, introducing a comprehensive HMO-reform bill drafted by Democrats, charged, "Too many managed-care firms and other insurance companies...
With help from consumer advocates, patients are organizing to make their voices heard. California, not surprisingly, is in the lead: 75% of its insured citizens are in managed-care plans, more than in any other state. Health Access, a coalition of 215 consumer organizations, is drafting a very comprehensive state bill of rights for HMO members. It would set legal standards on everything from when HMOs can deny care to how long they can keep patients waiting on the telephone...
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