Word: overhauled
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Committee chair Randall A. Fine '96 billed the draft as a "major overhaul" containing "wide-ranging reform[s]." Since the council did not vote on the proposed consitution or look at the revamped by-laws, coun- cil chair Michael P. Beys '94 called for another full council meeting next Sunday...
...major concession, members of Hillary Rodham Clinton's health-care task force say they will recommend to the President that he allow firms with 1,000 employees or more to "opt out" of the health-insurance pools, known as "alliances," that form the backbone of the Clinton health-care overhaul. Some experts say this move could create a two-tier system: one with generally better-insured members (working for large companies) and the other with generally less well- insured members (working mainly for smaller firms). To mollify labor unions, task-force officials will probably also propose some sort of regulation...
...began in 1947, may be a sign of the Clinton administration's ambivalence toward free trade. The unwillingness of the United States to commit itself to the multilateral trade talks, its labyrinthine administrative procedures and its inefficient mechanisms for gaining consensus all contribute to the need for a drastic overhaul of the system. Regional alternatives to the multilateral negotiations such as the North American Free Trade Agreement and the European Community are being presented as alternative trade policy choices. But these should be regarded as complements, not alternatives, to the GATT...
Magaziner is now putting that approach to work as the day-to-day manager of the Health Care Task Force, headed by Hillary Rodham Clinton, which is in the final stages of drawing a blueprint to overhaul an $800 billion industry. Last week, breaking the secrecy that has surrounded much of the task force's work, Administration officials disclosed details of the plan that they hope to unveil in mid-May. The White House proposal, which would provide basic benefits for all Americans, including the 37 million who lack coverage, emphasizes the ability of citizens to choose their own doctors...
...buildings will not receive the complete overhaul that first-year students witnessed this year in Weld and Matthews Halls. And despite residents' concerns about the structural integrity of their living quarters, the project will focus on just a few trouble spots that can be traced to flaws in the original design...