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...population are much different from those of a general population," said Richard W. Valachovic, chief of the UHS Dental Service. "Most students don't have a lot of needs like a loss of teeth because of periodontal disease, crowns and bridges or dentures. We're able to bring the premium very, very low while covering the kind of treatment they need...
...other direct way to make Medicare less costly for the government is to make it more costly for the participants. The Part B premium, for example, was originally intended to finance half the cost of the health care it provides. But now it covers less than a third. Raising the premium, at least for better-off beneficiaries, seems fair enough. The seniors lobby is geared up to label any such change a "tax increase on the elderly," which is unfair, since it is actually a reduction in the subsidy they are receiving. (It is fitting revenge, though, on the conservatives...
...have any treatment he or she recommends. And even Medicare is experimenting with managed care. For more than a decade, enrollees have had the option of joining an HMO, if one is available in their area. Some 9% are currently signed up. Medicare usually pays the HMO a premium equal to 95% of its average per person costs in the area, adjusted for a few factors like age and sex. Nevertheless, Medicare loses money on the deal. Why? The main reason is that these are people who cost the system less than 95% of the average. Healthier people tend...
...crime, an amendment to deny some amenities to the nation's 95,000 federal prisoners is now part of the House version of the Republican-sponsored anti-crime bill. If it survives into the final version of the bill--an iffy prospect--the amendment would forbid such things as premium cable channels and R- or X-rated movies. Its sponsor, Representative Dick Zimmer of New Jersey, is also pushing for a law that would reach the nation's 959,000 state prisoners by denying federal prison money to any state that did not ban such things as in-cell...
...cents an article--a scenario that is hampered right now by the fact that collecting a nickel over the Internet costs more than 5 cents. Until that changes, webzines are more likely to follow in the footsteps of Mr. Showbiz, which is planning to register readers in so-called premium areas and start billing them for access to the juicy bits. After all, says editor Mulcahy, "this is not a charitable venture...