Word: repairable
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...attend seminars on "creative billing," learning how to describe medical treatment in terms that will yield the highest prices. A $2,900 gastrectomy, the removal of all or part of the stomach, can be billed a la carte as several procedures for a total of $6,900. When auto-repair shops or lawyers do that, we call it padding the bill. Doctors call it "unbundling." Some maintain that they do it in the spirit of Robin Hood, overcharging people with good insurance in order to charge less for the treatment of poorly covered patients...
...February 1990, California Republicans were feeling so scorned and abused that Bush set out to repair the rift. That spring, Sununu and the late Lee Atwater mended fences with several dozen big-dollar fund raisers at the Orange County home of developer Donald Bren. More recently, Wilson invited Sununu to Sacramento for his swearing...
...ability to appreciate the full scope of the show. Our Husband is a funny play with a cultural twist. Unfortunately, this presentation rides on the formidable talent of a few individuals and lacks necessary coherence. Adzovie and Omodi-Engola are to be commended, but even their performances cannot repair this flawed production...
David's luck persists when the father of his fiancee, who has vowed to prevent their marriage, is conveniently killed. Later, when he has trouble fixing a car for his potential boss, an experienced mechanic helps him repair...
...minutes are read. Loston announces how much is in the bank and what donations have been sent in. The women discuss the work and announce upcoming projects. A few members ask to borrow $500 to $1,000 for paint or supplies. New members sign a pledge to help repair every house in the community, and the lax and lazy are goaded to work harder. When all is done, the women hold hands as Roberson leads them in an impassioned prayer thanking God for his help. They then wish each other good night and head out into the dark, back...