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Some argue that there is a third factor at work as well. "At least part of the blame," said departing Health and Human Services Secretary Richard S. Schweiker in his budget message in January, "belongs to federal policies that have actually rewarded inefficiency in health care." President Reagan evidently agrees. In his 1984 budget, delivered to Congress Jan. 31, Reagan outlined sweeping changes in Medicare, Medicaid and private employer-based group health insurance. The projected payoff in Medicare and Medicaid savings: an estimated $2.1 billion in 1984 and $19.3 billion through...
...sparked 120,000 responses, including objections from agencies of all 38 states that aired their views. Opponents branded it the "squeal rule." The Reagan Administration did not flinch. "We've built a Berlin Wall between the kid and the parents," insisted Secretary of Health and Human Services Richard Schweiker. The new rule, he added, is "a reasonable balance" between the need to offer such services and the need not to undermine the role of parents...
...Congress agreed; they contended in a letter that the regulation "would result in a drastic increase in the number of teen-age pregnancies." One signer was Massachusetts Republican Congresswoman Margaret Heckler. After losing her bid for reelection, Heckler was President Reagan's choice to succeed the retiring Schweiker. During her upcoming confirmation hearings, Senators-not to mention parents-will be curious to learn where she stands...
Reagan nominated Heckler on January 12 to replace Richard S. Schweiker...
...Schweiker served for 20 years as a Congressman and Senator from Pennsylvania and was Reagan's vice-presidential running mate in 1976. A staunch advocate of basic medical research, he successfully defended the National Institutes of Health and the Public Health Service against cuts proposed by the Office of Management and Budget...