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...even using the word in that way, Clinton had broken something of an Administration taboo. Rationing, the sacrificing of certain expensive or marginally useful treatments in the interests of economy, had been avidly discussed earlier in his tenure. In March Health Secretary Donna Shalala approved a Medicaid-distribution plan composed by the state of Oregon that ranked ailments and their attendant treatments from 1 to 709, according to their perceived costs and benefits. Then, based on the amount of money in its Medicaid budget, Oregon drew a line -- at number 587 -- between those it was willing to offer and those...
...dates from the days before Hyde's amendment and was routinely interpreted as permitting abortion on demand. Hyde is ready for war: "No way am I going to let the crucial definitions be determined by the little one," he says scornfully, referring to Health and Human Services Secretary Donna Shalala...
...coalition of national right-to-life groups to challenge her nomination. "We are deadly opposed to her confirmation," says James A. Smith, a lobbyist for the Christian Life Commission. But the White House contends it is ready to fight for this nominee. Says Health and Human Services Secretary Donna Shalala: "She is colorful and plainspoken, and Americans like people who are straightforward." One Republican Senator, Don Nickles of Oklahoma, has come out against her, but no one expects it to stop there...
WASHINGTON -- Bill Clinton dallied for months before selecting an AIDS czar, Kristine Gebbie, last Friday. The previous day, members of the National Commission on AIDS visited HHS Secretary Donna Shalala and criticized the Administration bitterly. According to those present, chairman David Rogers said, "I'm incredulous that you could have screwed up so much." Seemingly disconcerted, Shalala periodically left the room. Re-entering for the last time, she said, "Done." An AIDS czar had been chosen...
Demonstrating their team spirit, two of the most liberal Cabinet members made very centrist gestures last week. Health Secretary Donna Shalala announced that she would be embarking on reforms to fulfill candidate Clinton's promise to "end welfare as we know it," a subject on which she had been silent until now. Labor Secretary Robert Reich said Clinton's plan to raise the minimum wage, now $4.25 an hour, will be postponed to give small- business leaders a chance to let their fears be taken into account. Health- care reform was postponed last week as well, to calm those...