Word: thirds
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...demand exhaustive explanations or who merely exercise their hypochondria. "If you have to spend twice as much time because a patient's assertive and he wants to ask questions, it's certainly difficult to bill for that period of time," says cardiologist Alexander. "Lawyers and accountants don't have third parties or government agencies looking over their shoulders to determine whether their billings are fair." Patients understandably take a spare-no-expense attitude toward their health, but that is not a philosophy likely to keep a medical company in the black...
...deciding in advance how much a particular treatment should cost and balking at anything above that amount. Many doctors can no longer decide how often they see a patient, when one can be hospitalized, or even what drugs may be prescribed. Those decisions are now in the hands of third parties, hands that have never touched the patient directly...
Though he achieved the rank of minister-counselor, the department's third highest career level, Bloch is said to have been disappointed by his failure to become a full ambassador. He boasted to friends that he virtually ran the Vienna embassy under former Ambassador Helene von Damm, a Reagan appointee he regarded with scorn. Bloch got on the wrong side of Von Damm's successor, Ronald Lauder, who sent him packing. Colleagues praise Bloch's work in Washington, though some describe him as dull ("A boring little man," says one). He has been placed on leave and his security passes...
...swollen to 1.8 million vehicles. At current sales levels, that is a 75-day supply, well above what is considered healthy, and Detroit is finally acknowledging the sharp downturn in demand and cutting production plans for the rest of the year. Output at General Motors assembly plants in the third quarter will be the lowest of any July-September period in 19 years, Chrysler's the smallest in a decade. While none of the automakers are scheduling long-term shutdowns, many workers are being idled for the first time since the last recession. Ford, which has run continuous overtime...
...during the suspension of classes. Starting in January, Israel placed 8,000 teachers employed by the government (out of a total of 9,300 overall) on half pay. Even when they are at full salary, these men and women make only about $4,000 a year, or approximately one-third the average salary earned by government teachers inside Israel. West Bank professors fare much better. Despite the fact that higher education has been closed down since early 1988, they still receive full paychecks, thanks mostly to oil-rich Arab countries and international organizations that have donated millions of dollars...