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From a practical point of view, Feinberg's ability to help claimants is limited. A few of the fund's more controversial regulations--the litigation waiver; life insurance must be deducted from any potential payout--were designed by Congress. But how much each family receives is at Feinberg's discretion. Claimants can appeal Feinberg's decision--to Feinberg or to one of 30 specially appointed hearing examiners--or they can reject it and sue, although Congress has stacked the deck against any lawsuit's succeeding. Congress also neglected to put a cap on how much Feinberg can give the families...
Kanevsky is an unlikely player in this industry. He had to get a special waiver to study math at Moscow State University, where no accommodation was made for him. He learned to lip-read teachers and fellow students, and still relies on lipreading--in English and Russian--rather than the sign language used by most deaf people...
...talk has only just begun. This time, though, Republicans are likely to be making as much noise as Democrats. As the final proposal headed for defeat on the Senate floor last week, George W. Bush's Health and Human Services Department was granting a federal waiver so that three Governors can use Medicaid funds to expand drug coverage to poor seniors who don't otherwise qualify. One of the lucky Governors: Jeb Bush of Florida. Helping is what family's all about...
...talk has only just begun. This time, though, Republicans are likely to be making as much noise as Democrats. As the final proposal headed for defeat on the Senate floor last week, George W. Bush's Health and Human Services Department was granting a federal waiver so that three Governors can use Medicaid funds to expand drug coverage to poor seniors who don't otherwise qualify. One of the lucky Governors: Jeb Bush of Florida. Helping is what family's all about...
PRESCRIPTIONS By July, Washington is expected to grant Florida a waiver to expand its unique prescription-drug program, doubling the payout to low-income seniors...