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...theory, yes. Pressure must be applied to the overall Medicare program to bring down its costs. "Everybody 64 and younger is in some kind of HMO or managed-care network," says Gail Wilensky, who ran Medicare and Medicaid in the first Bush Administration. There's no reason to exempt seniors. The bill will set up a test program to have Medicare compete with private insurers in six metropolitan areas beginning in 2010. Republicans say seniors can opt to stay with Medicare, but Democrats complain that private firms will have the unfair advantage of a $12 billion subsidy and will...
Meanwhile, the bill establishes a program to allow workers 64 and younger who buy insurance with high deductibles to shelter income from taxes by putting money in special savings accounts. Earnings can be withdrawn tax free as long as the money is used for health care. Republicans believe the accounts will help workers buy plans that better suit their individual needs and accumulate tax-free money to pay for health care in retirement. Democrats argue that the program is a boon to the wealthy who can afford to put money aside. --By Douglas Waller
...decade since the diagnosis, LaBelle has had a Tony Bennett--like resurgence. Her reputation as a singer has deepened, and younger singers now clamor to record with her. In the past year LaBelle's gospel-trained voice has graced albums by rappers DMX, Wyclef Jean and OutKast. She has signed with Def Jam Classics and is working on an album for release...
...passing resemblance to herself. The character leaves her native Senegal for France where, after years of struggle and isolation, she eventually learns how to straddle the two worlds. (Diome herself left the Senegalese island of Niodior in 1994, and lives in Strasbourg.) Like her creator, Salie leaves behind a younger brother who yearns to join her, convinced that, even without papers, he can become a star football player if he can just reach French soil. As Salie tries to dissuade him with somber stories of the fate of other illegal immigrants, Diome exposes the myths and stereotypes that...
...signing a 36-year old outfielder who had a career year last season. This isn’t the first time New York has signed a big name hitter to play right field. How much of a difference did Raul Mondesi make? Nada—and he was younger and a better defensive player than Sheff. Of course, Sheffield likely won’t tank like Mondesi. But he probably won’t put up last year’s numbers either. In 2002, Sheffield only had 25 homers and 84 RBIs. Yankee Stadium is hitter-friendly but more...