Word: bottom
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...matches last year in the bottom five of the ladder," Elias said...
...that could delay or derail that bill in Congress. United HealthCare, the nation's second largest managed-care company, pulled the plug on precertification. The company, which is based in Minneapolis, Minn., and covers 14.5 million Americans, is betting the move will improve the quality of care and its bottom line, and maybe even help convince Congress that the HMOs can heal themselves. Nearly everyone applauded the decision, but practicing physicians were cheering loudest. Says cardiologist George Rodgers, in United's Austin, Texas, pilot program: "It's just made my work much more enjoyable...
...folks at the bottom of the ladder are making gains in real income for the first time in three decades," he said...
Buchanan recognizes that most of the issues debated in politics today concern either those at the very bottom of society or the middle and upper middle classes. Between these two is a great mass of Americans who are not dependent on the government, but survive by working long hours at low wages (sometimes in multiple jobs). They work without the security of knowing there will always be enough to make ends meet...
Harvard wrestling Coach Jay Weiss has been around the block. In five seasons, he has orchestrated the exponential rise of the Crimson from the bottom of the EIWA to one of the nation's top contenders. Just last year, his team finished third in the EIWAs and placed 20th at the NCAA Tournament--with three NCAA qualifiers and two All-Americans...