Word: containment
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...fumbling attempts to contain costs have not worked. In Massachusetts, for example, Blue Shield has established maximum fees for various medical procedures but so far has refused to tell doctors what the maximums are, lest everybody charge them. Many doctors do anyway. A Boston specialist's secretary explains: "Suppose we charge $45 for a service and then we learn that another doctor is being paid $65 for the same service. We then cannot ask $65 even though we may be as good or perhaps better. Blue Shield permits us to raise our prices by a small percentage from time...
...article, which appeared in the quarterly's fall 1978 issue, was written by Washington Lawyer Max M. Kampelman. It urges the establishment of a professional code of ethics, the use of internal ombudsmen, and passage of antitrust measures to contain the growth of media conglomerates. Perhaps most significant for Sinatra, Kampelman argues for statutory revisions that would make it easier for public figures to win libel suits...
...move stands to do more to burnish the public relations image of Carter's anti-inflation commandos-and Sears-than to contain overall U.S. prices. First, inflation in general retailing has been relatively modest, averaging well under 5% over the past five years. Second, Sears' major competitors, including J.C. Penney, K mart and Montgomery Ward, do not intend to cut prices...
...musical performance has as its obvious source the improvisation and spontaneous creation which are characteristic of jazz, blues, and Afro-American folk music. These are musical values that have no counterpart in the mainstream of Western culture. But classifications like "jazz" or even "music" seem to narrow to contain the Art Ensemble's vision of "Great Black Music." It's terribly difficult to describe what the Art Ensemble of Chicago actually does, especially when confronted with the rich complexity of one of their live performances. Call it a "happening...
...their final game, the laxwomen just could not contain New Hampshire's Kathy Sanborn. Sanborn penetrated the Crimson defense at will and led her team to an 11-6 victory over an unimpressive. Harvard team...