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-926-6353 CONTRACT# 500-87-0626 PRO CONTACTS:CHIEP ExEC.OPP, LEO STANLEY BEGIN CONTRACT 12/Ol/86 SEND CONTRACT ll/30/88 RO PROJECT OPPICER: ANOELA HARRIS 214-767-6301 MAINE PRO: HEALTH CARE REvIEw,INC. 51 BROADWAY BANCOR ME 04401 PHONE 2O7-945-Ozaa .CONTRACT# P5U0—87+0625 PRO CONTACTS:EXEC.VICE PRES. EONARO J.LYNCH PRES. FREDERICK CRISAFULLI,M.D. OEOIN CONTRACT ll/D1/86 ENO CONTRACT 10/31/88 RO PROJECT OFFICER
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and discharges; and (4) the appropriateness of care paid for on tan "outlier" basis (outlier payments are made for cases which are extremely expensive or which have extremely long lengths of stay). Hospitals were required to enter into such agreements by October 1, 1984 (later changed to November 15, 1984 by P.L. 98-369) as a condition for receiving Medicare payments. If a contract between
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Governme . ~ UT Pub” . V Unit C*3T!( )n3 AUG 7 6 1994 may; %. mm" U””’9'SIty Librar t. Louis; Mo 63130 ies ABSTRACT This paper presents the legislative history of Medicare's Utilization and % Quality Cohtrol Peet Review 0rg&nization (PRO) prggram, a summary of major programi 'features_and the issues which surround them, and finally an overview of other relevant i. S.SU€S o
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is a viable option in the context of changing economic, regulatory and demographic environment. 3/ A defined benefit plan provides a specified benefit such as 1 percent of average salary for each year oftservice. A defined contribution plan is one in which an employer contributes a specified amount to each individualis account. The worker receives the accumulated amounts together with any earn- ings upon
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K MINIMUM UNIVERSAL PENSION SYSTEM (MUPS) INTRODUCTION In 1981, President Carter's Commission on Pension Policy recommended the . establishment of a minimum universal pension system (MUPS). lj This was a policy response to low and stagnated pension coverage. .The Commission consid- . ered this to be the most serious problem facing our retirement system. .More recent data show that retirement
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CRS~8 for an employee because of age. The effect on employment patterns after age 65 cannot be predicted. Nonetheless, there remains a cost to delay retirement in defined benefit plans. Because of significant projected increases in life enpectancies, policies that encourage workers to delay retirement might be pursued. Workers would not suffer any loss by delaying retirement in a defined contribution arrangement. Thus, a defined contribution plan may encourage people to work longer while at the same time permitting workers to shift employment among industries or loca- tions in order to take high wage, high productivity jobs.
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vs LL. I ./I/J-‘ Kpn-776/~/97 Er’!/U m ’ s7-197 EPW Congressiibnal Research Service The Library of Congress Gm, nment P br -% _ “Wu rcatzons AUG 16 1994 Washington, D.C. 20540 Wash: » . “gran Unwersny L,b,an-es St. Louis, MO 63130 '_/ MINIMUM UNIVERSAL PENSION SYSTEM (MUPS) Ray Schmitt % Specialist in Social Legislation Education and Public Welfare Division March 6, 1987 S
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Against MUPS While the MUPS proposal had many appealing features, it was strongly criti- cized for failing to take into consideration some effects on workers and firms. 2/ This was the minimum ERISA age and service standard for participation in a plan at that time. The Retirement Equity Act of 1984 reduced the age re- quirement to 21, but did not change the 1,000 hour standard for defining full- time
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benefits for some older employees. The 1986 Omnibus Budget Reconciliation measure not only eliminated mandatory retirement at age 70, but , prohibits pension plans from ceasing accruals or suspending plan contributions 2/ Wise, David A. Pensions, Labor, and Individual Choice. National Bureau of Economic Research, 1985. i
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) reporting H.R. 5345 for floor action. On April 12, 1984, Senators Hatfield and Denton introduced an amendment to be offered as a substitute for S.1U59 if the latter were brought up for floor debate. Cong. $55. $464. (April 12, 1984) (daily ed.). 8/ 130 Cong. Rec. H3901 (May 15, 1984) (daily ed.). 9/ 130 Cong. Rec. S6674-6682 (June 6, 1984) (da11y ed.). 10/ 130 Cong. Rec. H7742 (July 25, 1984) (daily ed
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upon them, were as follows: CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS Fourteen measures--House Joint Resolutions 16, 81, 100, 104, 133, 170, 288, S03, S13, and 515, Senate Joint Resolutions 73, 212, and 218, plus a Senate floor amendment--were introduced to alter the judicial interpretation of the First Amendment in this area by amending the Constitution. The Senate debated and rejected two of the proposals: After
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Minimum universal pension system (MUPS)
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Minimum universal pension system (MUPS)
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1987
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This paper provides a brief description and reexamination of a proposal to establish a minimum universal pension system (MUPS) as a public policy response to low and stagnated pension coverage. It also discusses the trade-offs between traditional defined benefit pension plans and a defined contribution arrangement such as a MUPS.
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under this Act shall be used to prevent individual voluntary prayer and meditation in the public schools." See 130 Cong. Rec. $11805-11812 (Sept. 25, 1984). After the House conferees refused to accepE—Ehe Senate's modification (H. Rept. No. 98-1132 (Oct. 3, 1984), at 35), the House insisted on its version of the amendment and the Senate acceded (130 Cong. HES. H11810, 814158 (Oct. 10, 1984)).
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Q. '''‘V :1 I ‘A 1. “'1' '3‘ “' L‘ 7:?’ ~""a Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Washington, D.C. 20540 ILL: . Rear 84» man . LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITY IN THE 98TH CONGRESST CONCERNING RELIGIOUS ACTIVITIES IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS V David M. Ackerman Legislative Attorney American Law Division October 18, 1984 -a @;":%~3
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and October 18-20, 1983); Religious Speech Protection Act: Hearing7Before the Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary, and Vocational Education of the House Committee on Education and Labor, 98th Congress, 2d Session (March 28, 1984); and Hearing on the Seconuary_§chool Equality of Access Act (H.R. 5439) Before the Subcommittee on Civil ang_EoBstitu- tional Rights of the House Judiciary Committee, 98th
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.). 14/ See 130 Cong. Rec. H7852-7876 (July 26, 1984) (daily ed.). The House rejected the Coats language on a roll-call vote of 194-215 and thrice approved the Gunderson language, once on a voice vote and twice on roll-call votes of 378-29 and 356-50. . l2/ H. Rept. mo. 98-1128 (Oct. 2, 1984), at 53. $9.! POLO ’ ,

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