St. Petersburg Times Online: World & National news
TampaBay.com
 
Place an Ad Calendars Classified Forums Sports Weather
tampabay.com
August 5, 2001
Medicaid change empowers states
The Bush administration allows states to trim optional benefits to help insure more people.

Israeli missiles injure leader
JERUSALEM -- Israeli missiles slammed into a convoy Saturday in which Marwan Barghouti, a popular Palestinian leader, was traveling in the West Bank city of Ramallah. One car was destroyed and a security official was injured, but Barghouti escaped unharmed.

Could HMOs have healed themselves?
The patients' bill of rights was born of nightmarish stories about health maintenance organizations. But changes have made those stories more rare.

Friend or fraud? Seniors advocacy group investigated
Lawmakers want to know what the TREA Senior Citizens League has done with $46-million in donations. Some say the group uses scare tactics.

Today's television news shows
Here is a listing of today's television news shows.

Washington journal
Christian Coalition warned

Canada report
Provinces looking for federal help to pay for health care

National headlines
[an error occurred while processing this directive]

Back to Top
© Copyright 2001 St. Petersburg Times. All rights reserved.
 

Special Links
Susan Taylor Martin



World headlines[an error occurred while processing this directive]
Science headlines
[an error occurred while processing this directive]