Democrats Balk at Bush's Health Insurance Proposal
...s plan that taxes higher-priced health plans would penalize people who are trying to provide the best care for their families. "It is good that the president is trying to cover the uninsured, but it shouldn't be done at the expense of those in the middle class who have already achieved good health care," Sc...'Bottled' Contamination And a Brewing Battle
...arried out, we lack the administrative platform to penalize the offenders. What has been shamefully alarming is that there are no standards set under the law in our country to monitor contamination in soft drinks or non-alcoholic beverages. This has had an impact in diminishing the effectiveness in enforcing ...NHS Forced to Borrow Money at Rates of 10 percent
...icism from several trusts as this would ultimately penalize those institutions that were least able to pay. The move follows close on the heels of several job cuts among the nursing staff in order to stem mounting debts. Close to 4000 job cuts have been reported across the country within the past few weeks....Lawmakers alerted on new tobacco control policies by research team
...ntify retailers who sell tobacco to minors, and to penalize violators with a graduated series of fines and civil penalties. 3. Promote laws that mandate a permit or license for stores that sell tobacco, and revoke licenses for repeated sales to minors. Fees from licensing of tobacco vendors can be used to f...