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Alcohol treatment for uninsured women

Description: Staff answers calls on Mass. Alcohol & Drug Hotline. Treatment facilities, especially for women, have long waiting lists. Detox centers and halfway houses cannot serve all the uninsured women in need.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 02/07/1989

Blue Cross losses

Description: Blue Cross requests huge increase in Medex rates as compensation for losses and federal cutbacks in catastrophic coverage. This would put burden of higher premium on elderly.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 12/26/1989

Domestic partners

Description: Domestic partners, a/k/a/ gay couples, want legal protection for insurance and job benefits. David Scondras, James Byrne, Albert O'Neil.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 09/13/1989

Health care plan success

Description: Mother of ill child is thankful for universal health care plan because she could not afford her son's huge medical bills without its help. Cheryl Gresek.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 01/05/1989

Herald reporters discontent

Description: Boston Herald editorial staff picket to protest small percentage of health insurance paid by the paper. Herald tv ad.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 09/25/1989

McGovern on budget busters

Description: Sen. Patricia McGovern puts $349 million cuts and savings through Ways & Means, which will have greatest impact on middle class in Medicaid & group insurance. Elderly playing bingo. Budget busters.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 12/07/1989

Medex increase

Description: Blue Cross/Blue Shield seeks rate increase for Medex health insurance for senior citizens. Nurse's aide takes elderly woman's temperature and blood pressure. Pharmacist counts pills for prescription.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 07/31/1989

Nynex and health insurance

Description: Nynex wants to pass part of health insurance costs onto its employees. New England Telephone building, Bell symbol on facade. Warm weather pedestrians, professionals, executives near financial district.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 07/31/1989

Nynex strike

Description: Striking IBEW workers picket telephone company, disagreeing with Nynex over payment of health insurance.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 08/07/1989

Nynex workers' insurance

Description: Nynex workers learn that company will discontinue life and health insurance premiums while they strike. CWA and IBEW workers rally, picket, chant.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 09/21/1989