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Annals of Medicine: A panel of medical scholars says physicians need to be taught how to adapt to the managed care system. Some possible seminars for HMO training as proposed by Jenny Church: "Biting the Bullet: The Economical Anesthesia"..."New Frontiers in Placebos: Beyond M&Ms"..."Radiological Alternatives to Surgery: Re-touching Those X-Rays"..."Used Popsicle Sticks: Finding Tongue Depressors in Your Grocer's Freezer."

House Ways and Means Chairman Bill Archer proposes $85 billion in tax cuts. He ways tax cuts are needed to stimulate the economy. Says Hamilton, "If this economy gets any more stimulated, it will test positive for cocaine."