At the request of Senator John Heinz and Representative John Edward Porter, the General Accounting Office (GAO) assessed the nature of increases in the costs of medical malpractice insurance over the years, how various states have tried to deal with medical malpractice problems, and what federal and state actions may be warranted. This report…

A look at how mathematics for life insurance courses is currently being used in a nontraditional college environment. (Author/HB)

By July 1, 1966, each school district in New York State was required to install a system of property accounting. This pamphlet provides a suggested method of property accounting to assist school districts in meeting this requirement. In addition, suggestions are made to help the districts record the information needed for fire insurance purposes.…

A discussion addressed to school board members either planning a new building or adding to an existing one on how to cut insurance costs. The single most important factor in insurance costs is the type of construction. Other important cost factors are considered. (FPO)

Twelve publications in the ERIC system were reexamined and more detailed annotations written for this booklet. The approaches to vandalism prevention cited range from a U.S. Senate committee attempting to measure the cost of school vandalism nationwide to measures taken by individual school systems. (MLF)

This handbook is designed as a guide for those who may be involved in the administration or management of pupil transportation in New York State. It is especially geared to central, union free, and city districts under 125,000 population, and is designed to complement other New York State Education Department publications. Guidelines include…

This publication contains statistical data on applicants for disability benefits under the Social Security Act. Tables containing data through 1966 are provided for worker and childhood disability allowances and refusals. Individual and summary statistics are given for the applicants, who are classified by characteristics such as age, sex,…

In the Manhart case, female employees received the same retirement payments from the pension fund as males of the same seniority, age, and salary, but the women were required to contribute slightly more each month. The Supreme Court's ruling that this violated Title VII is applied to the similar situation with the TIAA-CREF pension. (LBH)

Answers questions on the specific manner in which school insurance was selected, or the basis for the selection and application of school insurance. (Author/MLF)

Malpractice issues are often ignored when social workers use the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (Third Edition). Physical disorders may be overlooked, practitioners may report less severe diagnoses than are indicated because of adverse effects of labeling, or they may increase the severity of diagnoses so clients can qualify…

Employee ill health causes high health costs. Employee "wellness" programs are instrumental in helping control rising health costs. Presents discussion on how to develop effective wellness programs and their benefits. Includes an employee survey. (MD)

Self-insurance pooling programs are emerging among school districts due to the insurance market crisis. School business managers, therefore, have been attempting to avoid hostile carriers by adopting such programs. (CJH)

An alternative to school district protection during the current insurance crisis is self-insurance consolidation, which can eventually reduce premiums and enable needed tort reform. (CJH)

Relates interview responses of seven information brokers on proper practice of information and extent of malpractice (e.g., industrial espionage, breaches of client or source confidentiality). Types of protection against malpractice--contracts, good educational background for entry-level positions, continuing education, personal values,…

In 1998, an estimated 3.4 million uninsured children were of high school age. Among highly populated states, there were wide differences in the percentage of these uninsured children, ranging from 28 percent in Texas to 6 percent in Massachusetts. Ten states and the District of Columbia require high school students to have health insurance before…