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Show Thursday. December 3, THE HERALD, Provo, Utah, 1S87 Paee 33 Money to be used for the poor on won't budget money for transplants - ' federal rules making transplant payments optional. The state had been paying 68 percent of the total cost of transplant operations under the program, and the federal government had been paying 32 percent of the cost. Without state support, however, the federal government will not provide funds. An SALEM, Ore. (AP) state welfare official is defending the Legislature's decision not to pay for organ transplants, saying the cost cf 34 operations could fund basic health insurance for Oregonians. At a public meeting this week, Jean Thome, manager of health services for the Adult and Family Services "Division, said the decision not to pay $2.2 million for organ transplants over the next two years follows the lead of of 1,-5- 00 low-inco- -- Since -- rr y ,rr S.S niques 1985, million to pay for 19 trans7 plants in the and projected that by the cost might million if the transplant program were con- reach anti-rejecti- t st rr r jf ? jtt S'.f A $5.4 J ry y aT A jtt s f7 jf jTF j-j-f JJ R CtM&t t Liquid Make-Up- , - . M ''v fund-raisi- st Fit, December Prices Good ng "This is how we are ing health care in this try," Irwin said. rw urtt fw aS JT jt.sT jLJ? us jr s-- a ,L S Yardley y 2 FORS V a Finest Perfumed f) V Soap Assortments a SAVE 2.98 on 2 Reg. 3.99 Each A gift boxes contain 4 different W These 1 V)ur Choice SALE PRICE Give yourself . -- ;. h s 1 1 that fresh Cover : " : ' fr r . 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Instead, she said the money will be spent on prenatal care to poor mothers and basic care to children, who make up the majority of poor Americans. The thrust of the new federal policy is to reach drugs came into wider use, state welfare officials said they have seen a surge in r--r said. Opponents said they will file a federal lawsuit challenging Oregon's interpreta- m 1989-199- 1, when new tech- and bien-niu- 1985-198- the same, ought not to be appropriate money for the program because the agency's budget after legislators fully considered the transplant issue, she said. "I don't think transplants will be the last issue we will have to deal with in the next few years as we get into more of the uninsured "working poor" with government health care programs, she transplant requests. The state budgeted $1.2 iimw.iin mmi 1 i fUi ' ' - t I A Q7Urcos 1 V- - Conair New Twist Curling Combo - 4 .A I ffir ' . 4''. V fT V 1 V 1 V . Combines a curling iron and brush. 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