11.   These payments often cover the cost of services provided by specialists and even hospitals.

12.   Those payments cover less than half of total state spending on Medicaid, however.

13.   Spokeswoman Howard declined to disclose how many franchisees were involved, or what the payments covered.

14.   The payments covered the first three years of the sponsorship agreement.

15.   The payments would cover about half the cost of group day care and would be available to fewer parents than now qualify, the document suggested.

16.   The payments will cover the difference between production costs and sale prices, he said.

17.   The payments covered a two-week period in early May.