81.   His committee is at the forefront of efforts to cut the cost of the federal health programs and to cut income taxes.

82.   His death came as the department is expanding mental health programs available to officers.

83.   Health programs, like many domestic programs, received large increases last December because Congress and the Clinton administration showed little restraint on spending, the official said.

84.   HEALTH Republicans in Congress approved sweeping changes in Medicaid and Medicare, the health programs for the poor and the elderly, but President Clinton rejected the proposals.

85.   House Republicans are also committed to major changes in Medicaid, the health program for poor people.

86.   In addition, it extends criminal penalties that apply to Medicare and Medicaid fraud and abuse to other federal health programs.

87.   In his speech, Mandela inventoried housing starts, health programs, school feeding programs and a host of new legislation.

88.   In January, a trial is scheduled to begin on a Minnesota case seeking reimbursement from cigarette makers for the smoking related costs in state-backed health programs.

89.   In particular, the committee cited overreporting of money expected from Medicare and other government health programs, and underreporting of provisions for collecting on bad debts.

90.   In that position, Scully supervised spending for all federal health programs.