61.   The limited reforms are likely to focus on reducing payments to health care providers.

62.   The new law, by ending production controls and reducing subsidy payments to farmers, assures that over time prices people pay for food will be held in check.

63.   The organization also negotiates with creditors to reduce interest payments.

64.   The Republican plans would reduce Medicare payments for the average senior citizen, scale back school lunches and make student loans more costly, he contended.

65.   The refinancing boom had allowed millions of Americans to reduce monthly payments, freeing income for other purposes.

66.   The savings come mostly by reducing payments to doctors and hospitals for services rendered.

67.   The Republicans would sharply raise Medicare premiums for affluent elderly people, reduce payments to doctors and hospitals and let beneficiaries switch from Medicare to private health plans.

68.   The tax bill, signed by Clinton and passed without a Republican vote, does not reduce payments.

69.   The vendors agreed to allow the city to reduce the payments if the market improved.

70.   The waiver also will allow the state to reduce welfare payments to some parents whose children fail to maintain regular attendance in school.