The legislation would also increase payments by about $400 million for teaching hospitals, which often are located in big cities.

If Congress wants to increase payments to doctors, he said, it should do so in separate legislation.

To eliminate these shortfalls, the federal government would need to increase payments to the states by $14.1 billion.

He was able to increase rents and payments to Spain considerably.

In addition, 1/2 percent may be added to the interest rate, increasing monthly payments by about $30.

In March, she introduced a bill to increase payments to doctors.

In the new agreement, the studios agreed to increase payments to the union's health plan by at least $40 million.

We will also be taking significant steps to increase child-support payments.

The budget office said that the bill, though expected to save money over seven years, would increase payments to farmers in 1996 and 1997.

At the same time, he would like to increase payments to nonprofit groups to provide drug treatment and other services for homeless people.