HEALTHCARE RECOVERIES INC
SC 13G, 1998-02-17
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                                 UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                  SCHEDULE 13G


                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                                (Amendment No. )*


                           Healthcare Recoveries, Inc.
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                                (Name of Issuer)


                                  Common Stock
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                         (Title of Class of Securities)


                                    42220K101
                           --------------------------
                                 (CUSIP Number)


Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this  statement [ ]. (A fee
is not required only if the filing person:  (1) has a previous statement on file
reporting  beneficial  ownership  of more  than  five  percent  of the  class of
securities  described  in Item 1;  and (2) has  filed  no  amendment  subsequent
thereto reporting  beneficial  ownership of five percent or less of such class.)
(See Rule 13d-7).

*The  remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting  person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any  subsequent  amendment  containing  information  which  would  alter the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise  subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but  shall be  subject  to all other  provisions  of the Act  (however,  see the
Notes).

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CUSIP No. 42220K101                    13G                   Page 2 of 9 Pages
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  1   NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
      S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

           Berger Associates, Inc. ID No. 13-2750052

  2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
                                                                     (a) [ ]

                                                                     (b) [ ]

  3   SEC USE ONLY

  4   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

           Delaware

   NUMBER OF      5   SOLE VOTING POWER
     SHARES
  BENEFICIALLY             -0-
    OWNED BY
      EACH        6   SHARED VOTING POWER
   REPORTING
     PERSON                591,175
      WITH
                  7   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

                           -0-

                  8   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                           591,175

  9   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

           591,175

 10   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES

           N/A

 11   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

           5.15%

 12  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

           IA, CO


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CUSIP No. 42220K101                    13G                   Page 3 of 9 Pages
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  1   NAME OF REPORTING PERSON

      S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

       Kansas City Southern Industries Inc.  ID No. 44-0663509

  2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
                                                                (a) [ ]
                                                                (b) [ ]

  3   SEC USE ONLY

  4   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

           Delaware

   NUMBER OF      5   SOLE VOTING POWER
     SHARES
  BENEFICIALLY             -0-
    OWNED BY
      EACH        6   SHARED VOTING POWER
   REPORTING
     PERSON                -0-
      WITH
                  7   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
                           -0-

                  8   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                           -0-

  9   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

           -0-

 10   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES  [X]

           Excludes shares beneficially owned by Berger Associates,  Inc.,
           a wholly-owned  investment  adviser  subsidiary,  of which beneficial
           ownership is disclaimed.

 11   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

           0%

 12  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

           HC, CO


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SCHEDULE 13G                                                    Page 4 of 9
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CUSIP No. 42220K101                                Healthcare Recoveries, Inc.

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Item 1.

      (a)   Name of Issuer:  Healthcare Recoveries, Inc.

      (b)   Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
            1400 Watterson Tower
            Louisville, Kentucky 40218

Item 2.

      (a)   Name of Person Filing:

            (1)   Berger Associates, Inc.
            (2)   Kansas City Southern Industries, Inc.

      (b)   Address of Principal Business Office:

            (1)   Berger Associates, Inc.
                  210 University Boulevard, Suite 900
                  Denver, Colorado  80206

            (2)   Kansas City Southern Industries, Inc.
                  114 West 11th Street
                  Kansas City, MO  64105

      (c)   Citizenship:

            (1)   Berger Associates, Inc.:  Delaware

            (2)   Kansas City Southern Industries, Inc.:  Delaware

      (d)   Title of Class of Securities:  Common Stock

      (e)   CUSIP Number:  42220K101


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SCHEDULE 13G                                                    Page 5 of 9
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CUSIP No. 42220K101                                Healthcare Recoveries, Inc.

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Item 3    If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b),
          check whether the person filing is a:

      (a)      Broker or Dealer  registered under Section 15 of the Act
          ----

      (b)      Bank as defined in section  3(a)(6) of the Act 
          ----

      (c)      Insurance  Company as defined  in section  3(a)(19)  of the Act 
          ----

      (d)      Investment  Company registered under section 8 of the Investment 
          ---- Company Act

      (e)  X   Investment  Adviser  registered  under  section  203 of the
          ---- Investment Advisers Act of 19401

      (f)      Employee  Benefit Plan,  Pension Fund which is subject to
          ---- the provisions of the Employee  Retirement Income Security Act
               of 1974 or Endowment Fund; see section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F)

      (g)   X  Parent  Holding   Company,   in  accordance   with  section
          ---- 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G) (Note: See Item 7)/2/

      (h)      Group, in accordance with section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(H)
          ----

Item 4.Ownership

      (a)   Amount Beneficially Owned:

            (1)   Berger Associates, Inc.:                          591,175*
                                                                    -------

                    *The filing of this statement shall not be construed as an
                    admission that Berger Associates, Inc. is, for purposes of
                    Sections 13(d) or 13(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of
                    1934, the beneficial owner of any securities covered by this
                    statement.

                    Berger Associates, Inc. is a registered investment adviser
                    which furnishes investment advice to fourteen mutual funds
                    and institutional clients. The mutual funds, The One Hundred
                    Fund, Inc.; the Berger One Hundred and

- -------- 

1    Berger Associates, Inc. is a registered investment adviser. 

2    Kansas City Southern Industries, Inc. ("KCSI") is the parent holding
     company of Berger Associates, Inc. KCSI owns 100% of Berger Associates,
     Inc. and is filing this statement solely as a result of such stock
     ownership which may be deemed to give KCSI control over Berger Associates,
     Inc.


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SCHEDULE 13G                                                    Page 6 of 9
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CUSIP No. 42220K101                                Healthcare Recoveries, Inc.

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                  One Fund,  Inc., dba the Berger Growth and Income Fund,  Inc.;
                  five series of the Berger Investment  Portfolio Trust: (1) the
                  Berger  Small  Company   Growth  Fund,   (2)  the  Berger  New
                  Generation  Fund, (3) the Berger Balanced Fund, (4) the Berger
                  Select Fund,  and (5) the Berger Mid Cap Growth Fund; the only
                  series of the Berger Omni Investment  Trust,  the Berger Small
                  Cap  Value  Fund;  three  series of the  Berger  Institutional
                  Products  Trust:  (1) the Berger  IPT-100 Fund, (2) the Berger
                  IPT-Growth  and  Income  Fund,  and (3) the  Berger  IPT-Small
                  Company Growth Fund; the Berger  Capital Growth  Portfolio,  a
                  series of American  Skandia  Trust;  the Small  Capitalization
                  Growth Investments Portfolio, a series of the Consulting Group
                  Capital Markets Funds;  and the Small-Cap Value  Portfolio,  a
                  series  of  Style  Select  Series,  Inc.  (collectively,   the
                  "Funds"),   are  open-end  management   investment   companies
                  registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

                  As a result of its role as investment  adviser or  sub-adviser
                  to  the  Funds  as  well  as  institutional  clients,   Berger
                  Associates,  Inc. may be deemed to be the beneficial  owner of
                  securities held by such funds or clients.

            (2)   Kansas City Southern Industries, Inc.:                 0**
                                                                   -------

                  **Kansas City Southern Industries,  Inc. ("KCSI") does not own
                  of record any shares of  Healthcare  Recoveries,  Inc., it has
                  not engaged in any transaction in Healthcare Recoveries,  Inc.
                  Common  Stock,   and  it  does  not  exercise  any  voting  or
                  investment  power over shares of Healthcare  Recoveries,  Inc.
                  Common Stock. All shares reported herein have been acquired by
                  Berger  Associates,   Inc.'s  mutual  fund  clients  and  KCSI
                  specifically disclaims beneficial ownership over any shares of
                  Healthcare Recoveries, Inc.
                  Common Stock.

                  Accordingly,  the  filing  of  this  statement  shall  not  be
                  construed  as an  admission  that  KCSI is,  for  purposes  of
                  Sections  13(d)  or 13(g) of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of
                  1934, the beneficial  owner of any securities  covered by this
                  statement.

      (b) Percent of Class:

            (1)   Berger Associates, Inc.:                            5.15%*
                                                                      ----



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SCHEDULE 13G                                                    Page 7 of 9
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CUSIP No. 42220K101                                Healthcare Recoveries, Inc.

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                  *The filing of this  statement  shall not be  construed  as an
                  admission  that Berger  Associates,  Inc.  is, for purposes of
                  Sections  13(d)  or 13(g) of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of
                  1934, the beneficial  owner of any securities  covered by this
                  statement.

            (2)   Kansas City Southern Industries, Inc.               0.0%**
                  ** See Item 4(a)(2).                                ---

      (c) Number of shares as to which such person has:

            (1)   Berger Associates, Inc.:

                    (i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote

                                    0

                   (ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote

                              591,175

                  (iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of

                                    0

                   (iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of

                              591,175

            (2)   Kansas City Southern Industries, Inc.

                    (i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote

                                    0

                   (ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote

                                    0*



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SCHEDULE 13G                                                    Page 8 of 9
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CUSIP No. 42220K101                                Healthcare Recoveries, Inc.

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                  (iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of

                                    0

                   (iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of

                                    0*

                              * See Item 4(a)(2).

Item 5.  Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class

            N/A

Item 6.  Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person

            N/A

Item 7.  Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the
         Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company

            This  statement  has been  filed  jointly  by KCSI  (parent  holding
            company) and Berger  Associates,  Inc.  (its  registered  investment
            adviser  subsidiary) and information  relating to Berger Associates,
            Inc. has been included herein.

Item 8.  Identification and Classification of Members of the Group
            N/A

Item 9.  Notice of Dissolution of Group

            N/A

Item 10. Certification

            By signing  below I certify  that,  to the best of my knowledge  and
            belief,  the  securities  referred  to above  were  acquired  in the
            ordinary course of business and were not acquired for the purpose of
            and do not have the effect of changing or influencing the
            control of the issuer of such  securities  and were not  acquired in
            connection with or as a participant in any  transaction  having such
            purposes or effect.


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SCHEDULE 13G                                                    Page 9 of 9
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CUSIP No. 42220K101                                Healthcare Recoveries, Inc.

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                                   SIGNATURE

            After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief,
I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.


                                       BERGER ASSOCIATES, INC.:


                                       February 12, 1998
                                       ----------------------------------------
                                       Date


                                       /s/ Kevin R. Fay
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                                       Signature


                                       Kevin R. Fay, Sr. Vice President -
                                       Finance and Administration
                                       ----------------------------------------
                                       Name/Title


                                       KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN INDUSTRIES, INC.


                                       February 12, 1998
                                       ----------------------------------------
                                       Date


                                       /s/ Louis G. Van Horn
                                       ----------------------------------------
                                       Signature


                                       Louis G. Van Horn,
                                       Vice President and Comptroller
                                       ----------------------------------------
                                       Name/Title






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                                 EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit                 Document                            Page No.

A                 Joint Filing Agreement





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                                    Exhibit A
                                       to
                                  SCHEDULE 13G

                             Berger Associates, Inc.
                                       and
                      KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN INDUSTRIES, INC.


            Pursuant to Rule  13d-1(f)(1)  under the Securities  Exchange Act of
1934, Berger Associates,  Inc., a Delaware corporation, and Kansas City Southern
Industries,  Inc.,  a Delaware  corporation,  hereby  agree  that the  preceding
Schedule 13G is being filed on behalf of each of them.

            IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the  parties  hereto have duly  executed  this
agreement on this 12th day of February, 1998.

                                        BERGER ASSOCIATES, INC.


                                        /s/ Kevin R. Fay
                                        ---------------------------------------
                                        Kevin R. Fay
                                        Sr. Vice President - Finance and
                                        Administration


                                        KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN INDUSTRIES, INC.


                                        /s/ Louis G. Van Horn
                                        ---------------------------------------
                                        Louis G. Van Horn
                                        Vice President and Comptroller




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