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IMPACT: Cabinet officials signal crackdown on Medicare billing abuse

By Fred Schulte and Joe Eaton

Sebelius, Holder signal new scrutiny in wake of Center series

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How doctors and hospitals have collected billions in questionable Medicare fees

By Fred Schulte and David Donald

Feds tighten scrutiny of health records

By Fred Schulte

Billing complexity spawns new industry

By Fred Schulte

GOP senators call for overhaul of electronic health records program

By Fred Schulte

OPINION: Documentary captures what's wrong with U.S. health care

By Wendell Potter

Documentary 'Escape Fire' captures what's wrong with U.S. health care.

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Hospital 'facility fees' boosting medical bills, and not just for hospital care

By Fred Schulte

OPINION: Physicians' group will barnstorm conventions with truth-telling on ObamaCare

By Wendell Potter

45 million Americans without health insurance

By The Center for Public Integrity

Family docs not ready to leave AMA group with influence over Medicare pay

By Joe Eaton

Top House Republicans demand suspension of electronic medical records program

By Fred Schulte

Top House Republicans want program suspended until government demands that systems communicate

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IMPACT: Administration official asks for Medicare billing review

By Fred Schulte

IMPACT: HHS IG pledges focus on Medicare billing abuse involving electronic records

By Fred Schulte

Electronic medical records probed for over-billing

By Fred Schulte

Feds tighten scrutiny of health records

By Fred Schulte

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IMPACT: Administration official asks for Medicare billing review

By Fred Schulte

Administration official wants to know if electronic health records are causing Medicare over-billing

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Electronic medical records probed for over-billing

By Fred Schulte

Growth of electronic medical records eases path to inflated bills

By Fred Schulte

Top House Republicans demand suspension of electronic medical records program

By Fred Schulte

GOP senators call for overhaul of electronic health records program

By Fred Schulte

Aspen Dental faces class action suit

By David Heath

11 patients file a class action lawsuit against the corporate dental chain Aspen Dental alleging deception and violating laws in 22 states.

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Corporate dental chains see big profits in adults who can't afford care

By David Heath and Jill Rosenbaum

Texas tries to crack down on dental chains that put profits ahead of patients

By David Heath

The business behind dental treatment for America’s poorest kids

By David Heath and Jill Rosenbaum

OPINION: The illusory promise of free-market health care miracles

By Wendell Potter

OPINION: Who wins with Medicare Advantage?

By Wendell Potter

Medicare Advantage plans are profit centers for private insurance companies because of government incentives to participate.

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Health insurance PACs have love-hate relationship with health care reform

By Reity O'Brien

OPINION: Physicians' group will barnstorm conventions with truth-telling on ObamaCare

By Wendell Potter

OPINION: a bit of truth-telling on Obamacare

By Wendell Potter

OPINION: don't raise the Medicare eligibility age

By Wendell Potter

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OPINION: a bit of truth-telling on Obamacare

By Wendell Potter

The rhetoric has obscured the Affordable Care Act's many benefits

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Judgment calls on billing make 'upcoding' prosecutions rare

By Fred Schulte

OPINION: Center series demonstrates dangers of 'captured' regulators

By Wendell Potter

Hospitals request government help in curbing possible billing abuses

By Fred Schulte

Daily Disclosure: Democratic super PAC zeroes in on GOP Medicare plan

By Rachael Marcus

Blistering inspector general report says feds are failing to fight Medicaid home care fraud

By Joe Eaton

Report says feds not doing enough to root out fraud in Medicaid personal services

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Judgment calls on billing make 'upcoding' prosecutions rare

By Fred Schulte

OPINION: Center series demonstrates dangers of 'captured' regulators

By Wendell Potter

Hospitals request government help in curbing possible billing abuses

By Fred Schulte

Medicare paid $3.6 billion for electronic health records but didn't verify quality goals were met

By Fred Schulte

Medical journal issues warning about human tissue trade

By ICIJ

Medical journal issues warning about human tissue trade

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Health information technology: Incentives may not always serve intended purpose

By Josh Israel and Kimberly Leonard

Government pushes to create a new health internet

By Fred Schulte

OPINION: Documentary captures what's wrong with U.S. health care

By Wendell Potter

IMPACT: Administration official asks for Medicare billing review

By Fred Schulte

Hospitals request government help in curbing possible billing abuses

By Fred Schulte

Federal help sought to create billing guidelines and oversee electronic medical records

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Judgment calls on billing make 'upcoding' prosecutions rare

By Fred Schulte

GOP senators call for overhaul of electronic health records program

By Fred Schulte

How doctors and hospitals have collected billions in questionable Medicare fees

By Fred Schulte and David Donald

Health information technology: Incentives may not always serve intended purpose

By Josh Israel and Kimberly Leonard

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"… tter to HHS Secretary Sebelius. She noted that a year ago the Institute of Medicine had urged HHS to develop a plan to minimize patient safety risks, but that …"

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