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

By Wendell Potter

September 3, 2012

Republicans keep touting free-market health care, but there's no evidence it works.

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

By Wendell Potter

October 1, 2012

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

Daily Disclosure: Hospital PAC backs GOP House candidates

By Rachael Marcus

October 1, 2012

American Hospital Association spends big favoring opponents of Obama health care plan.

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Top House Republicans demand suspension of electronic medical records program

By Fred Schulte

October 5, 2012

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

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

By Fred Schulte

November 29, 2012

Medicare paid providers billions to adopt electronic records without checking to see they're meeting quality goals

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

By Fred Schulte

December 20, 2012

Medicare budget-cutters are targeting extra charges by hospitals

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