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The CT Mirror examines the difficulties patients face when trying to comparison shop or simply figure out how much they might have to spend on medical treatments.
Medicare officials recovered about $19.2 billion in fraudulent payments over the past five years, including $210 million through a new system that uses analytics to probe billing patterns, CQ Healthbeat reports. But the recovered sum is dwarfed by the size of the problem, projected to be up to $50 billion a year.
The failure to provide treatment has led to crowded emergency rooms and jails and thousands of untreated people living on the streets, the newspaper reports. Other stories look at a South Carolina "telepsychiatry" program designed to provide rural patients with psychiatric help and a program in Missouri that partners police with mental health counselors.
Meanwhile, a tea party challenger to Tennessee Sen. Lamar Alexander, the Republican incumbent, is focusing on his posture to the health care law, and House Speaker John Boehner said he plans to sue the president for misuse of executive powers on issues including health care.
Robert Jesse, acting undersecretary for health, and Will Gunn, the department's general counsel, will be leaving their positions at the troubled agency.
Researchers suggest consumers are not willing to spend money on insurance in the busy fall season as they plan for the holidays, so sign-ups in the spring after tax returns are received might be better. Also, a look at consumers' reluctance to shop for insurance.
Republicans in the state House announce that they've retained former U.S. Solicitor General Paul Clement, who produced a report saying the governor does not have the authority in Virginia to expand Medicaid without legislative approval.
The revision by the Commerce Department finds that health spending was substantially below expectations for the first quarter and subtracted 0.16 of a percentage point from the nation's growth rate.
A selection of editorials and opinions on health care from around the country.
This week's articles come from The New York Times, The Morning Consult, Modern Healthcare, KQED, Health Affairs and The Visalia Times-Delta.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including reports about the effects of lower health spending on the economy.
The Gallup survey pegged the uninsured rate at 13 percent. Meanwhile, in exchange news, The Denver Post notes increased sign-ups, and Oregon works to retain workers for its troubled marketplace.
News outlets report on proposed 2015 premium increases in D.C. and Colorado, looking at how these rates compare nationally and how consumers are reacting.
Meanwhile, lawmakers also are attempting to craft a deal related to two mental health bills pending in the House of Representatives.
An analysis of early medical claims shows that Americans enrolled in the health law's exchange plans have higher rates of serious health problems, according to The Wall Street Journal. Meanwhile, The Washington Post reports that some small employers buying coverage for their workers are struggling with costs and logistics.
The report by PricewaterhouseCoopers says some of the increase is due to pent-up demand among consumers who delayed treatment during the recession.
A selection of editorials and opinions on health care from around the country.
The two chambers passed different versions of the measure, which would allow veterans to seek care outside of the veterans' system if they faced long waits at a VA facility.
The deal, part of an agreement to allow Partners HealthCare System to acquire South Shore Hospital, would resolve an antitrust investigation and require Partners to pay for both an investigation into its practices and a court-appointed monitor.
A selection of health policy stories from California, New York, the District of Columbia, Montana and Missouri.
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