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Home health industry fights minimum wage rule – USA Today

February 17th, 2012 Comments off

WASHINGTON – Home health care companies are leading the fight against an Obama administration proposal to require them to pay their workers the minimum wage, despite data showing that the industry was one of the few nationally to maintain …

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Why health care costs vary in one chart – Washington Post

February 17th, 2012 Comments off

There’s no shortage of evidence that health care prices vary dramatically across the country – and no shortage of questions about why this is true. Are certain populations sicker? Doctors charging more? Patients seeking more unnecessary …

Fight against health care fraud recovers $4.1B – USA Today

February 17th, 2012 Comments off

WASHINGTON – Investigators recovered a record-breaking $4.1 billion in health care fraud money during 2011, a reflection of the Obama administration’s increased focus on fighting fraud, Justice Department officials announced Tuesday.

California sets trends in health regulation – CNN

February 11th, 2012 Comments off

(CNN)– Beyond skateboards, Silicon Valley and hippies, California has a trendsetting streak of a different kind. The state has been first to pass major public health initiatives that have spread throughout the country. California was first to …

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