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新浪微博:遭遇中国式审查

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At a Catholic Hospital, a Dispute Over What a Doctor Can Do – and Say

by Nina MartinNov. 14: This story has been updated with comment from Dr. Demos. A dispute between a Colorado cardiologist and the hospital he works for has highlighted a growing area of concern among...

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How Medicare Could Save Millions

by Blair Hickman

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N.Y. Fed Asks Court to Dismiss Fired Goldman Examiner’s Lawsuit

by Jake BernsteinThe Federal Reserve Bank of New York has asked a judge to throw out a lawsuit by a former bank examiner who says she was dismissed after finding fault with Goldman Sachs’...

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Polarizing Brooklyn Prosecutor Retires Amid Scrutiny

by Joaquin SapienFor more than 20 years, Michael Vecchione served as one of Brooklyn District Attorney Charles “Joe” Hynes’ top lieutenants, taking on some of the office’s most controversial cases....

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This One Doc Could Have Saved Medicare Millions in 2011

by Blair Hickman

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Medicare’s Failure to Track Doctors Wastes Billions on Name-Brand Drugs

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Crossroads’ Tax Return Shows Big Donors, But Doesn’t Name Them

by Kim BarkerThe dark money giant Crossroads GPS, launched by Republican strategist Karl Rove, told the IRS it raised almost $180 million in 2012, including one donation of $22.5 million, another of...

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Five Takeaways: Why Doctors Stay Mum About Mistakes Their Colleagues Make

by Marshall Allen As I wrote this earlier month, doctors often know when a patient has been the victim of a medical error – sometimes before the patient does.But too often they don’t say anything...

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Discussion: Why Medicare Wastes Billions on Name-Brand Drugs

by Blair HickmanYesterday, we published an investigation into how Medicare's popular drug program has failed to rein in medical providers who heavily prescribe pricey, name-brand drugs, instead of...

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Military Aid Gets A Partial Pass on Foreign Assistance Transparency Push

by Cora CurrierEarlier this year, we detailed the Obama administration’s opposition to congressional efforts to require more oversight of aid to foreign militaries and police forces.Security...

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Generic or Name-Brand? 10 Docs Talk About Picking Drugs

by Charles Ornstein and Tracy WeberWe talked to dozens of experts for our Monday report on how Medicare is wasting hundreds of millions of dollars a year by failing to look into doctors who...

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Q&A: How California’s Insurance Enrollments Beat Healthcare.gov

by Charles OrnsteinThere’s good news flowing from the Golden State — and Peter Lee has a lot to do with it.Covered California, the state’s health insurance marketplace, signed up more people in...

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Podcast: Millions Wasted on Brand-Name Drugs in Medicare

by Nicole Collins BronzanThis week, Steve Engelberg brings Charlie Ornstein and Tracy Weber to the Storage Closet Studio to talk about the latest piece in their yearlong investigation of Medicare Part...

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In California, $1 Million in Unpaid Fines for Assisted Living Centers

by A.C. Thompson The California Department of Social Services issued more than $2 million in fines against assisted living facilities throughout the state from 2007 to 2012. But a ProPublica review of...

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A Year Later, Feds Inch Forward on Fair Housing

by Nikole Hannah-JonesTonight’s episode of “This American Life” will feature a story based on ProPublica’s yearlong investigation “Living Apart: How the Government Betrayed a Landmark Civil Rights...

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Help Us Investigate Segregation at Secondary Schools

by Blair HickmanMiddle schools and high schools often offer an array of classes and programs in order to serve students with a variety of educational needs. They include talented and gifted, special...

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New Tax Return Shows Karl Rove’s Group Spent Even More On Politics Than It Said

by Kim BarkerOn its 2012 tax return, GOP strategist Karl Rove’s dark money behemoth Crossroads GPS justified its status as a tax-exempt social welfare group in part by citing its grants of $35 million...

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A Cheat Sheet For The Obamacare Hearings

by Charles OrnsteinEvery few days, it seems, there’s another hearing into one problem or another with rolling out the Affordable Care Act. It’s hard to keep track.Since late October, by my count,...

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Rate Hikes Hidden in California’s Glowing Obamacare Reviews

by Charles OrnsteinDuring a meeting last week, officials at Covered California, the state’s much-touted health insurance marketplace, made a pretty stark admission: Half of the approximately 1 million...

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