The Wall Street Journal: “Insured Americans are using fewer medical services, raising questions about whether patients are consuming less health care as they pick up a greater share of the costs. The drop in usage is showing up as health-care companies report financial results…

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U.S. News & World Report: Regulators are accusing the Tennessee-based American Trade Association of bilking consumers out of $14 million by selling fake health insurance to 26,000 households in all 50 states. The scams happened “over a span of 16 months, according to court documents…

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The New York Times: “In an unusual move, a state government is developing regulations meant to stop doctors from prescribing higher doses of powerful – and often dangerous – pain killers for patients who are not benefiting from them…

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In Haiti, A Lesson For U.S. Health Care The New York Times In February, a month after Haiti’s earthquake, I went down to Port-au-Prince as part of a team that was helping to reactivate cardiac care in the city’s public hospital. For several months since, I have observed how the earthquake and its aftermath profoundly changed Haiti’s health care system…

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Politico reports that business groups are preparing ads for the November elections and some are targeting health reform. “The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has already vowed to invest $75 million in the mid-term elections. And health insurers are also planning to play big in November, although the specifics remain in flux. …

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