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  Anthem reverses plans to put time limits on anesthesia coverage

  NPR - Rachel Treisman

  One of the country's largest health insurers has reversed its decision to no longer pay for anesthesia care in certain states if the surgery or procedure goes beyond a particular time limit. The original move by Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield, which would have started next year, alarmed doctors and …

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  From the ER to your house: Why hospitals are treating patients at home

  The Washington Post - Fenit Nirappil

  The hospital-at-home movement has proliferated during the last decade, reshaping how acute care is delivered and health systems are financed. BOSTON — An IV bag dangled from a curtain rod, pumping fluids into the patient. A paramedic drew a blood sample as an Olympic women’s rugby match blared on …

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  Reliability at Multiple Stages in a Data Analysis Pipeline – Communications of the ACM

  acm.org - R. Colin Johnson

  The ubiquity of data in recent years has led to wide use of automated, data-driven decision-making tools. These tools are gradually supplanting …

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  So Many Days Lost at the Doctor’s Office

  The New York Times - By Paula Span

  Deana Hendrickson sometimes feels daunted by the demands of the medical system. “Every body part has a doctor,” she lamented. “I hate it.” Ms. Hendrickson reeled off a long list of her health care providers: a primary care doctor; a cardiologist, because she has mild heart disease and a concerning …

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  Inside the company helping America’s biggest health insurers deny coverage for care

  tucsonsentinel.com - T. Christian Miller

  Every day, patients across the U.S. find that yet another health insurer has decided not to pay for a treatment that their doctor has recommended. …

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  Lincare Made Billions While Repeatedly Defrauding Medicare. Feds Did Little To Rein It In.

  propublica.org - Peter Elkind

  Lincare, the nation’s largest distributor of home oxygen equipment, has repeatedly violated Medicare rules and probation agreements, victimizing …