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2. Erlanger sues TennCare, claims state Medicaid program puts insurers before safety-net hospitals Full story
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6. Health plan's mailing error exposes 20K Missouri kids' Medicaid data Full story
7. Texas hospital reduces patient's $109K balance bill to $782 after media coverageFull story
8. CDC: Uninsured rate remains flat at 8.8%Full story
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10. Texas Children's Hospital fires nurse over Facebook post Full story
11. Physician, hospital groups organize to oppose single-payer in California Full story
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