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Health bill loses consumer protections - Baton Rouge Advocate
The Senate Insurance Committee Wednesday stripped most of the consumer protections from a controversial bill that would have prevented patients from paying much higher out-of-network costs for care at in-network hospitals. Hospitals often contract ...

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Irwin Redlener, center, stands with Paul Simon, who co-founded the Children's Health Fund with him, and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to talk about kids' health insurance March 11. EXAMS LOOKING FOR AND RULING OUT PROBLEMS An examination provided by the ...