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"Healthcare Fraud Runs Rampant Across the Nation" by Matthew Scarcella

Chuchmach, Megan.  "Exclusive: Undercover Grandma Catches Medicare Fraud on Tape."  ABC News.  1 Mar. 2012.  Web.  30 Oct. 2012.  <http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/undercover-82-year-grandma-catches-medicare-fraud-tape/story?id=15818462#.UJCQO_7ANeC>.

Rashbaum, William K.  "A $250 Million Fraud Scheme Finds a Path to Brighton Beach."  The New York Times.  Ed. Jill Abramson.  29 Feb. 2012.  Web.  30 Oct. 2012.  <http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/01/nyregion/dozens-said-to-be-arrested-in-health-care-fraud-scheme.html?pagewanted=1&tntemail0=y&_r=1&emc=tnt>.

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An Overhaul of the Medicare Card System?
Kennedy, Kelly.  "House members want Medicare to change ID card numbers."  USA Today.  Ed. Susan Weiss.  23 Oct. 2012.  Web.  26 Oct. 2012.  <http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2012/10/23/congress-medicare-identity/1652863/>.

Greece's Latest Crisis.
Alderman, Liz.  "Amid Cutbacks, Greek Doctors Offer Message to Poor: You Are Not Alone."  New York Times 24 Oct. 2012: Web.  16 Nov. 2012.
"Greece Unemployment Hits a Record 25% in July."  BBC News 11 Oct. 2012: Web.  16 Nov. 2012.

Middle Class Will Suffer Drastically if Obamacare is to Prevail.
Capretta, James C. and Tom Miller.  "Obamacare's Heavy Toll on Middle Class Americans."  Economic Policies for the 21st Century.  19 Oct. 2012.  Web.  19 Oct. 2012.  <http://www.economics21.org/commentary/obamacares-heavy-toll-middle-class-americans>.

Obamacare and Congressional Health Plans.
Pear, Robert.  "Democrats Use Health Law to Assail Republicans."  New York Times 18 Oct. 2012: Web.  16 Nov. 2012.
McNamera, Kristen.  "What Health Overhaul Means for Small Businesses."  Wall Street Journal 25 Mar. 2012: Web.  16 Nov. 2012.
Frequently Asked Questions from Employers Regarding Automatic Enrollment, Employer Shared Responsibility, and Waiting Periods.  United States Department of Labor, 9 Feb. 2012.  Web.  16 Nov. 2012.
Increasing Choice and Saving Money for Small Businesses.  Healthcare.gov, 27 June 2010.  Web.  16 Nov. 2012.

Increasing Premiums and Medicare Fraud? Oh My!

Christensen, Jen.  "5 things to know about health care post-debate."  CNN.  Ed. Meredith Artley.  5 Oct. 2012.  Web.  10 Oct. 2012.  <http://www.cnn.com/2012/10/04/health/health-care-debate/index.html>.

Reuters.  "91 Are Charged With Fraud, Billing Millions to Medicare."  The New York Times.  Ed. Jill Abramson.  4 Oct. 2012.  Web.  10 Oct. 2012.  <http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/05/business/medicare-fraud-charged-against-91.html?_r=1&src=recg>.

The [$716 Billion] Phantom Menace.
Romney Says Obama Cut $716 Billion from Medicare.  Politifact.com, 3 Oct. 2012.  Web.  16 Nov. 2012.

Healthcare Administrative Costs: Medicare vs. Private Insurance under Obamacare.

“Barbara Boxer says Medicare overhead is far lower than private insurers' overhead.” Politifact. Tampa Bay Times, Inc. 30 May 2011. Web. 06 Oct. 2012.

“Comparing Public and Private Health Insurance: Would A Single-Payer System Save Enough to Cover the Uninsured?” Medical Progress Report. Manhattan Institute for Policy Research. Oct. 2007. Web. 06 Oct. 2012.

Goodnough, Abby. "Insurance Rebates Seen as Selling Point for Health Law." New York Times 30 July 2012. Web. 06 Oct. 2012.

Klein, Ezra. “Administrative Costs in Healthcare: A Primer.” Washington Post 07 July 2009. Web. 06 Oct. 2012.

"Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. n.d. Web. 06 Oct. 2012.

The Boards of Trustees, Federal Hospital Insurance and Federal Supplementary Health Insurance Trust Funds.  2011 Annual Report.  Washington.  Web.  06 Oct. 2012.

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Obamacare's Insurance Exchanges.
Somashekhar, Sandhya.  "Many States Not Prepared for Health-care Law."  Washington Post 2 Oct. 2012: Web.  16 Nov. 2012.
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Democrats and Republicans still undecided on a solid solution to the Medicare funding issue.

Alonso-Zaldivar, Ricardo.  "Mitt Romney Medicare Plan Still Hazy on Key Details."  The Huffington Post.  Ed. Arianna Huffington.  24 Sept. 2012.  Web.  28 Sept. 2012.  <http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/24/mitt-romney-medicare-plan_n_1908942.html>.

Alonso-Zaldivar, Ricardo. "Obama Medicare Plan: No Voucher But Maybe A Bill."  The Huffington Post.  Ed. Arianna Huffington.  23 Sept. 2012.  Web.  28 Sept. 2012.  <http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/23/obama-medicare-plan_n_1907733.html>.

Unintended Consequences?
Abelson, Reed, et. al.  "Medicare Bills Rise as Records Turn Electronic."  New York Times 21 Sept. 2012: Web.  16 Nov. 2012.
"Medicare Fraud: Upcoding."  Whistleblowingprotection.org.  n.p.  Web.  16 Nov. 2012.
Abelson, Reed and Creswell, Julie.  "U.S. Warning to Hospitals on Medicare Bill Abuses."  New York Times 24 Sept. 2012: Web.  16 Nov. 2012.