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Bob covers the money in health care, focusing on health insurance and hospitals. His stories delve into Medicare Advantage, opaque prescription drug benefits, and how much executives actually make. He is also the author of the Health Care Inc. newsletter<\/a>. You can reach Bob on Signal at bobjherman.09.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Hello, everyone! I\u2019ve seen upwards of 50,000 public comments on proposed health care regulations, but the 200,000 comments<\/a> (!) on the SEC\u2019s proposal to eliminate quarterly financial reports is jaw-dropping. Yes, a lot of them seem like automated templates from interest groups, but still. Some poor soul has to sift through them. I\u2019d like to see you try to send 200,000 comments here (please don\u2019t): [email\u00a0protected]<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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The most consequential policy in Medicare\u2019s recent outpatient rule is the cuts to drugs<\/a> that hospitals get under the 340B discount program. But the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services subtly doubled down on another major policy that hospitals loathe.<\/p>\n

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