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Investigations You Need to Read: Wednesday

‘Deem and Pass’ Unlikely to Be Reversed in Courts, Experts Say

The possibility that the House would use a tactic known as "deem and pass" to pass the Senate's health care bill without actually voting on the bill raises the question of whether the measure is constitutional or subject to overturning by the Supreme Court.

Investigations You Need to Read: Thursday

As Health Care Vote Nears, Another Troubling Insurance Story

A report details one insurance company's practice of canceling the policies of people with HIV.

In San Diego, Residents Find Welfare Benefits Elusive

A study finds low enrollment and high denial rates in San Diego County's major welfare initiatives.

Two Cents Short, Company Tried to Cancel COBRA Benefits

A laid-off worker in Florida has to fight to restore his insurance after a mistake worth pennies.

What Health Care Reform Means for: ‘Young Invincibles’

Reform bills would require young people to have insurance coverage.

What Health Care Reform Means for: The Underinsured

For those whose insurance policies carry high deductibles, the reform bills offer a chance to bring down the out-of-pocket costs

What Health Care Reform Means For: The Uninsured

Here's how the bills in Congress would affect a California woman who lost her job just when she badly needed her insurance.

Grading the Public Options That Already Exist

A look at the successes and problems of some government-run health programs in the United States.

Health Care Reform: Search the Competing Bills—and See What Hoops They Have to Jump Through

Much remains to be reconciled as the House and the Senate debate health care legislation.

Health Care Reform: Search the Competing Bills—and See What Hoops They Have to Jump Through

Much remains to be worked out as Congress considers health care legislation.

Health Care Reform Primer: How Might the Changes Affect You

A national survey helps focus the concerns that Americans have about health care and cost.

Health Care Reform Primer: How Might the Changes Affect You

A national survey helps focus the concerns that Americans have about health care and cost.

Pentagon’s IG to Examine AIG Insurance Provided to Private Contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan

The Defense Department is considering an audit into unpaid medical benefits, after an investigation by LA Times, ABC News and ProPublica led to calls for action from Congress.

Senate Hearing on AIG Care for Contractors Injured in Iraq Postponed Until June

A Senate hearing into the Pentagon's failure to collect billions of dollars from AIG and other insurers has been pushed back, Sen. Bernard Sanders, I-Vt., announces.

Military Fails to Collect From AIG for Care to Injured Contractors

The Pentagon is unable to meet its own regulations on obtaining reimbursements from insurers, a federal report finds, costing the military millions for the treatment of wounded contractors.