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Medicare Advantage plans have become dubious payers for many large and small hospitals, which report the insurers are often slow to pay or don’t pay.

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Colonoscopy

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Pictured is an endoscopist with an endoscope in his hands.

On a coronavirus vaccine:

On a coronavirus vaccine:

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CLAIM: A coronavirus vaccine, which is able to cure patients within three hours of injection, is ready for use. Trump will announce that the Roche medical company will launch the vaccine next Sunday with a million doses ready from it.

Infant mortality drops

Infant mortality drops

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Infant mortality rates overall have dropped. In 2017, the infant mortality rate was 5.79 deaths per 1,000 live births, 14 percent lower than in 2007.