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Employees lift weights near the end of a workout class at the Sherwin-Williams corporate health and wellness center in downtown Cleveland. Sarah Jane Tribble / WCPN hide caption
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Doctors who bill the federal government for a lot of services may be gaming the system, but there also may be a reasonable explanation. Aslan Alphan/Getty Images hide caption
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AmeriMark employees sort through return orders on the catalog company's processing floor. Sarah Jane Tribble / WCPN hide caption
Tuesday
Paul Siperke, co-owner of Cleveland brewery Fat Head's, plans to keep providing health insurance to his employees. But he's irked by the continual price fluctuations in the group's policy — this year caused partly by the Affordable Care Act. Milan Jovanovic/WCPN hide caption
Wednesday
Would he be happier with a health plan bought on the exchange? His boss probably would be. iStockphoto hide caption
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Telluride, Colo., where the mountains, powder and insurance rates are all high. iStockphoto hide caption
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President Obama said eight million people signed up for health coverage through new insurance exchanges. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption
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For now, Pfizer's world headquarters remains in New York. But a deal for AstraZeneca could turn Pfizer British. Mark Lennihan/AP hide caption
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Bridgeit Vaughn (left), of the billing office at Mid State Orthopaedic, meets with Gayle Jackson-Pryce to discuss the costs of Jackson-Pryce's upcoming shoulder surgery. Jenny Gold for NPR hide caption
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Dr. Billy Oley (left) talks with Dr. William George in the Beartooth Billings Clinic in Red Lodge, Mont. The hospital became part of the Billings Clinic system in exchange for help with its digital medical records. Eric Whitney for NPR hide caption
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Sovaldi, a daily oral treatment for hepatitis C, costs $1,000 a pill. Courtesy of Gilead Sciences hide caption
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As the doctor examines a patient, medical scribe Connie Gayton records the visit using a microhone tethered to her laptop. Brandon Thibodeaux for NPR hide caption