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    A New Trove of Data on Medicare Doctors

    Payments for Medicare totaled $77 billion in 2012. But 1% of all the doctors involved got 14% of the payments. Three hundred forty-four physicians got more than $3 million each. That's according to statistics released for the first time after Dow Jones intervened in a federal lawsuit.

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    By Warren Olney • May 10, 2014 • 1 min read

    Payments for Medicare totaled $77 billion in 2012. But 1% of all the doctors involved got 14% of the payments. Three hundred forty-four physicians got more than $3 million each. That's according to statistics released for the first time after Dow Jones intervened in a federal lawsuit. Louise Radnofsky reports for the Wall Street Journal, owned by Dow Jones.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Andrea Brody

      Senior Producer, KCRW's Life Examined and To the Point podcast

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      Katie Cooper

      Producer, 'One year Later'

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      Mike Kessler

      freelance journalist

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      Louise Radnofsky

      Wall Street Journal

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    The full episode

    1 of 3
    Turmoil in Eastern Ukraine Prompts Concern over Russia's Next Move
    1. 0:00A New Trove of Data on Medicare DoctorsYou’re reading this
    2. 8:02The Temperature Rises in Europe's Latest Hot Spot
    3. 41:02Jimmy Carter's Fight for Women's Rights
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