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The federal government says Louisiana public hospitals were overpaid by hundreds of millions of dollars. “Louisiana received a $362 million debt collection notice Tuesday from Washington health care officials, but state officials say they’re planning to appeal the move,” The Associated Press/Forbes reports.

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