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Economists predict shockwaves if Obamacare subsidies are nixed

By Sharon Begley and Caroline Humer NEW YORK (Reuters) – As the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to rule on whether people in 34 states can continue to receive Obamacare health insurance subsidies, economists are projecting billions of dollars in lost healthcare spending for hospitals, drugstores and drugmakers if the justices say the payments are illegal. The immediate consequences of such a ruling would fall on the 6.4 million people who

Special Report: Military knew about bizarre methods of doctor hired to train troops

The doctor, John Henry Hagmann, often required that those who took or helped teach his courses sign non-disclosure agreements. In 2005, for instance, the commander of U.S. Special Forces became so alarmed by what his aides observed during one of Hagmann’s training courses that the commander ordered all such private training halted, according to interviews and military documents reviewed by Reuters. In his order, General Bryan Brown wrote that aides