While this may be an over-simplification of the problematic effects of HIPAA, it highlights the basic in-efficiencies.

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Retired Glenwood Springs car dealer John Haines' hope of donating a giant chunk of snow -white marble to the federal government to replace the cracked Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery is stalled again.

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Navigating the city's bureaucracy can be a daunting endeavor for the nearly three million immigrants who live in New York. Aside from a lack of knowledge about the way government works and the services it provides, one fundamental barrier has stood in their way: language.

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A woman died, some one typed in the wrong Social Security Number. The living woman regularly has all kinds of trouble. She was denied a home loan. Her bank account was closed. The IRS would not accept her tax filing.

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