UPDATE 1-U.S. federal judge lifts ban on public access to Medicare data

A U.S. federal judge lifted a 33-year-old injunction barring public access to a confidential database of Medicare insurance claims, a decision that could lead to greater scrutiny of how physicians treat patients and charge for their services.

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