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Sources

• U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. http://www.ahrq.gov
• National Association of Insurance Commissioners. http://www.naic.org
• National Committee for Quality Assurance. http://www.ncqa.org
• Better Business Bureau. http://www.bbb.org