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Wed 06 Jun 2007Patient groups query US firms on HSE contractsPatients organisations have called on the Government to investigate the non-compliant records of US health companies before allowing them to operate Government contracts.Representatives of Patients Together, the Health Services Action Group and Co-operating for Cancer Care North West, said the US had recovered large sums of money from some healthcare corporations operating in Ireland or providing services to Ireland.