The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, which regulates US audit firms, disclosed private portions of a Deloitte inspection report for 2007 that highlighted poor quality and administrative controls.

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Firms complain of high administrative costs and the low quality of applicants.

ECONOMIST: Unemployment

And again I -- what I would have neglected to have given last week is the fact that you've got now 30 million Americans that will join a health insurance exchange, and use the purchasing power of 30 million rather than a small business, say, of 10, to be able to seek the best deal possible for quality coverage, for lower administrative costs, and for cheaper health care policies.

WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing

Costs will be contained, Mr Shumlin says, by cutting administrative expenses, slashing fraud and rewarding doctors for the quality rather than just the quantity of care.

ECONOMIST: Health-care reform

While these savings are expected to come largely from organizational streamlining, the company will also target areas such as real estate, information technology, product and service procurement costs, overall general and administrative expenses, and a significant reduction of suppliers in order to further lower costs and improve quality.

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