Accused fraud doc a philanthropist, says lawyer
CNews Thu, 01 Mar 2012 15:04 PM PST
The former Quebec doctor accused of masterminding a $375-million US health-care fraud in Texas is a tough, hard-working physician who treats the poor in crime-ridden minority neighbourhoods where few other white doctors will go, his Texas defence lawyer says. |
Bigger warnings on cigarette packs blocked by federal judge
Los Angeles Times Thu, 01 Mar 2012 15:03 PM PST
U.S. District Judge Richard Leon blocked the Fed's plan to require cigarette manufacturers to cover half of each package with a graphic health warning. Leon said the government mandate amounted to an "impermissible expropriation of a company's advertising space for government advocacy." |
Final Glance: Managed Care companies
Associated Press via Yahoo! Finance Thu, 01 Mar 2012 15:03 PM PST
Shares of some top managed care companies were up at the close of trading:Aetna rose $.46 or 1.0 percent, to $47.22.Cigna Corp. rose $.43 or 1.0 percent, to $44.54.Coventry Health Care Inc. rose $.33 or ... |
Final Glance: Health Care Equipment companies
Associated Press via Yahoo! Finance Thu, 01 Mar 2012 15:03 PM PST
Shares of some top health care equipment companies were mixed at the close of trading:Becton, Dickinson & Co. rose $.16 or .2 percent, to $76.38.Covidien rose $.04 or .1 percent, to $52.29.Patterson fell ... |
How Hospital Mergers Increase Health Costs, and What to Do About It
Forbes Thu, 01 Mar 2012 15:03 PM PST
In November, the Massachusetts Association of Health Plans asked me to speak at their 2011 annual conference, on the topic of hospital consolidation. Given Massachusetts' central role in the debate over health reform, and the top-notch health policy thinkers in the Boston area, I readily accepted. In this post are the video and slides from my talk, and a discussion of why this critical driver of ... |
Accused fraud doc hard-working philanthropist, says lawyer
Toronto Sun Thu, 01 Mar 2012 15:02 PM PST
The former Quebec doctor accused of masterminding a $375-million US health-care fraud in Texas is a tough, hard-working physician who treats the poor in crime-ridden minority neighbourhoods where few other white doctors will go, his Texas defence lawyer says. |
Davao’s health office nabs DOH’s outstanding lifestyle advocacy award
Minda News Thu, 01 Mar 2012 15:00 PM PST
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/1 March) â€" The City Health Office here bagged on Wednesday the Outstanding Healthy Lifestyle Advocacy Award given by the Department of Health (DOH) for continuously implementing programs that helped prevent the spread of non-communicable diseases (NCD) in the country. The award, a joint project of the DOH with the Philippine Coalition for [...] |
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