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Full Pennsylvania Fair Care funds sought
East Pittsburgh :: PA :: USA | 7 days ago
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Since October 2010, Pennsylvania's PA Fair Care program has been available to people who don't have coverage through an employer, and who have a health history that makes it difficult for them to afford individual policies on the open market. Today,
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In Miami, more hospital prices may see light of day
Miami Beach :: FL :: USA | 7 days ago
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Once a closely-held competitive secret, hospital prices are beginning to shake loose from the grips of healthcare executives in the wake of last week's unprecedented move by the federal government to publicly share what hospitals bill Medicare for
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Somerset optometrist claimed to examine patient 61 times in four years, lawsuit alleges
Lexington :: KY :: USA | 7 days ago
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A Somerset optometrist and the practice where he works submitted hundreds of fraudulent claims for payments from Medicaid and Medicare, U.S...Many of the examinations Dr. Philip Robinson claimed to have performed were unnecessary, the lawsuit claims.
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Owner of Collier-based Sunshine Pharmacy charged in federal court
Fort Myers :: FL :: USA | 7 days ago
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Sunshine Pharmacy co-owner Del Parrish, center, gives the personal attention that his business is known for at Sunshine Pharmacy's Rattlesnake Hammock Road location on Monday, Oct. 20, 2008, in Naples. The owner of Sunshine Pharmacy in Naples and his
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15 Obamacare Facts the President Doesn't Want You to Know
Baltimore :: MD :: USA | 8 days ago
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From the first rumblings of a new healthcare law, critics have preached that the real Obamacare facts are far worse than the promises. The real Obamacare facts include higher healthcare costs, diminished treatment quality, hidden taxes and an
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Debate: Is The FDA's Caution Hazardous To Our Health?
Sydney :: Australia | 8 days ago
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Some argue the FDA sets the bar too high, requiring a process that takes too much time and money to carry out. They say that can leave patients waiting longer than necessary for promising treatments or lead to drugs not being developed at all. But
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89 charged in Medicare fraud busts in 8 cities
Los Angeles :: CA :: USA | 8 days ago
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Nearly 100 people, including 14 doctors and nurses, were charged for their roles in separate Medicare scams that collectively billed the taxpayer-funded program for roughly $223 million in bogus charges in a massive bust spanning eight cities,
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Senate leaders: It's time to fix doctor Medicare payments
Washington :: DC :: USA | 8 days ago
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Top lawmakers said Tuesday the time has come to fix the way physicians are paid under the Medicare program, a long-standing problem that encourages medical providers to offer more procedures instead of improving quality. Senate Finance Chairman Max
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HHS to developers: Data must be more useful
Mountain View :: CA :: USA | 8 days ago
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Department of Health & Human Services needs to find better ways to make its troves of health data useful for technology innovators, Bryan Sivak (right), HHS chief technology officer, told developers at the recent Health: Refactored conference in
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Case study: the young person
Melbourne :: Australia | 8 days ago
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All things to do that will help promote younger people, who are traditionally the most under-represented per dollar, to keep them more engaged and give them more options in what they can do. [An end to] the cuts to tertiary education. It's all good
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