Alberta says health-care cards being abused
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EDMONTON - Alberta&#39;s auditor general says provincial health-care cards are being misused in a fraudulent manner that is costing the province millions of dollars.
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When folks in the health-care field start crapping all over a major data collection institute such as the Canadian Institute for Health Information, you know that they&#39;re a little on the defensive.
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Calgary - Kelley Charlebois, whose contracts with the health department drew criticism from the auditor general, says the rates he charged the province weren&#39;t excessive.
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A heart patient who had no health insurance is suing Inova Health System, alleging that he was overcharged and subjected to aggressive collection procedures.
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EDMONTON (CP) - An 800 per cent increase in the Alberta legislature's budget for hosting parties, dignitaries and events is a betrayal to taxpayers, says the Canadian Taxpayers Federation.
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Political jockeying over health care intensified yesterday as Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty stepped up the pressure on the federal government to assume responsibility for a national pharmacare program.
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A blistering audit claims the state&#39;s Medicaid system is in such disarray that 1.4 million pills are missing, thousands of people who are dead or lack Social Security numbers are getting millions of dollars in benefits and abuse of mental patients may be
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EDMONTON - Auditor General Fred Dunn fears health-care fraud and identity theft are occurring because the Alberta government has failed to properly keep track of more than two million duplicate or replacement health-care cards.
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Canada's health minister said Wednesday that his country "cannot be the drug store of the United States" &#151; a warning that comes as several states are pushing to buy low-cost prescription drugs north of the border.
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Alberta Premier Ralph Klein offered a grudging apology Friday for offending the disabled with comments about recipients of AISH, the Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped program, who didn&#39;t look handicapped.
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CALGARY -- The ink&#39;s barely dry on the $41-billion deal, but the federal health minister yesterday found himself defending the package amid warnings from the provinces it won&#39;t be enough.
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People with high-deductible health plans designed to raise awareness of costs and reduce unnecessary care are causing consumers to scrimp on health care, according to a study released on Thursday.
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TORONTO (CP) - Downsizing strategies implemented by governments and companies alike in the 1990s have burdened Canada&#39;s health-care system with up to $14 billion a year in additional costs, a new federal study concludes.
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OTTAWA - Stress from high workloads is costing Canada&#39;s health-care system up to $14 billion a year in additional costs, according to a new federal study.
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OTTAWA -- Minister Ujjal Dosanjh can&#39;t say yet whether a private clinic for medical emergencies would violate the Canada Health Act - but critics say the violation is blatant.
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An investigation by the New York Attorney General has insurance companies in Canada scurrying to review their commission policies.
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THE National Health Service in Scotland has come under fire for spending more than Â£3 million a year on chauffeur-driven cars to carry GPs making home visits.