Wide U.S. Inquiry Into Purchasing for Health Care
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The case appears to be focused on whether hospitals are fraudulently overcharging Medicare and other programs for goods.
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The dramatic increase in health-care spending in the United States since 1960 is a major reason that Americans are living longer, making the world's most expensive health-care system a good value despite its high costs, according to an academic study being released today.
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Auditors will be sent to investigate techniques used by states to shift hundreds of millions of dollars in Medicaid costs to the U.S. government.
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Description: Probes of the nation&#39;s insurance industry widen, as California joins New York in investigating insurance sales practices.
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A Congressional committee began looking into business practices in the long-term care insurance industry.
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More patients with serious diseases could get experimental drugs under revised rules proposed on Monday by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration that also detail how manufacturers can charge for them.
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The attorney general is looking into whether insurers forced patients to overpay for out-of-network doctors.
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Federal officials are sending auditors to state capitals across the country to investigate techniques used by states to shift hundreds of millions of dollars in Medicaid costs to the federal government.
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6 Perspective article on health reform (&quot;A referendum on health care&quot;). Hoff detailed the findings of a recent Commonwealth Fund Survey concerning the public&#39;s view of the health care system and then applied
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The US Justice Department (news - web sites) is investigating the medical supply industry over concerns that some health care providers bilked government programs including Medicare, The New York Times reported on Saturday.
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WASHINGTON - The cost of treating heart and lung disease and mental disorders led the upward push in US health care spending, according to a study examining cost jumps by medical condition.
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US health officials announced steps on Thursday aimed at clarifying the way regulators police the safety and advertising claims of vitamins, herbs and other products in the $15-billion-a-year dietary supplements industry.
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Thereâs an inherent conflict of interest when the government conducts comparative-effectiveness studies and then uses those studies to determine which pills are worth buying.
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Congress started an investigation on Tuesday into whether the U.S. Food and Drug Administration overlooked problems at a British plant that led to the withdrawal of half the country's flu vaccine supply.
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A surprise finding in a major federal study calls into question a long-held tenet of diabetes care.
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The U.S. Justice Department is investigating the medical supply industry over concerns that some health care providers bilked government programs including Medicare, The New York Times reported on Saturday.
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When it comes to coverage for long-term care, a myriad of choices makes even timely buying a daunting process.