NYT: U.S. Probes Medical Supply Industry
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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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The American Medical Association wants authorities to investigate whether quickie retail-based health clinics run by pharmacy chains pose conflicts of interest that put profits ahead of patient health.
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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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New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo said on Wednesday he is conducting an industry- wide probe of health insurers into an alleged scheme to defraud consumers by manipulating reimbursement rates.
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First it was Illinois, now New York City is also attempting to get large orders of flu vaccines from Europe. Whether or not these foreign supplies will get FDA clearance is still unclear.
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A survey of hospital review boards that watchdog experiments on patients shows that one in three members takes money from companies that make drugs and medical devices that come under study.
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The New York Times on Sunday examined the &quot;huge battle&quot; between insurers and pharmaceutical companies over the number of medications that will be covered under the new Medicare law (Pear, New York Times, 9/26).
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The US manufacturing sector contracted last month, the Institute of Supply Management says.
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New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo  has subpoenaed Merck & Co  and Schering-Plough Corp   for documents and information to see whether the  companies hid the results of a study on their cholesterol drug  Vytorin.
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Drugmakers get part of the job done outside of the U.S.
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A task force led by the U.S. Surgeon General is still drafting its report on drug importation, but one conclusion is already clear: Savvy shoppers can find cheaper prescription drugs in American pharmacies.
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Medical-care ratio concerns trip up shareholders.
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A previously unpublished internal survey of Food and Drug Administration scientists points to potentially dangerous gaps in the approval and marketing of prescription drugs, according to documents jointly released today by the Union of Concerned
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New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo  said on Wednesday he is conducting an industry-wide probe of  health insurers into an alleged scheme to defraud consumers by  manipulating reimbursement rates.
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Elective surgery in India? Medical tourism is booming, and U.S. companies trying to contain health-care costs are starting to take notice
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The Food and Drug Administrationâs proposed rules would allow drug and device makers to provide doctors with medical journal articles about product uses that have not been approved by the F.D.A.
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U.S. regulators are looking into  whether Wall Street firms are providing insider information on  upcoming offerings, either on purpose or inadvertently, the  Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.