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Four More Charged In Medicaid Fraud Case
The Hartford CourantFour people were arrested this week as the result of an investigation into Medicaid fraud that has already produced four arrests and one jail sentence for a former physician. The four allegedly plotted with former Plainville physician Richard Luzietti...Tags: Government Health Care, Police Arrests, Health Insurance, Lawyers, Justice System
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Insurers limit doctors, hospitals in state-run exchange plans
California's health insurance rates for a new state-run marketplace came in lower than expected this week, but one downside for many consumers will be far fewer doctors and hospitals to choose from. People who want UCLA Medical Center and its doctors in...
Tags: St. John's Health Center, Health Insurance, Insurance, Government, Health Insurance Cost
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Some with defibrillators may safely play sports
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Despite expert guidelines advising against intense sports activity for people with implanted heart defibrillators, a new study suggests that some can compete without serious consequences. Researchers followed 372 athletes with...Tags: Medical Research, Basketball, Physical Fitness and Exercise, College Basketball, College Sports
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Commentary: Hoag is committed to women's health
The recently completed affiliation between Hoag Hospital and St. Joseph Health (SJH) was the result of a thoughtful process by both organizations and their boards of directors. Our combined purpose was to create a collaborative network of care —...Tags: Planned Parenthood, Family Planning, Women's Health, Hospitals and Clinics, Corporate Officers
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Abortion clinics lose licenses again
State health regulators suspended the licenses of several abortion clinics owned by Associates in OB/GYN Care for the second time after an employee with no health care license or certification gave a patient a drug to induce an abortion at the Baltimore...
Tags: Procedural Sedation, U.S. Senate Committee on Finance, Finance, Career and Workplace, Planned Parenthood
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Demolition begins at vacant downtown Jewel
Bulldozers have arrived at the former Jewel Osco site in downtown Wheaton, demolishing the building that has been vacant for several years. It'll make way for a new DuPage Medical Group building, which is expected to bring in new jobs and more...
Tags: Health and Medical Professionals
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Hospital systems plan to cut jobs
INDIANAPOLIS - Two Indiana hospital systems say they're both cutting an undisclosed number of jobs by June 30 because of increasing economic and competitive pressure on the health care industry. Indianapolis-based St. Vincent Health and Evansville-...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics
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Online tool reduces inappropriate medical tests
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A web-based decision-making tool that alerts heart doctors when diagnostic tests would not be useful for a specific patient can curb wasteful procedures, according to a new study. "This educational tool helps doctors determine...Tags: Angiograms, Health and Safety at School, Science and Technology, Colleges and Universities, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
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CDC to doctors: Help your patients quit smoking!
A new anti-tobacco campaign is urging smokers to turn to their physicians for help in quitting. The campaign – "Talk With Your Doctor" – also encourages clinicians to ask patients whether they smoke and to offer them assistance giving up...
Tags: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Quitting Smoking, Health and Medical Professionals, Health Treatments, Disease Prevention
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Arizona Diamondbacks - TeamReport
ReutersMLB Team Report - Arizona Diamondbacks - INSIDE PITCH Closer Heath Bell's return to Miami was quite uneventful last weekend, almost the exact opposite of his tumultuous time with the Miami Marlins under manager Ozzie Guillen last season. Bell has...Tags: Jason Kubel, Josh Collmenter, Martin Prado, Miami Marlins, Didi Gregorius
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Immigration bill would make it easier for foreign health workers to stay in U.S.
As reported by ModernHealthcare.com on Thursday, May 23, 2013: "After 30 hours of debate over a three-week period, the Senate Judiciary Committee has passed a bipartisan immigration bill that would seek to strengthen the country's healthcare workforce...
Tags: Harry Reid, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Chuck Schumer, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Career and Workplace
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Edgar N. Howell, 84
The Rev. Dr. Edgar N. Howell, “Doc,” 84, of Middletown, Md., passed away peacefully in his sleep on Saturday, May 18, 2013. He rejoined his wife of 51 years, Catherine Patrice “Pat” Howell, who preceded him in death in 2009. Born...Tags: Boy Scouts of America, U.S. Navy, New York City, Middletown, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland)
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