All Posts Tagged With: "doctors"
New York Takes it to Fatcat Insurance Companies
On February 13, 2008, New York State Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo launched a nation-wide investigation into a scheme by insurers defrauding the consumers by manipulating the reimbursement rates. He has issued 16 subpoenas to the nation’s largest insurance providers such as Aetna (NYSE: AET), CIGNA (NYSE: CI), and Empire BlueCross BlueShield (NYSE:WLP). He [...]
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21Feb2008 | PharmaWatchDog | 3 comments | Continued
Conflict Of Interest Policies In U.S. Medical Schools Show Disparity
Conflict Of Interest Policies In U.S. Medical Schools Show Disparity
According to a study in the February 13 issue of JAMA, a minority of U.S. Medical schools have adopted official policies regarding conflicts of financial interests for the institutions. In contrast, at least two-thirds have adopted policies regarding the financial interests of institutional officials.
Relationships exist between [...]
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19Feb2008 | PharmaWatchDog | 0 comments | Continued
Merck Agrees to Pay $671M to Settle Rebate Accusations
In one of the biggest U.S. health care fraud settlements ever, Merck & Co. will pay $671 million to settle claims it overcharged the government for four popular drugs and bribed doctors to prescribe its drugs, federal prosecutors said Thursday.
The alleged overcharges, dating back to the mid-1990s, involved Medicaid programs in the District of Columbia [...]
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11Feb2008 | PharmaWatchDog | 2 comments | Continued
