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Archive for June, 2009

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Insurance Schemes

June 30, 2009

According to The New York Times, congressional investigators discovered that at least three major insurance companies used a practice known as “rescission” to cancel (rescind) nearly 20,000 individual policies and avoid paying more than $300 million in medical claims.

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Unreported test results

June 24, 2009

The New York Times reports that researchers from Weill Cornell Medical College studied the office procedures of primary care physicians and discovered more than 7% of test results with noteworthy findings were never reported to patients.

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Tobacco bill signed

June 24, 2009

President Obama signed an anti-smoking bill, giving the Food and Drug Administration power to regulate tobacco products and bans companies from targeting youths with tobacco advertisements, according to the Los Angeles Times.

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Limiting legal rights

June 23, 2009

According to Les Wisbrod, president of the American Association for Justice, changing the legal system will limit patients legal rights and make it harder for them to pursue recourse if injured by medical negligence.

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When lightning strikes

June 23, 2009

The National Weather Service estimates lightning causes an average of 80 deaths a year. To avoid being struck by lightning, the safest place to be during a thunderstorm is in a building or car.

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Popularity: 23% [?]