admin June 30th, 2009
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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admin June 25th, 2009
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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admin June 25th, 2009
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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admin June 25th, 2009
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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admin June 25th, 2009
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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