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ECONOMY Tue Sep 2, 2008 @ 9:01am neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- WASHINGTON (AP) -- Whistle-blowers helped authorities recover at least $9.3 billion from health care providers accused of defrauding states and the federal government, according to an analysis of Justice Department records. The department ramped up effor.. Read More

ECONOMY Mon Sep 1, 2008 @ 12:01pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt today declared a public health emergency to ensure that individuals, including those enrolled in Medicare, Medicaid and the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), in Louisiana, Texas, M.. Read More

ECONOMY Fri Aug 29, 2008 @ 12:01pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- The number of Americans without health insurance decreased last year as more people signed up for government coverage, while the nation's median income rose slightly to $50,233, new government figures show. In addition, the poverty rate remained about th.. Read More

ECONOMY Tue Aug 26, 2008 @ 12:01pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- The number of Americans without health insurance decreased last year as more people sign up for government coverage, while the nation's median income rose slightly to $50,200, new government figures show. In addition, the poverty rate remained about the.. Read More

ECONOMY Fri Aug 8, 2008 @ 3:01pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- WASHINGTON (AP) -- Rockwell Collins Inc. spent $173,216 lobbying the federal government on subjects such as aviation, health care and military equipment, according to a recent disclosure form. The Cedar Rapids, Iowa-based company, maker of electronics an.. Read More

ECONOMY Fri Aug 8, 2008 @ 3:00pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) -- Federal regulators are proposing $109,000 in additional fines for an upstate New York company because of recurring safety violations and failure to correct previously cited hazards. The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administr.. Read More

ECONOMY Fri Aug 8, 2008 @ 12:01pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- SANTA FE (AP) -- The Richardson administration is asking lawmakers to make health insurance mandatory for New Mexico children and allocate $58 million a year to provide coverage to more than 50,000 youngsters who lack it. The proposal is at the heart of.. Read More

ECONOMY Tue Aug 5, 2008 @ 12:01pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) -- Connecticut Gov. M. Jodi Rell said there's time to build up the health care provider network for the new state plan for the uninsured, which has been criticized for not having enough hospitals and doctors. With 24 people enrolled.. Read More

ECONOMY Sat Aug 2, 2008 @ 9:02am neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- Barack Obama's economic policy director joined the campaign just after touting a health care reform idea embraced by John McCain and rejected by Obama. In a paper published in May, Jason Furman provided a primer on tax policy changes included in major he.. Read More

ECONOMY Wed Jul 30, 2008 @ 6:01pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) -- Just one Connecticut hospital has agreed to participate in the new Charter Oak health care plan for the uninsured, but efforts are under way to sign up more facilities, the state's social services commissioner said Wednesday. The.. Read More

ECONOMY Fri Jul 25, 2008 @ 3:01pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) -- The average West Virginia worker earned 3.9 percent more money last year. Workforce West Virginia announced Friday that the average annual salary rose $1,277 to $34,001 in 2007. The federal government health services sector off.. Read More

ECONOMY Wed Jul 23, 2008 @ 6:00pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ivan Seidenberg, chairman of the Business Roundtable Consumer Health and Retirement Initiative and chairman and CEO of Verizon Communications Inc., issued the following statement on today’s review of the Protecting Records,.. Read More

ECONOMY Sat Jul 19, 2008 @ 9:00am neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- WellCare Health Plans Inc., which provides managed care services for government-sponsored health care programs, has named Thomas L. Tran as chief financial officer, effective Monday. Tran, 51, replaces Paul Behrens, who resigned in Ja.. Read More

ECONOMY Thu Jul 17, 2008 @ 3:04pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- WASHINGTON (AP) -- Global warming will affect the health and welfare of every American, but the poor, elderly, and children will suffer the most, according to a new White House science report released Thursday. The 284-page report, mostly written by the.. Read More

ECONOMY Wed Jul 16, 2008 @ 3:01pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- ST. LOUIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The St. Louis-based Nurses for Newborns Foundation (NFNF) Bridge to the Future program has been recognized by the U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) for its work to improve the health of special needs babies.. Read More

ECONOMY Mon Jul 14, 2008 @ 9:01am neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- ROME (AP) -- Police in the Adriatic city of Pescara say they have arrested the governor of Italy's Abruzzo region in a health care corruption investigation. The Pescara office of the national tax police say Gov. Ottaviano Del Turco was arrested early Mon.. Read More

ECONOMY Fri Jun 27, 2008 @ 6:00pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Family physicians statewide warn that the 10.6% Medicare cut in payments to doctors taking effect July 1 puts California’s seniors’ health on the line. “The Senate’s refusal to block the cuts yesterday sounded the d.. Read More

ECONOMY Fri Jun 20, 2008 @ 3:01pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- New York lawmakers passed a new measure Thursday meant to provide more clues in tracking environmental causes of cancer. The bill, passed by both the Senate and Assembly, would require health care providers and the state to collect m.. Read More

ECONOMY Mon Jun 16, 2008 @ 3:00pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- WASHINGTON (AP) -- Bolstering the performance of the U.S. health care system is one of the biggest challenges facing the country, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Monday. New medical technologies and treatments are allowing people to live healt.. Read More

ECONOMY Fri Jun 13, 2008 @ 12:02pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- NEW YORK (AP) -- Health care providers and service stocks moved up with the broader market Friday, getting a lift from slipping oil prices and a small increase in inflation. Excluding energy and food costs, inflation rose 0.2 percent in May, which matche.. Read More