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GlaxoSmithKline to appeal verdict
Prescription drug company GlaxoSmithKline says it will appeal a nearly $81 million verdict in a lawsuit that accused it of overcharging Alabama's Medicaid program. A jury in Montgomery on Tuesday found the company liable. It also found Novartis...Tags: GlaxoSmithKline, Novartis, Medicaid
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Mazurek Has Democratic Opponent In 80th House District
Courant Staff WriterA first-time political candidate, inspired by her young granddaughter, will be challenging John "Corky" Mazurek for his 80th House District seat in a Democratic primary. However, the incumbent has said he is unfazed by an opponent he says does not fully...Tags: Medical Services, Primaries, Health Treatments, Southington, Political Candidates
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Forrest Griffin keeps a low profile
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterIt's one thing to be conscious of your shortcomings. It's another to be openly self-deprecating and fight for a living. In the sport of mixed martial arts, competitors exhaust considerable time and energy trying to conceal their weaknesses. Then there's...Tags: Ultimate Fighting Championship, Law Enforcement, Health Treatments, Private Health Care, Light Heavyweight Boxing
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Health Insurer Stocks Tumble
Courant Staff WriterSome health insurer stocks fell sharply Thursday after Goldman Sachs downgraded Aetna and Health Net from neutral to "sell," stoking broader investor concern about how much and how soon profit margins will shrink in the industry's current downturn....Tags: Healthcare Policies, Health Treatments, Health Net Incorporated, Cigna Corporation, Humana Incorporated
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East Hampton Water Treatment Upgrade To Begin
Courant Staff WriterIn a cool crypt beneath Center School, Vincent Susco checks pressure readers and condensation-covered water tanks and pipes. The tanks sit on wet concrete in the tight basement laboratory that Susco, the administrator for the town's water pollution...Tags: Environmental Pollution, North Haven, Water Pollution, Organic Chemicals, Medicaid
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2 drug firms to appeal $114M price fraud verdict
Associated Press WriterTwo large pharmaceutical companies said Thursday they will appeal a jury verdict ordering them to pay more than $114 million for overcharging the state's Medicaid program for prescription drugs. GlaxoSmithKline PLC and Novartis AG announced plans to...Tags: Medicaid, Bristol Myers Squibb Company, Abbott Laboratories, Lawyers, AstraZeneca Plc
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Judge urges Eli Lilly to settle Zyprexa lawsuit
Associated Press WriterA federal judge in New York is urging Eli Lilly and Co. to settle a multibillion-dollar lawsuit filed by insurance companies, unions and others who claim the pharmaceutical giant overpriced its top-selling drug Zyprexa and exaggerated its usefulness. In...Tags: Corporate Crime, Pharmaceuticals, Medicaid, Medicine, Sales
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Reporting Obama's every move
The Swampby Katie Fretland In the above video, CNN's Jeanne Moos explores the art of reporting on Barack Obama's every move. Protective pool reporting, or the journalistic practice of a person or small group following the candidates pretty much everywhere,...Tags: Tony Rezko, Rod Blagojevich, Corporate Crime, Fraud, University of Illinois at Chicago
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The jobs report blame-go-round
The Swampby Matthew Hay Brown Another jobs report: another opportunity for Republicans and Democrats to trade blame for the stumbling economy. "It is highly disconcerting that the nation has again lost jobs for the sixth month in a row," Senate Majority......Tags: Corporate Crime, Corruption, Petroleum Industry, Unemployment, Economic Policy
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Medicare changes
important Medicare changes What you need to know about new Medicare system for home medical equipment: Products affected: Diabetic supplies, wheelchairs, home oxygen, walkers, feeding-tube supplies, breathing devices, hospital beds and wound-care pumps....Tags: Medicare
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