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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: Medicaid, Novartis, GlaxoSmithKline
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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: Health Treatments, Voting, Political Candidates, Medical Services, Elections
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NY health facilities fail to meet closure deadline
Associated Press WriterDespite $550 million dedicated to closing or restructuring 81 New York state hospitals and nursing homes, 18 failed to be in compliance by the state-imposed June 30 deadline, according to the state Health Department. "Primary and community-based care...Tags: Medical Services, Medicaid, Long Term Care, Hospitals and Clinics
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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, Electrical Appliance, Organic Chemicals, North Haven, Medicaid
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Judge approves split of Haven Healthcare chain
Associated Press WriterA federal bankruptcy judge has approved a plan to transfer most of the nursing homes in the Haven Healthcare chain to new owners and place four facilities in receivership. The decision, released Friday, essentially spells the end of the troubled chain...Tags: Bankruptcy, Medicare, Laws, Health Treatments, Fourth of July
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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: Health Treatments, Law Enforcement, Contracts, Ultimate Fighting Championship, 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: Health Treatments, Healthcare Policies, Humana Incorporated, Insurance, Aetna Incorporated
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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: Pharmaceuticals, Trials, Medicine, Lilly Eli & Co, Corporate Crime
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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: Rod Blagojevich, Medicaid, Fraud, Barack Obama, Clothing and Textiles Industry
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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: Unemployment, National Government, Nancy Pelosi, Corporate Crime, Economic Policy
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