Aetna Government Contract Discredited

Last week, the Sacramento Business Journal reported on irregularities in how health insurance/ managed care giant Aetna obtained a contract...

Aetna Government Contract Discredited 2015-05-18T00:41:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

A Source of the Anechoic Effect Discovered: the Public Relations Person in the Room

A series of posts in journalism blogs last month revealed a mechanism used by health care organizational leaders to shape discussion of the ...

A Source of the Anechoic Effect Discovered: the Public Relations Person in the Room 2015-05-07T20:49:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

New CMS Chief Donald Berwick: a Trojan Horse for Quackery?

On July 7, President Obama appointed Dr. Donald Berwick as Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Dr. Berwic...

New CMS Chief Donald Berwick: a Trojan Horse for Quackery? 2015-05-07T19:27:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

BLOGSCAN - More on Senate Hearings on Industry Funded CME

There has been considerable coverage of the remarkable hearings by the US Senate Special Committee on Aging on industry funded continuing me...

BLOGSCAN - More on Senate Hearings on Industry Funded CME 2009-07-31T14:12:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

State, City Settle Case Alleging Medicaid Fraud

We have posted on a variety of settlements of cases alleging health care fraud, but this one has a new twist, as reported by the NY Times, N...

State, City Settle Case Alleging Medicaid Fraud 2009-07-22T13:25:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

NY State Legislator Pleads Guilty to Selling His Services to Medical Center

We have posted about cases in which hospitals or academic medical centers hired legislators to promote their political agendas. In one case ...

NY State Legislator Pleads Guilty to Selling His Services to Medical Center 2009-07-07T14:11:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

Hospital Board Members with "the Juice" in New Jersey

We recently commented on the conviction of a state legislator charged with selling his influence to a powerful local medical center. NorthJ...

Hospital Board Members with "the Juice" in New Jersey 2009-04-27T12:51:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

New Jersey Legislator Found Guilty of Fraudulantly Advocating on Hospital's Behalf

Here is the latest story of health care corruption, this one involving a state legislator and a big hospital, as reported by the Newark Star...

New Jersey Legislator Found Guilty of Fraudulantly Advocating on Hospital's Behalf 2009-04-20T13:14:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown