President to inaugurate Asia’s biggest private hospital Sunday
July 1st, 2010 - 10:31 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 1 (IANS) President Pratibha Patil will Sunday inaugurate SevenHills Hospital, a 1,500 bed facility that claimes to be Asia's largest private multi-speciality medicare institution, a senior official said Thursday.
The ... Read more...
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Army chief inaugurates ex-servicemen’s polyclinic
June 15th, 2010 - 10:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 15 (IANS) Indian Army Chief Gen. V.K. Singh Tuesday inaugurated a polyclinic for ex-servicemen in Gurgaon, on the outskirts of the national capital, that will provide quality services to ... Read more...
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President Obama launches national campaign to support the Affordable Care Act
June 9th, 2010 - 2:41 am ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON D.C. (BNO NEWS) – President Barack Obama launched an unprecedented national campaign to support and deliver the facts to American seniors regarding Medicare and the Affordable Care Act, the White House ... Read more...
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AARP laudes passing of the American Jobs, Closing Tax Loopholes and Preventing Outsourcing Act
May 29th, 2010 - 2:42 am ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) – AARP Executive Vice President Nancy LeaMond on Friday said that the passage of the American Jobs, Closing Tax Loopholes and Preventing Outsourcing Act by the U.S. House ... Read more...
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Govt. approves setting up of 199 additional new polyclinics
May 27th, 2010 - 12:42 am ICT by ANI
New Delhi, May 26 (ANI): The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved establishment of 199 additional new polyclinics, including 17 mobile military medical facilities along with 15 new Regional Centres and re-organisation of ... Read more...
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Ex-servicemen’s medicare gets Rs.141 crore boost
May 26th, 2010 - 6:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) In a major effort to boost the quality of medicare provided to India's 33 lakh ex-servicemen and their dependents, the cabinet Wednesday approved the creation of ... Read more...
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Medicare denies wheelchair for elderly with both legs amputated
April 23rd, 2010 - 4:22 am ICT by BNO News
YUCCA VALLEY, CALIFORNIA (BNO NEWS) – The American Association for Homecare (AAH) released a Mobility Matters bulletin on Thursday, which presents a case in which Medicare denied a wheelchair for an elderly ... Read more...
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Sharp rise in complex back surgery among older patients
April 11th, 2010 - 3:08 am ICT by IANS
New York, April 11(IANS) The percentage of older people undergoing the complicated surgery spinal stenosis to get rid of painful lower back has increased steeply, a new study shows.
Researchers said the increase ... Read more...
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Scottsdale, AZ doctor pleads guilty to health care fraud
April 9th, 2010 - 11:25 pm ICT by BNO News
PHOENIX, ARIZONA (BNO NEWS) – A doctor of Scottsdale, Arizona pleaded guilty to one count of health care fraud, U.S. District Attorney Dennis Burke announced on Friday.Stewart Mann, 58, was a medical ... Read more...
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Los Angeles, CA fugitive sentenced for Medicare fraud
March 26th, 2010 - 1:57 am ICT by BNO News
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA (BNO NEWS) – A Los Angeles, CA man was sentenced to nine years of imprisonment and three years of supervised release for a $1 million power wheelchair fraud scheme, ... Read more...
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AARP applauds House health care reform vote
March 22nd, 2010 - 11:58 pm ICT by BNO News
NEW YORK (BNO NEWS) -- The health care reforms will bring needed relief to millions of Americans struggling with the high cost of prescription drugs and discriminatory insurance company practices, AARP said ... Read more...
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Health Care Bill To Be Voted Upon On Sunday
March 21st, 2010 - 7:33 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Washington, Mar 21, (THAINDIAN NEWS) A stand is finally going to be taken on the health care reform bill that has been in the pending stage for many days now. ... Read more...
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Miami couple sentenced for $1 million Medicare fraud
March 13th, 2010 - 12:11 am ICT by BNO News
SAVANNAH, GEORGIA (BNO NEWS) – A Miami, Florida, couple was sentenced on Friday for their convictions for conspiracy to commit health care fraud in Woodstock, Georgia, prosecutors said.Fernando Alfonso was sentenced to ... Read more...
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Excerpts from President Obama’s remarks on health insurance reform today
March 8th, 2010 - 10:02 pm ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) — The White House on Monday released the following excerpts from President Barack Obama’s remarks on health insurance reform today at Arcadia University."Every year, insurance companies deny more ... Read more...
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Arizona physician to pay $430,000 for submitting false Medicare bills
March 6th, 2010 - 1:44 am ICT by BNO News
PHOENIX, ARIZONA (BNO NEWS) – A Parker, Arizona physician will be paying $430,000 the federal to resolve allegations that he submitted false bills to Medicare, prosecutors said on Friday.Kevin S. Klopfenstein, M.D. ... Read more...
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President Barack Obama Embraces GOP Health Care Ideas
March 3rd, 2010 - 8:51 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Washington, Mar 3, (THAINDIAN NEWS) President Barack Obama commented on Tuesday, Mar 2, that he is open to ideas from the GOP, or the Grand Old Party, which is the ... Read more...
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White House Administration supports American Workers, State, and Business Relief Act
March 3rd, 2010 - 1:51 am ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) – The White House stated Tuesday their administration policy on the American Workers, State, and Business Relief Act of 2010.Passage of this bill will provide relief to families ... Read more...
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Raleigh, NC, man sentenced for $12.64 million health care fraud
March 3rd, 2010 - 1:18 am ICT by BNO News
RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA (BNO NEWS) – A Raleigh, North Carolina man was sentenced to 90 months in federal prison for conspiring to commit health care fraud and aiding and abetting health care ... Read more...
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MS woman arrested and charged for Medicare fraud
February 26th, 2010 - 12:46 pm ICT by BNO News
JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI (BNO NEWS) -- A Fayette, Mississippi woman was arrested and charged on one count of felonious Medicaid Fraud, prosecutors announced on Thursday.Kristina Stampley, 28, turned herself into investigators with the ... Read more...
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Health Insurer Humana to cut 2,500 jobs
February 18th, 2010 - 11:32 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Green Bay, Feb 18 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Health Insurer Humana is going to hand out pink slips to over 2,500 people. Around 120 positions at the Green Bay facility will be affected. ... Read more...
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Ringleader of OxyContin drug-dealing crew sentenced to prison
February 4th, 2010 - 3:37 am ICT by BNO News
NEW YORK CITY (BNO NEWS) – The ringleader of an OxyContin drug-dealing crew on Wednesday was sentenced to over 11 years in federal prison, prosecutors said.Jose Marte was sentenced to 135 months ... Read more...
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Two Miami-Dade, Florida HIV-clinic owners sentenced for health care fraud
January 27th, 2010 - 5:32 am ICT by BNO News
MIAMI (BNO NEWS) – Two Miami-Dade County HIV-clinic owners on Tuesday were sentenced to federal prison for conspiring to commit health care fraud, prosecutors said.
From Febuary 2006 to December 2006, Lisset Lombera, ... Read more...
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Health Care Reform 101 Sparks Debates
January 16th, 2010 - 9:16 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Jan 16, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Health Care Reform 101 has already whipped up a storm in the political and medical circles. The Health Care plan proposed by President Barrack Obama ... Read more...
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Docs failing to relieve chronic pain due to prescription drug abuse fears
January 5th, 2010 - 2:08 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 5 (ANI): Patients suffering from chronic pain are being under-treated as physicians increasingly fail to provide comprehensive pain treatment - either due to inadequate training, personal biases or fear of ... Read more...
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Senate Passes Health Care Reform Bill In Cloture Vote
December 21st, 2009 - 9:52 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Dec. 21, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Senate has passed the health care reform bill in a cloture vote on Sunday, Dec. 21. The measure was difficult to pass, considering that there ... Read more...
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Himachal passes bill to protect doctors from violence
December 18th, 2009 - 7:12 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, Dec 18 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh assembly Friday passed a bill to protect medical and medical staff from violence, most often by relatives of a dead patient.
Health Minister Rajeev Bindal, who ... Read more...
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Joe Lieberman Supported The Health Care Bill: Archive Video Reveals
December 16th, 2009 - 1:39 am ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Dec. 15, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Connecticut Independent Senator Joe Lieberman has been on the hit list of the critics for ever, owing to his very vocal and vehement opposition of the ... Read more...
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Senator Blanche Lincoln committed to the Health Care Bill
November 22nd, 2009 - 7:50 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Washington DC, Nov 22 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Senator Blanche Lincoln knows that she is again going to play a crucial role in the Health Care Bill. She played a very critical and ... Read more...
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Vote On Health Care Reform Passed For Debate
November 22nd, 2009 - 6:34 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Washington, Nov.22,(THAINDIAN NEWS) The US Senate voted to move the health care bill to move it further up the proceedings for being passed. All the Senators including the Democrats and ... Read more...
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President Obama releases statement on passage of health care bill
November 8th, 2009 - 4:31 pm ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) -- President Obama on Saturday evening released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives approved the Democratic health care reform bill."Tonight, in an historic vote, the ... Read more...
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Government doctors in Jammu call off stir
October 27th, 2009 - 9:40 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Oct 27 (IANS) Government doctors in Jammu Tuesday called off their three week old strike following an assurance from the state government to accept their demands.
Both sides made this ... Read more...
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Health services affected in Jammu after 500 junior doctors quit
October 10th, 2009 - 11:37 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Oct 10 (IANS) Health services across the Jammu region were hit Saturday after more than 500 junior doctors working in various hospitals submitted their resignation letters protesting the government's "indifference" ... Read more...
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She delivered baby at wheel, but neither made the journey
September 10th, 2009 - 5:36 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, Sep 10 (IANS) Perhaps death was calling out to her. What else could have prompted Sangeeta Goel, who was in an advanced stage of pregnancy, to take to the wheel and ... Read more...
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Sitting down too much at work can be a health hazard
August 11th, 2009 - 2:37 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Aug 11 (ANI): A survey has found that workers spend 70 percent of their daily lives sitting down, which makes it a health hazard, as it not only makes one fat, ... Read more...
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Ari Squire: A Tale Of Greed And Death
June 23rd, 2009 - 8:04 pm ICT by GD
The story of Ari Square is one that really does seem to be out of the screen of any Hollywood murder mystery. It is a gruesome story of treachery, fraud and murder. ... Read more...
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