How Lincare Became a Multibillion-Dollar Medicare Scofflaw
Decades of Misbehavior: Lincare has repeatedly landed on Medicare’s equivalent of probation; the company has a dismal history of exploiting the government and ailing patients.
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Category: Health
Big Pharma’s Hidden Hand In Rise of Antibiotic-Resistant Superbugs
Published on Thursday, June 11, 2015 by Common Dreams, by Sarah Lazare, staff writer From the...
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For-Profit Healthcare Under Fire As Ebola Spreads to Second US Healthcare Worker
Published on Wednesday, October 15, 2014 by Common Dreams by Lauren McCauley, staff writer Update:...
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CDC Confirms First Case of Ebola Diagnosed in US
Published on Tuesday, September 30, 2014 by Common Dreams by Common Dreams staff Updated (10:15 PM...
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Citing Failed War on Drugs, World Leaders Call for Widespread Decriminalization
Published on Tuesday, September 09, 2014 by Common Dreams by Deirdre Fulton, staff writer In the...
Read MoreWATCH: Biologist explains how marijuana drives tumor cells to ‘suicide’
“Cells can die in different ways, and after cannabinoid treatment, they were dying in the ‘clean’ way. They were committing suicide…
Read MoreCompany withholds experimental drug from dying 7-year-old boy to preserve profits
Chimerix cannot agree to provide the drug for compassionate use because it would then be obligated to share the drug with other patients – and he said that would be too costly.
Read MoreWhy Hospitals Are Failing Civilians Who Get PTSD
Undiagnosed post-traumatic stress disorder is having a major impact on injured civilians, particularly those with violent injuries
Read MoreFDA Opens Review of Rules for Over-the-Counter Drugs, Including Acetaminophen
Acetaminophen can cause liver damage and death in amounts close to the current recommended daily limit.
Read MoreCancer Explosion Forecast for Next 20 Years
Cancer is now the world’s biggest killer, and the number of cases will explode over the next 20 years
Read MoreNo Easy Definition for ‘Abusive’ Prescribing
Centers for Medicare and Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is treading carefully, refusing to get pinned down by numerical thresholds
Read MoreBig Data + Big Pharma = Big Money
The company’s prospectus gives fresh insight into the huge dollars – and huge volumes of data – flowing through a little-watched industry.
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