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Texas Tribune Daily Brief
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| The Brief for July 18 |
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In todayâ??s Brief: State lawmakers will revisit the school safety discussion this morning, and an audit found the Texas Health and Human Services Commission may have awarded more than $3.4 billion in contracts erroneously.
Cassi Pollock , Texas Tribune 07/18/2018    |
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| Doctors, Hospitals Sue Over Negative Reviews/Comments |
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As doctors and hospitals throw their considerable resources behind legal fights, some patients face huge legal bills for posting them and other consumers face their own challenges trying to get a straight story.
Jayne O'Donnell and Ken Alltucker, USA Today 07/18/2018 |
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| Anthem Denies ER Coverage, Georgia Doctors File Suit |
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Health insurer Anthem Inc. has been named as defendant in a lawsuit filed by doctors in Georgia over medical coverage for emergency room care. The complaint was filed on Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Atlanta by the American College of Emergency Physicians and the Medical Association of Georgia. They allege that Anthemâ??s Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Georgia have denied emergency room coverage to patients in violation of federal law. Anthem operates under the Blue Cross and Blue Shield brand in 14 states and covers almost 40 million members.
Zachary Tracer, Bloomberg 07/17/2018 |
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| McDonald's Faces First Lawsuit Over Parasite in Salads |
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McDonald's is facing the first lawsuit over the contamination of their salads by a parasite. The lawsuit was filed by a woman from Washington who alleges she became ill after eating a salad from the fast food restaurant. Salads from 3,000 McDonald's locations in Midwest states have been pulled after the discovery of a potential contamination. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced last week that they had initiated an investigation of â??cyclosporiasis illnesses likely linked with salads from McDonaldâ??s.â?? According to the agencies, sixty-one people have fallen ill with the disease.
Phil Luciano, Peoria Journal Star 07/16/2018 |
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