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50 Hospitals Charge Uninsured More Than 10 Times Cost of Care, study finds
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Fifty hospitals in the United States are charging uninsured consumers more than 10 times the actual cost of patient care, according to research published Monday. All but one of the these facilities is owned by for-profit entities, and by far the largest number of hospitals " 20 " are in Florida. For the most part, researchers said, the hospitals with the highest markups are not in pricey neighborhoods or big cities, where the market might explain the higher prices. "They are price-gouging because they can," said Gerard Anderson, a professor at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, co-author of the study in Health Affairs. "They are marking up the prices because no one is telling them they can't."
Lena H. Sun, The Washington Post 06/09/2015   Facebook iconTwitter iconLinkedIn Icon
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Hazing Lawsuit Filed Against Penn State Fraternity
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A lawsuit has been filed alleging hazing in a Penn State University fraternity. The lawsuit was filed in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas on behalf of a 21-year-old student who alleges he faced hazing while a member of the fraternity. The lawsuit names the Kappa Delta Rho fraternity, its national organization, the university, the Interfraternity Council and Panhellenic Association as defendants. The lawsuit alleges negligence, negligence per se, battery, unlawful furnishing of alcohol to a minor, furnishing liquor to one obviously intoxicated, false imprisonment, fraud and conversion.
Megan Trimble, PennLive.com 06/08/2015   Facebook iconTwitter iconLinkedIn Icon
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Ex-Illinois Soccer Player Joins Those Suing Over Concussions
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A former University of Illinois soccer player has joined the list of the school's athletes who have complained that they had to endure improper medical treatment and playing conditions. Casey Conine in a lawsuit filed Monday in Champaign County Circuit Court said she was cleared to play in October 2014 after suffering a third concussion in two years at Illinois. The suit says Conine has suffered "injuries of a severe and permanent nature," including headaches and difficulties concentrating.
David Mercer, AP, The Washington Post 06/09/2015   Facebook iconTwitter iconLinkedIn Icon
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US Supreme Court to Hear Case to Limit Class-Action Suits
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The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to take up a Tyson Foods Inc. appeal that could give the justices another chance to limit class-action lawsuits, this time over the use of statistical methods to determine liability and damages. Tyson is challenging a $5.8 million judgment awarded to pork-processing workers at an Iowa plant who alleged the company underpaid them for time spent putting on and taking off protective equipment necessary for their jobs. The lawsuit dates back to 2007.
BRENT KENDALL, Wall Street Journal - $$ Subscription Required 06/09/2015   Facebook iconTwitter iconLinkedIn Icon
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Pfizer Report Warns of Possible Zoloft and Birth Defect Link
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A Pfizer Inc. report shows a scientist warned executives last year about a potential link between the anti-depressant drug Zoloft and birth defects and recommended changes to the medication's safety warning. The document from a Pfizer drug-safety official might complicate the company's efforts to fend off lawsuits brought by parents of children with malformed hearts. Pfizer has consistently rejected suggestions Zoloft caused newborn abnormalities and said Monday the document was taken out of context by lawyers suing the company.
Jef Feeley, Bloomberg 06/09/2015   Facebook iconTwitter iconLinkedIn Icon
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Aging MDs Prompt Call for Competency Tests at AMA Meeting
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With one out of four U.S. doctors older than 65, the American Medical Association adopted a plan Monday to help decide when it's time for aging senior physicians to hang up the stethoscope. The nation's largest organization of doctors agreed to spearhead an effort to create competency guidelines for assessing whether older physicians remain able to provide safe and effective care for patients.
Lindsey Tanner, ?AP, The Washington Post 06/09/2015   Facebook iconTwitter iconLinkedIn Icon
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