Archive for February 13th, 2010
BMW ( 10V025000 )
Dated: JAN 22, 2010 BMW IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2010 X5 AND X6 SPORT ACTIVITY VEHICLES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN DECEMBER 14, 2009 AND DECEMBER 16, 2009. IN THE UPPER RIGHT AREA OF THE WINDSHIELD, BONDING MAY BE INSU…
HONDA ( 10V041000 )
Dated: FEB 09, 2010 HONDA IS RECALLING MODEL YEAR 2001-2002 ACCORD 2 AND 4-DOOR, MODEL YEAR 2001-2003 CIVIC 4-DOOR, MODEL YEAR 2001-2002 CIVIC 2-DOOR, MODEL YEAR 2002-CRV, MODEL YEAR 2002 ODYSSEY, MODEL YEAR 2003 PILOT, …
ACURA ( 10V041000 )
Dated: FEB 09, 2010 HONDA IS RECALLING MODEL YEAR 2001-2002 ACCORD 2 AND 4-DOOR, MODEL YEAR 2001-2003 CIVIC 4-DOOR, MODEL YEAR 2001-2002 CIVIC 2-DOOR, MODEL YEAR 2002-CRV, MODEL YEAR 2002 ODYSSEY, MODEL YEAR 2003 PILOT, …
Payments, Pricing Info, Paperwork May Contribute To Costs, Confusion
The way doctors, hospitals and other health care providers are paid creates a so-called “perverse incentive” to order more and more medical services, even when those services do not contribute to better health, according to researchers for Dartmouth’s Atlas of Health, CNN’s investigations unit reports…
Medicaid And Other State Programs Face Questions About Fraud, Other Difficulties
The New Mexico Independent: The state’s Medicaid Fraud Division said two state agencies, the Health Department and Human Services Department that administer the Medicaid program, “‘filtered’ and ’sanitized’ information and documents requested by investigators, hindering numerous investigations.” The federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services wil investigate the allegations (Furlow, 2/10)…
Brothers Sentenced For The Illegal Sale And Supply Of Lifestyle Drugs
Two brothers were sentenced at Leicester Crown Court, for the illegal sale and supply of unlicensed medicines. After both pleaded guilty, Assad Hussain was given a £35,000 confiscation order, fined £1,000 and ordered to pay £4,000 in costs. Fraz Hussain received a conditional discharge for 12 months…
Not Guilty – Texas Jury Acquits Winkler County Nurse – American Nurses Association
It took the jury less than an hour to return a not guilty verdict this morning for Anne Mitchell, RN, defendant in the criminal trial that has come to be known as the “Winkler County nurses” trial. Mitchell faced a third-degree felony charge in Texas of “misuse of official information,” for reporting a physician to [...]
Today’s Opinions And Editorials: A Litigation Explosion, Anthem Blue Cross And Starting Fresh
Start Fresh With What People Agree Upon Des Moines Register What would a fresh start look like? It would begin with a new bill. Amending the 2,000 pages in either the Senate or House bill would prove to be impossible. They were born of an unseemly process and based on a premise already rejected by [...]
FTC Targets Scammers Pushing Phony Jobs, Bogus Money-Making Schemes
In conjunction with state law enforcement officials and other federal agencies, the Federal Trade Commission will hold a press conference on Wednesday, February 17, 2010, at 11 a.m. to announce a law enforcement sweep cracking down on job and work-at-home fraud fueled by the economic downturn.
