Archive for March 20th, 2010
Lawsuit Shows Insurer Targeted HIV Patients For ‘Rescission’
A court case has revealed that the insurer Fortis, now called Assurant Health, automatically targeted customers diagnosed with HIV for fraud investigations geared toward finding reasons to revoke their coverage, Reuters reports…
Idaho, Virginia Gear Up For Fight To Defeat Individual Mandate; NY Law Sets Procedure For Decisions For Unresponsive Patients
The Associated Press: “Idaho is leading the charge in a states-rights push to defeat a proposal in Congress that would require people to buy health insurance, a key piece of reforms being pushed by President Barack Obama. Republican Gov. C.L…
Health Care Fraud, Prescription Theft Lead To Significant Losses
ABC News: “A four month ‘Nightline’ investigation into Medicare fraud makes one thing perfectly clear: this is a crime that pays and pays and pays. The federal government admits that a staggering $60 billion is stolen from tax payers through Medicare scams every year. Some experts believe the number is more than twice that…
Financial Interests Should Be Clearer To Increase Trust In Science Suggests Study Of Research Behind Anti Diabetes Drug
A new US study published this week that investigated the research behind the anti-diabetes drug rosiglitazone (GlaxoSmithKline’s Avandia) found that nearly all the scientific authors who provided results in favour of the drug had financial relationships with pharmaceutical companies, and while this may not prove industry’s interests influenced the research, it sugge…
EPA TO HOLD OPEN HOUSE REGARDING CONSTRUCTION AT THE STAUFFER CHEMICAL SITE IN TARPON SPRINGS FL (FL)
(TARPON SPRINGS, FL – March 19, 2010) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will hold an open house at the Tarpon Springs Public Library Community Meeting Room, 138 East Lemon Street in Tarpon Springs, Fla. on Thursday, March 25, 2010 between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m
Extensive Soil Sampling to Begin at Landia Superfund Site in Lakeland, FL (FL)
(ATLANTA – Mar. 19, 2010) Beginning Monday, workers are expected to conduct extensive sampling of the soil at the Landia Chemical Company Superfund site in Lakeland, Fl
EPA Recognizes Leaders in Energy Efficiency (PA)
PHILADELPHIA (March 19, 2010) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is honoring a select group of manufacturers, retailers, public schools, hospitals, real estate companies, home builders and other organizations as 2010 Energy Star award winners
EPA orders DuPont Belle facility to take safety measures (WV)
PHILADELPHIA (March 19, 2010) — The U. S. Environmental Protection Agency has ordered E.I. DuPont de Nemours and Company to review environmental safety procedures at its industrial plant in Belle, W. Va., where the release of phosgene gas in January led to the death of a DuPont employee
Oklahoma Marinas Fined for Violating the Clean Water Act (OK)
(Dallas, Texas – March 19, 2010) The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has fined four Oklahoma marinas $7,000 for violating federal Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) regulations outlined under the Clean Water Act
EPA, DOE Announce New Steps to Strengthen Energy Star (HQ)
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today outlined a series of steps to further strengthen the trusted Energy Star program
FTC Submits Comments on Proposed Guidance to Help Consumers Avoid Reverse Mortgage Deception
Federal Trade Commission staff has filed comments with the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) supporting a measure designed to protect consumers from deceptive claims and to help them make better-informed decisions about whether to obtain a reverse mortgage.
