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GOP senators seek Sebelius ACA fundraising probe
By Jessica Zigmond | May 30, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
Senate Republicans have intensified their calls for scrutiny of HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius' efforts to raise money from private donors to help implement the healthcare reform law.
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Political intelligence firms set up investor meetings at White House
By Washington Post | May 27, 2013
Wall Street investors hungry for advance information on upcoming federal health-care decisions repeatedly held private discussions with Obama administration officials, including a top White House adviser helping to implement the Affordable Care Act.
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Rep. DesJarlais reprimanded for sex with patients
By Associated Press | May 23, 2013
Rep. Scott DesJarlais, a licensed physician, was reprimanded and fined by the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners for having sex with patients before he was elected to Congress, according to documents released Thursday.
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Parkland agrees to pay $1.42 million settlement
By Rachel Landen | May 23, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
Dallas' Parkland Health & Hospital System will pay $1.42 million and enter into a five-year corporate integrity agreement to resolve a 2010 lawsuit that alleged the hospital submitted improper claims to Medicare and Medicaid.
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Stem cells recovered from cloned human embryos
By Associated Press | May 16, 2013
Scientists have finally recovered stem cells from cloned human embryos, a long-standing goal that could lead to new treatments for such illnesses as Parkinson's disease and diabetes.
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Florida legislature ends session without Medicaid expansion
By Brendan Farrington / Associated Press | May 04, 2013
Florida lawmakers ended their 60-day session Friday, waiting until the final hour to pass a $74.5 billion budget and then leaving town without passing a bill to extend healthcare coverage to 1.1 million Floridians.
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Publication bias, not conflicts, may be bigger concern in cancer trial reports
By Andis Robeznieks | April 29, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
A study of conflicts of interest in leading cancer journals showed financial connections between authors and companies sponsoring phase 3 clinical trials had little impact on interpretation of the results.
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Physicians urged to 'pause before posting'
By Rachel Landen | April 11, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
Physicians should exercise caution—and “pause before posting”—when interacting in online settings in order to preserve professionalism and maintain appropriate patient-physician relationships, according to a policy paper released today by the American College of Physicians...
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Study of babies did not disclose risks, U.S. finds
By New York Times | April 11, 2013
A federal agency found a number of universities failed to properly inform over a thousand families in a study involving extremely premature babies about potential risks, including blindness and death.
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Doctors complain about Vt. plan's regulations
By Associated Press | April 04, 2013
A group of Vermont doctors and mostly Republican lawmakers gathered Wednesday to warn that if Vermont goes ahead with its plan to push toward a Canadian-style, single-payer healthcare system, the state will ''regulate the private practice of medicine in Vermont out of existence.''
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