Healthcare Law NewsNews on Healthcare Law continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.No charges planned in death of ignored LA patient- July 9, 2008 No criminal charges will be filed against medical staff at a troubled inner-city hospital over the death of a homeless woman who writhed in pain on the emergency room floor for nearly an hour, a county prosecutor concluded Tuesday.A nurse at Martin Luther King Jr.-Harbor Hospital was not criminally negligent despite refusing to examine Edith Rodriguez _ who was kneeling and screaming in pain with a perforated bowel _ and telling her to get off the floor, according to the report by Deputy...http://www.topix.net/law/healthcare/2008/07/no-charges-planned-in-death-of-ignored-la-pati... Probe finds dead doctors used in Medicare scams- July 9, 2008 Sellers of wheelchairs, drugs and other medical supplies collected as much as $93 million in fraudulent Medicare claims based on prescriptions from doctors who actually were dead, some for 10 years or more, a ...http://www.topix.net/law/healthcare/2008/07/probe-finds-dead-doctors-used-in-medicare-scam... Akela Pharma repeating Fentanyl inhalant safety study- July 8, 2008 Akela Pharma Inc. has started over again with safety studies on its Tamifun platform for inhaled drugs, as required by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.http://www.topix.net/law/healthcare/2008/07/akela-pharma-repeating-fentanyl-inhalant-safet... Wicker: Democrats using Medicare scare tactics on doctors- July 8, 2008 JACKSON - U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker says Democrats in Washington are using 'political brinksmanship' to scare doctors and Medicare patients before the November elections.http://www.topix.net/law/healthcare/2008/07/wicker-democrats-using-medicare-scare-tactics-... Jindal focusing on health care changes- July 8, 2008 LA considers involuntary treatment for sex offenders Tuitions expected to increase for LA Colleges in fall The Louisiana Legislature recently approved up to 5 percent tuition increases at two- and four-year ...http://www.topix.net/law/healthcare/2008/07/jindal-focusing-on-health-care-changes?fromrss... Doctor Gets 10 Years In 'Rent-A-Patient' Scam- July 8, 2008 A Southern California doctor was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison Monday for billing health insurance companies more than $9 million in unnecessary surgical procedures, prosecutors said.http://www.topix.net/law/healthcare/2008/07/doctor-gets-10-years-in-rent-a-patient-scam?fr... Nashville Trial Of Former Sen. John Ford Resumes- July 8, 2008 A former business partner of ex-state Sen. John Ford said the seeds of a lucrative deal with a TennCare contractor began in a meeting in Memphis seven years ago.http://www.topix.net/law/healthcare/2008/07/nashville-trial-of-former-sen-john-ford-resume... Proposed legislation would require quicker Medicare Part D...- July 7, 2008 WHITESBORO - Local "mom and pop" pharmacies are going to be keeping a watchful eye on Capitol Hill this week.http://www.topix.net/law/healthcare/2008/07/proposed-legislation-would-require-quicker-med... State budget cuts expected to bring few layoffs- July 7, 2008 FRANKFORT, Ky. -- A legislative mandate to cut state spending will result in few -- if any -- layoffs of state workers, according to Kentucky's budget director, Mary Lassiter.http://www.topix.net/law/healthcare/2008/07/state-budget-cuts-expected-to-bring-few-layoff... Phase II Results For Low-Dose Oral Immune Tolerance Therapy (ARG201)...- July 7, 2008 Systemic sclerosis is an autoimmune disease causing widespread fibrosis of the skin and internal organs.http://www.topix.net/law/healthcare/2008/07/phase-ii-results-for-low-dose-oral-immune-tole... |