Medicare Suits Two Settlements. Two insurers have settled civil Medicare fraud charges with the U.S. Attorney's office in Manhattan for $20.6 million, the government said Thursday. Prosecutors said The Travelers Insurance Co., a life insurance unit of New York-based Citigroup Inc., and United Healthcare Insurance Co., a unit of … [Read more...]
Government Settles Two Medicare Suits
Investigation of Surgical Device that Can Spread Uterine Cancer
Surgical Device Suspected Of Having Problems Under Probe. Last Friday, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) said it will investigate a surgical tool that was on the market for two decades before the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned it can spread uterine cancer. Twelve members of Congress wrote to the GAO last … [Read more...]
Members of Congress Call for Government Accountability
Congress Call For Government Accountability. Twelve members of Congress have written to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to ask the agency to investigate why a surgical tool used in gynecologic surgery was sold for two decades before the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued safety warnings about the device's … [Read more...]
Government Must Pay for Flooding Damage Caused by Hurricane Katrina, Judge Rules
On Friday, a New Orleans judge ruled that the federal government is liable for flooding damage caused by Hurricane Katrina. The New York Times reports that Judge Susan G. Braden of the Untied States Court of Federal Claims in Washington honed in on a canal known as the Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet (MR-GO) in her decision. The … [Read more...]
Oklahoma Acknowledges Role of Fracking Wastewater Wells in Earthquakes
On Tuesday, Oklahoma's government acknowledged that earthquakes throughout the state have mostly been caused by wastewater-injection wells, which are often used to dispose of fracking waste products. The New York Times reports that previously, the state government has hesitated to embrace the association between drilling and seismic … [Read more...]
Japanese Government Probes Alleged False Claims Over Alzheimer’s Study
A major Alzheimer’s drug research project, funded, in part, by the Japanese government, is at the center of a debacle in which allegations of the use of false data have been made. Nearly one-dozen drug firms are involved. J-ADNI, is the Alzheimer’s drug research project under investigation by the Japanese government. Japan alleges … [Read more...]
Government Orders Idle Gulf of Mexico Oil and Gas Wells Capped
Permanently Plug Wells In The Gulf of Mexico. In the wake of the BP oil spill, the federal government has ordered oil and gas companies to permanently plug wells in the Gulf of Mexico that have been idle for more than five years, and to dismantle any unused oil platforms. Up until this point, producers often waited years after the … [Read more...]
