Hevesi bars medical provider after overbilling 
ALBANY, N.Y. A health care provider whose foot doctors were accused of prescribing drugs for schizophrenia and other conditions unrelated to feet has been barred from the state’s Medicaid system after overbilling 1-point-3 (m) million dollars.
Source: www.wstm.com

Patterson tosses his cookies with the best of ‘em 
COLUMBUS — Fifty-one days between games is a long time for butterflies to build in one’s stomach. That’s bad news for David Patterson but good news for every other member of the top-ranked Ohio State football team heading into the national championship showdown with Florida on Jan. 8.
Source: www.marionstar.com

Analysts wary of drug maker’s future 
NEW YORK — Pfizer Inc.’s decision to scrap development of a crucial medicine sent its shares plummeting Monday as analysts fretted about its future and speculated about which companies it might purchase to shore up its pipeline.
Source: www.delawareonline.com

Oral, Once-daily Rivaroxaban Shows Similar Efficacy And Safety To Enoxaparin For Prevention Of VTE After Major … 
Phase II clinical trial results published today in Circulation (2006;114:2374-2381) highlight the potential of a simple, once-daily dosing regimen of the novel, oral anticoagulant rivaroxaban (BAY 59-7939), a direct Factor Xa inhibitor. [click link for full article]
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.com

Health center accused of Medicaid abuse Health Dept. bars Signature Health from state system 
Signature Health Center has officially been banned from further participation in New Yorks Medicaid program after auditors from Comptroller Alan Hevesis office found nearly $1.3 million in overpayments made since January 2001.
Source: www.legislativegazette.com