Man Convicted Of Using Stolen Patient Data From Hospital
Man Convicted Of Using Stolen Patient Data From Hospital
A Naples man is facing up to 30 years in prison for his involvement in stealing information from more than 1,000 patients at a Weston hospital.
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Health plan review may be intensified
The state’s top HMO regulator calls for outside oversight of insurers’ attempts to drop policyholders. The state’s top HMO regulator said Monday that health plans should be required to get outside review before dropping a policyholder, a dramatic step up in oversight that probably would face stiff challenges from the industry.
Source: www.latimes.com
Health care overhauls sought
MINNEAPOLIS — President Bush wants to rejigger tax deductions for health insurance, Ted Kennedy wants to expand Medicare to everyone, and Hillary Clinton wants another crack at overhauling health care.
Source: www.delawareonline.com
More apartment complexes consider going smoke free
Smokers living in Vicksburg Halls in Marysville may have to give up smoking or leave their building by fall. Vicksburg Halls, on 1100 New York Ave., is a city-owned housing unit for people older than 62 and the disabled.
Source: www.thetimesherald.com
Huge Settlement Unearthed At Stonehenge Complex
Excavations supported by National Geographic at Durrington Walls in the Stonehenge World Heritage site have revealed an enormous ancient settlement that once housed hundreds of people. Archaeologists believe the houses were constructed and occupied by the builders of nearby Stonehenge, the legendary monument on England’s Salisbury Plain.
Source: www.sciencedaily.com
Bush takes up Democrats’ themes
WASHINGTON In an overture to the new majority in Congress, President Bush strayed into Democratic territory Tuesday night with proposals on health insurance, gasoline efficiency and even the first real tax increase of his presidency.
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