Health care industry

Health care industry

• Poland probes corruption allegations by US firm

  Prosecutors are investigating allegations that a U.S. medical equipment company offered bribes to hospital officials across the country in order to ... 

• New laws at a glance: Eyedrops, brakes, Facebook

  As 2013 begins, many states are enacting new laws dealing with gay rights, child safety, abortion, immigration and other perennial concerns. 

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  Grim limbo for NYC's nursing home evacuees

  Hundreds of elderly and disabled New Yorkers who were hurriedly evacuated from seaside nursing homes and assisted living residences after Superstorm ... 

• Partial list of taxes and fees in health overhaul

  Starting in 2014, President Barack Obama's health care law will expand coverage to some 30 million uninsured people. At the same time, insurers no ... 

• Judge: Oklahoma can end Planned Parenthood deals

  A federal judge on Monday denied a request by Planned Parenthood to temporarily block Oklahoma from terminating a contract with the agency to provide ... 

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  Walgreen fiscal 1Q profit sinks nearly 26 pct

  Walgreen's fiscal first-quarter earnings sank nearly 26 percent as costs tied to a couple big deals and Superstorm Sandy helped put a ... 

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  Top business story in '12: Sluggish global economy

  This would be the year when the global economy finally regained its vigor. At least that's what many had hoped. It didn't happen. The three largest ... 

• Heavy price: Medicare overpaying for back braces

  Internet sale price for a standard back brace: $99.99. What Medicare pays for the item: $900-plus. A federal report released Wednesday offers a look ... 

• Germany's Merck suffers setback with cancer drug

  German pharmaceutical company Merck KgaA says a late stage trial of a new lung cancer drug has failed to meet expectations. The company, based in ...