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The Financial Cost of Healthcare Fraud 2014

Fraud and Error Costs Global Healthcare Sector $487 Billion (£313 Billion) Per Year Since 2008 global average fraud and error losses in healthcare have risen 25% from 5.59% of expenditure

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They may be inconvenient, but colonoscopies save lives

If you read this early Wednesday morning, I’ll be on an operating table while undergoing a medical procedure that could save my life – the same one that could save

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What to choose: Generic medications or brand name?

Sometimes, name brands speak about product’s higher quality. But when it comes to medications, the cheaper option does the same job as the one that breaks the bank. “Generic drugs

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Preventing surprise medical bills

State Financial Services Superintendent Ben Lawsky on Monday called on lawmakers to back reforms that would protect patients from getting blindsided by large medical bills in disputes between insurance companies

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The Myth of Health CARE Cost Transparency!

Last December just before Christmas I took my car to a Body Shop for repairs. I received an estimate, which gave me an idea of how much I would be

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Crackdown Proposed to Prevent Illegal Immigrants From Obtaining Medicare

The Obama administration is planning new steps to prevent people in the country illegally from obtaining Medicare after finding that tens of thousands were improperly receiving benefits. In President Obama’s

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South Florida Banking on ‘Boutique’ Medical Tourism

They are already in Miami – sprinkled among supermodels, nostalgic Cubans, celebrity hotels and splashy art galleries – buying up everything from Louis Vuitton shoes and authentic Italian risottos. They

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Why new Drugs cost so much: A Tale of Two Drugs

In January 2012, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Kalydeco, the first drug to treat the underlying cause of cystic fibrosis, after just three months of review. It was

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Medical tourism tips: What to consider before going to another country for treatment

The Medical Tourism Association, an industry trade group, offers a few tips for patients thinking about going to another country for treatment, Here are points they say medical tourists should

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