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Cigna health giant accused of improperly rejecting thousands of patient claims using an algorithm
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A federal lawsuit alleges that health insurance giant Cigna used a computer algorithm to automatically reject hundreds of thousands of patient claims without examining them individually as required by California law.
Jul 25, 2023 6:29 PM
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Salmonella in ground beef sickens 16, hospitalizing 6, in 4 states, CDC says
Ground beef contaminated with salmonella has sickened at least 16 people, including six hospitalized, in four Northeastern states, federal health officials said Tuesday.
Jul 25, 2023 6:17 PM
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Feds warn Alberta clinic will violate medicare by charging for faster doctor access
Health Canada says a Calgary medical clinic that soon plans to charge its patients a fee to gain faster access to a family doctor would be breaching medicare laws.
Jul 25, 2023 5:11 PM
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Gynecologist accused of sexually abusing over 200 patients is sentenced to 20 years in prison
NEW YORK (AP) — A gynecologist who sexually abused vulnerable and trusting patients for over two decades at prestigious New York hospitals cried before he was sentenced Tuesday to 20 years in prison by a federal judge who called his crimes unpreceden
Jul 25, 2023 4:43 PM
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The Biden administration proposes new rules to push insurers to boost mental health coverage
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday announced that his administration is moving forward with new rules meant to push insurance companies to increase their coverage of mental health treatments.
Jul 25, 2023 4:12 PM
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Decades in prison for 3 sentenced in North Dakota fentanyl trafficking probe
A federal judge has sentenced three more men charged in connection with an alleged international fentanyl trafficking operation. U.S.
Jul 25, 2023 3:24 PM
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Ohio voters will decide on abortion access in November ballot
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio voters will decide this fall whether the right to an abortion should be added to the state constitution, after officials said Tuesday that enough signatures were gathered to get the proposal on the ballot.
Jul 25, 2023 3:00 PM
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Court says OxyContin maker's bankruptcy and protections for Sackler family members can move ahead
OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma can start executing a settlement that protects members of the Sackler family who own the company from civil lawsuits over the toll of opioids, a court ruled Tuesday. The ruling from the 2nd U.S.
Jul 25, 2023 2:27 PM
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Transgender patients sue the hospital that provided their records to Tennessee's attorney general
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Vanderbilt University Medical Center is being sued by its transgender clinic patients, who accuse the hospital of violating their privacy by turning their records over to Tennessee's attorney general .
Jul 25, 2023 2:02 PM
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Women in Poland protest alleged police hostility against patient who took abortion pill
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Hundreds of women in Poland protested outside police stations Tuesday to oppose the allegedly ruthless way officers treated a woman who had taken an abortion pill.
Jul 25, 2023 11:43 AM
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