How Medicare's Failure to Track Doctors Wastes Billions on Name-Brand Drugs

How Medicare's Failure to Track Doctors Wastes Billions on Name-Brand Drugs

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ProPublica analyzed the prescribing habits of 1.6 million practitioners nationwide and found that a tiny fraction of them are having an outsized impact on spending in Medicare's massive drug program. … “At some point, I think we have to hold …
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NYC's First Female Fire Chief?

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Dr. Marc Bendick, an employment economist and principal researcher on a comprehensive national study of women firefighters, testified that “in fire departments where women are given fair, equal, non-hostile treatment in recruitment…it is reasonable to …
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Yourwellness Magazine Explores Facelift Risks

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It's important to emphasise the healthy behaviours themselves, rather than the outcomes – the actual number of pounds lost will take care of itself once your child has those healthy habits in place. …. Still, the current research is impressive …
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