The root of the problem is that the federal health care law capped spending on the program at $5 billion.
Thousands of people with serious medical problems are in danger of losing coverage under President Barack Obama's health care overhaul because of cost overruns, state officials say. At risk is the Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan, a transition program that's become a lifeline for the so-called uninsurables — people with serious medical
NEW YORK — They sweep. They swab. They sterilize. And still the germs persist. In U.S. hospitals, an estimated 1 in 20 patients pick up infections they didn’t have when they arrived, some caused by dangerous ‘superbugs’ that are hard to treat. The rise of these superbugs, along with increased pressure from the government and […]
NEW YORK — They sweep. They swab. They sterilize. And still the germs persist. In U.S. hospitals, an estimated 1 in 20 patients pick up infections they didn't have when they arrived, some caused by dangerous 'superbugs' that are hard to treat. The rise of these superbugs, along with increased pressure from the government and insurers, is
Massachusetts lawyer Kenneth Feinberg has been near the heart of some of the worst catastrophes, dealing with people who’ve faced profound loss after 9/1l, the BP oil spill, the Virginia Tech shootings, and the Colorado movie theater ambush. Now, he’s adding the Boston Marathon bombings to his workload, managing a victims’ compensation fund as he […]
Massachusetts lawyer Kenneth Feinberg has been near the heart of some of the worst catastrophes, dealing with people who've faced profound loss after 9/1l, the BP oil spill, the Virginia Tech shootings, and the Colorado movie theater ambush. Now, he's adding the Boston Marathon bombings to his workload, managing a victims' compensation fund as
It’s the 20th anniversary of the declassification of studies, done over a period of 60 years, where the U.S. conducted 2,000 radiation experiments 20,000 vulnerable U.S. citizens.
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the declassification of top secret studies, done over a period of 60 years, in which the U.S. conducted 2,000 radiation experiments on as many as 20,000 vulnerable U.S. citizens. Victims included civilians, prison inmates, federal workers, hospital patients, pregnant women, infants, developmentally
Armed with a pressure-cooker explosive and five pipe bombs, the suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing made a spur-of-the-moment decision last week to give the Big Apple a taste of their mayhem, New York officials say. The potentially deadly scheme fell apart when the brothers realized the car they had hijacked was low on gas. […]
Armed with a pressure-cooker explosive and five pipe bombs, the suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing made a spur-of-the-moment decision last week to give the Big Apple a taste of their mayhem, New York officials say. The potentially deadly scheme fell apart when the brothers realized the car they had hijacked was low on gas. "We don't know
A huge fire resulting from explosions aboard two fuel barges in Mobile, Ala. has been extinguished. Mobile Fire-Rescue spokesman Steve Huffman said in a statement to The Associated Press Thursday morning that the fire was out and that it appeared to be accidental. The cause of the fire was under investigation, U.S. Coast Guard spokesman Carlos […]
A huge fire resulting from explosions aboard two fuel barges in Mobile, Ala. has been extinguished. Mobile Fire-Rescue spokesman Steve Huffman said in a statement to The Associated Press Thursday morning that the fire was out and that it appeared to be accidental. The cause of the fire was under investigation, U.S. Coast Guard spokesman Carlos
