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Hospitals
Thieves and gamblers given control of disabled vets’ assets
“A Houston Chronicle/Hearst series on disabled veterans ripoffs nationwide found convicted thieves, inveterate gamblers, the bankrupt and the mentally ill were repeatedly handed control of disabled veterans’ assets and estates by the VA – and then stole from them.” “The findings of this investigation of more than 100 prosecutions and decades of audits of this…
Read MoreUniversity of Iowa Hospitals sharing patient information with fundraisers
“Clark Kauffman of The Des Moines Register reports that the University of Iowa Hospitals is giving patient names and specific patient-treatment information to a fundraising organization that solicits donations for the hospital through written appeals signed by physicians.” “The hospital is also engaged in what it calls “wealth screenings of patients” as part of an…
Read MoreHospitals charging up to 10 times the amount for state-mandated test
In a report by the Springfield New-Leader, it has been found that some hospitals in the southwest Missouri region are charging close to 10 times the amount for a state-mandated blood test on infants. “The state charges $65 for the blood test which includes processing the blood, delivering it to the state lab, receiving the…
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