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Nevada buses hundreds of mentally ill patients to cities around country

"Over the past five years, Nevada's primary state psychiatric hospital has put hundreds of mentally ill patients on Greyhound buses and sent them to cities and towns across America," according […]
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New state law conceals records of abuse, neglect in nursing homes

"Families’ abilities to hold potentially negligent nursing facilities accountable have been diminished by a recent change in state law that bars records of abuse and neglect from use in the […]
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California, Nevada take opposite stances when disciplining the same doctor

“Nevada doesn’t disclose its response to a doctor who admitted to battery on a woman, California pulled his license.”
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Bitter Pill: Why medical bills are killing us

“Breaking these trillions down into real bills going to real patients cuts through the ideological debate over health care policy. By dissecting the bills that people like Sean Recchi face, […]
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Healthcare facility forced into federal oversight

"In its "Chronic Condition'' series spanning the last three weeks, The Dallas Morning News is delving into how Parkland Memorial Hospital has become the nation's largest healthcare facility ever forced […]
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Iowa hospital sends $180,000 in food waste to landfill

University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics threw away 355,000 servings of food worth $181,600 last year, according to The Gazette in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The hospital prepared roughly 3 million total […]
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Extra Extra Monday: Teacher absences, prescription painkillers, complaints at for-profit care centers

Welcome to IRE's roundup of the weekend's many enterprise stories -- the last one of 2012 -- from around the country. We'll highlight the document digging, field work and data […]
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Medical marijuana: A few high-volume doctors approve most patients

“The Oregonian's examination of high-volume marijuana doctors -- including interviews with physicians and clinic operators as well as a review of state documents, medical licensing reports, court records and caseload […]
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Dying for Relief: Reckless doctors go unchecked

“Law enforcement officials and medical regulators could mine the data for a different purpose: To draw a bead on rogue doctors. But they don't, and that has allowed corrupt or […]
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Brain-injured kept in nursing homes with inadequate care

Bloomberg News reports that more than 244,00 Americans with injuries are consigned to nursing homes, where patient lawyers say they are warehoused with inadequate care. In many cases, they are […]
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