Guest guest Posted March 7, 2008 Report Share Posted March 7, 2008 Sorry, my “y” key is sticking or something. On 3/6/08 9:18 PM, " christine " <christine@...> wrote: When I go to , News, and then click on AP- The headline for this story is: Parents speak out on vaccine settlement The Reuters headline is: Still no autism-vaccine link, say health officials I may be wrong, but I’ve been checking the Reuters’ headlines all day and this is the first time I’ve seen the autism-vaccine story under the top stories on news. So, basically, the didn’t run the parent’s story and just put out the crap from the “health officials”. Plus, the promoted a new vaccine for strep throat. Soldiers show mental strain from combat tours Thu Mar 6, 4:27 PM ET Still no autism-vaccine link, say health officials Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 29, 2011 Report Share Posted March 29, 2011 http://m.cnbc.com/us_news/41257952 Exposing Fraud and Corruption in Drug Industry CNBC.com | February 08, 2011 | 06:42 AM EST Taking a look at the biggest fraud cases of all time, and you're left with just one question: What's wrong with the pharmaceutical industry? Every single one of the top 20 biggest False Claims Act lawsuit settlements has been health care related. These are the biggest settlements under the law: Top Three Whistleblower Settlements Pfizer [ PFE 20.38 â +0.11 (+0.54%) ] $2.3 Billion September 2009 Tenet [ THC 7.29 â +0.02 (+0.28%) ] $900 Million July 2006 GlaxoKline [ GSK 38.14 â +0.33 (+0.87%) ] $750 MillionOctober 2010 So is the drug industry just more corrupt than other areas of corporate America? Tony West, the Assistant Attorney General in the Department of Justice's Civil Division, says, " I think most companies are trying to do the right thing.†He added, “The fact is though that this is and area of high profit margins. And when you have any situation where you have very high profit at stake, and a situation where you have a very rapid payment system as you do in the Medicare system there is a potential for fraud. " The drug industry says it's doing everything it can to root out fraud. In a statement to CNBC, Diane Bieri, General Counsel of the industry trade association PhRMA said, “PhRMA continues to believe that compliance with health care fraud laws is critically important. Our member companies devote significant resources to internal compliance programs and thorough investigations of any reported misconduct—activities that complement the government's enforcement efforts. While we can't speculate on trends in 'qui tam' actions, we continue to advocate for balance between appropriate enforcement and preventing unnecessary litigation that provides no new information to the government. " It could be that whistleblowers inside the industry simply have learned how to bring their cases more effectively. But the plethora of pharmaceutical cases is one reason why some veterans of the whistleblower wars tell me they think the first wave of Wall Street whistleblower cases will be cases accusing drug company managers of insider trading ahead of merger and acquisition announcements. Sent via BlackBerry by AT & T Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 29, 2011 Report Share Posted March 29, 2011 http://m.cnbc.com/us_news/41257952 Exposing Fraud and Corruption in Drug Industry CNBC.com | February 08, 2011 | 06:42 AM EST Taking a look at the biggest fraud cases of all time, and you're left with just one question: What's wrong with the pharmaceutical industry? Every single one of the top 20 biggest False Claims Act lawsuit settlements has been health care related. These are the biggest settlements under the law: Top Three Whistleblower Settlements Pfizer [ PFE 20.38 â +0.11 (+0.54%) ] $2.3 Billion September 2009 Tenet [ THC 7.29 â +0.02 (+0.28%) ] $900 Million July 2006 GlaxoKline [ GSK 38.14 â +0.33 (+0.87%) ] $750 MillionOctober 2010 So is the drug industry just more corrupt than other areas of corporate America? Tony West, the Assistant Attorney General in the Department of Justice's Civil Division, says, " I think most companies are trying to do the right thing.†He added, “The fact is though that this is and area of high profit margins. And when you have any situation where you have very high profit at stake, and a situation where you have a very rapid payment system as you do in the Medicare system there is a potential for fraud. " The drug industry says it's doing everything it can to root out fraud. In a statement to CNBC, Diane Bieri, General Counsel of the industry trade association PhRMA said, “PhRMA continues to believe that compliance with health care fraud laws is critically important. Our member companies devote significant resources to internal compliance programs and thorough investigations of any reported misconduct—activities that complement the government's enforcement efforts. While we can't speculate on trends in 'qui tam' actions, we continue to advocate for balance between appropriate enforcement and preventing unnecessary litigation that provides no new information to the government. " It could be that whistleblowers inside the industry simply have learned how to bring their cases more effectively. But the plethora of pharmaceutical cases is one reason why some veterans of the whistleblower wars tell me they think the first wave of Wall Street whistleblower cases will be cases accusing drug company managers of insider trading ahead of merger and acquisition announcements. Sent via BlackBerry by AT & T Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 29, 2011 Report Share Posted March 29, 2011 http://m.cnbc.com/us_news/41257952 Exposing Fraud and Corruption in Drug Industry CNBC.com | February 08, 2011 | 06:42 AM EST Taking a look at the biggest fraud cases of all time, and you're left with just one question: What's wrong with the pharmaceutical industry? Every single one of the top 20 biggest False Claims Act lawsuit settlements has been health care related. These are the biggest settlements under the law: Top Three Whistleblower Settlements Pfizer [ PFE 20.38 â +0.11 (+0.54%) ] $2.3 Billion September 2009 Tenet [ THC 7.29 â +0.02 (+0.28%) ] $900 Million July 2006 GlaxoKline [ GSK 38.14 â +0.33 (+0.87%) ] $750 MillionOctober 2010 So is the drug industry just more corrupt than other areas of corporate America? Tony West, the Assistant Attorney General in the Department of Justice's Civil Division, says, " I think most companies are trying to do the right thing.†He added, “The fact is though that this is and area of high profit margins. And when you have any situation where you have very high profit at stake, and a situation where you have a very rapid payment system as you do in the Medicare system there is a potential for fraud. " The drug industry says it's doing everything it can to root out fraud. In a statement to CNBC, Diane Bieri, General Counsel of the industry trade association PhRMA said, “PhRMA continues to believe that compliance with health care fraud laws is critically important. Our member companies devote significant resources to internal compliance programs and thorough investigations of any reported misconduct—activities that complement the government's enforcement efforts. While we can't speculate on trends in 'qui tam' actions, we continue to advocate for balance between appropriate enforcement and preventing unnecessary litigation that provides no new information to the government. " It could be that whistleblowers inside the industry simply have learned how to bring their cases more effectively. But the plethora of pharmaceutical cases is one reason why some veterans of the whistleblower wars tell me they think the first wave of Wall Street whistleblower cases will be cases accusing drug company managers of insider trading ahead of merger and acquisition announcements. Sent via BlackBerry by AT & T Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 29, 2011 Report Share Posted March 29, 2011 http://m.cnbc.com/us_news/41257952 Exposing Fraud and Corruption in Drug Industry CNBC.com | February 08, 2011 | 06:42 AM EST Taking a look at the biggest fraud cases of all time, and you're left with just one question: What's wrong with the pharmaceutical industry? Every single one of the top 20 biggest False Claims Act lawsuit settlements has been health care related. These are the biggest settlements under the law: Top Three Whistleblower Settlements Pfizer [ PFE 20.38 â +0.11 (+0.54%) ] $2.3 Billion September 2009 Tenet [ THC 7.29 â +0.02 (+0.28%) ] $900 Million July 2006 GlaxoKline [ GSK 38.14 â +0.33 (+0.87%) ] $750 MillionOctober 2010 So is the drug industry just more corrupt than other areas of corporate America? Tony West, the Assistant Attorney General in the Department of Justice's Civil Division, says, " I think most companies are trying to do the right thing.†He added, “The fact is though that this is and area of high profit margins. And when you have any situation where you have very high profit at stake, and a situation where you have a very rapid payment system as you do in the Medicare system there is a potential for fraud. " The drug industry says it's doing everything it can to root out fraud. In a statement to CNBC, Diane Bieri, General Counsel of the industry trade association PhRMA said, “PhRMA continues to believe that compliance with health care fraud laws is critically important. Our member companies devote significant resources to internal compliance programs and thorough investigations of any reported misconduct—activities that complement the government's enforcement efforts. While we can't speculate on trends in 'qui tam' actions, we continue to advocate for balance between appropriate enforcement and preventing unnecessary litigation that provides no new information to the government. " It could be that whistleblowers inside the industry simply have learned how to bring their cases more effectively. But the plethora of pharmaceutical cases is one reason why some veterans of the whistleblower wars tell me they think the first wave of Wall Street whistleblower cases will be cases accusing drug company managers of insider trading ahead of merger and acquisition announcements. Sent via BlackBerry by AT & T Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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