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March 19

California building with dozens of health care, hospice providers raises eyebrows amid fraud speculation

A single building in Van Nuys, California, has raised eyebrows over the number of hospice providers and health agencies registered to the address.

March 19

Florida hospital sues to evict patient who refuses to leave for months

A Florida hospital is seeking a court order to remove a patient who has allegedly refused to leave for 5 months after being discharged.

March 18

Mom with no symptoms had stage 4 colorectal cancer — and a rare surgery saved her life

A Los Angeles mother’s unexpected stage 4 cancer diagnosis led to an uncommon liver transplant, offering new hope for select colorectal cancer patients.

March 17

Hospital broke the law in withdrawing patient's life support over family's objections, court rules

A U.K. family won a legal challenge after a hospital allegedly stopped dialysis for a stroke patient without proper authorization from a specialized court.

March 17

Fraud scrutiny clouds Schumer’s Obamacare credit push after his Pentagon ‘luxury’ spending jab

Schumer slams Pentagon's $93B spending spree, pushes ACA subsidies instead. Critics cite widespread fraud in healthcare program with phantom enrollees.

March 16

Patient in Canada waits over 12 hours in hospital emergency room: 'I'd rather pay’

After severe abdominal pain sent her to the ER, a Canadian woman faced a 15-hour wait, as physicians warn of worsening overcrowding and staffing shortages nationwide.

March 16

Chinese spy tech is endangering US hospitals. Texas is trying to shut that down

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott leads fight against Chinese medical devices after Food and Drug Administration warns of backdoors in hospital equipment.

March 14

Welcome to Medicaid’s biggest fraud

Autism therapy becomes a license to print money.

March 14

Woman's alarming cancer symptoms blamed on pregnancy for years before Stage 3 diagnosis

Los Angeles mom Marisa Peters had her colorectal cancer symptoms dismissed by doctors for five years before her Stage 3 diagnosis. Now, she's an early intervention advocate.

March 14

I was a doctor caring for Alzheimer’s patients. At 57, I became one. Here’s what’s next

Internal medicine doctor diagnosed with Alzheimer's at 57 shares how monoclonal antibody treatment restored his cognitive function and quality of life.