Hospitals sue government over private Medicare audits

affiliate marketing WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A coalition of hospitals sued the U.S. government on Thursday, claiming that private auditors hired to crack down on improper Medicare payments are denying hospitals hundreds of millions of dollars in legal payments for necessary care.The lawsuit alleges auditors known as Recovery Audit Contractors...

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Asian factories perk up, U.S. shows improvement

affiliate marketing NEW YORK/BEIJING (Reuters) – Asia‘s large economies started to pick up steam last month after a year of slower growth, surveys showed on Thursday, while U.S. manufacturing showed modest improvement.The jury was out on whether the data signaled sustained improvement in the fragile global economy, although analysts...

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Clinton calls for overhaul of Syrian opposition

affiliate marketing ZAGREB (Reuters) – The United States called on Wednesday for an overhaul of Syria‘s opposition leadership, saying it was time to move beyond the Syrian National Council and bring in those “in the front lines fighting and dying”.Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, signaling a more active stance by Washington in attempts...

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RIM starts carrier testing on BlackBerry 10 devices

affiliate marketing TORONTO (Reuters) – Research In Motion has started carrier testing of its new line of BlackBerry 10 devices ahead of the launch of the devices in the first quarter of 2013, the company said on Wednesday.“In the last week, BlackBerry 10 achieved lab entry with more than 50 carriers, a key step in our preparedness for...

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Nic Cage starrer, Christian best-seller “Left Behind,” tops Arclight’s AFM lineup

affiliate marketing LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) – On the eve of the AFM, Arclight Films has taken on international sales duties for the film adaptation of the Christian-themed best-seller, “Left Behind,” a representative for the film told TheWrap on Tuesday.The film, which will star Nicolas Cage and will be directed by Vic Armstrong, is...

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Mass. firm tied to closed pharmacy issues recall

affiliate marketing BOSTON (AP) — A company with the same founders as the specialty pharmacy linked to deadly meningitis outbreak says it’s recalling all its products.In a statement Wednesday, Ameridose said the voluntary recall comes after FDA officials told the company it must improve its sterility testing. The Westborough company...

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Panasonic Feels Pain of Chinese Backlash

affiliate marketing Those islands in the East China Sea at the center of the dispute between Japan and China are uninhabited, but we’re told they’re still worth fighting over because they might have valuable oil and gas nearby. Let’s hope so. That might at least provide some consolation to Japanese employees, executives, and shareholders...

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Hurricane’s death toll rises to 65 in Caribbean

affiliate marketing PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — As Americans braced Sunday for Hurricane Sandy, Haiti was still suffering.Officials raised the storm-related death toll across the Caribbean to 65, with 51 of those coming in Haiti, which was pelted by three days of constant rains that ended only on Friday. affiliate...

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Obama’s iPod a bit like his electorate _ varied

affiliate marketing WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama‘s iPod could pass for a voter outreach tool.Interviewed Monday on Cincinnati radio station WIZF, Obama ran through his musical tastes, an eclectic and all-encompassing list of artists and tracks that reflect the varied coalition of voters he is seeking to attract. affiliate...

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Letterman and Fallon tape sans audiences as Stewart and Colbert cancel shows due to Sandy

affiliate marketing NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) – David Letterman and Jimmy Fallon said they would tape their shows without audiences Monday as Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert joined Jimmy Kimmel in cancelling tapings because of Hurricane Sandy.All decided to cancel or not admit audiences because of fears of people being injured going to...

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