Welfare shift debuts under fire (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette) bi13090672 INDIANAPOLIS ? The state rollout of a new welfare-delivery system that has spurred a lawsuit and angered hundreds of residents hit Allen County and eight other northeast Indiana counties week

Errors lead to hunger for Bloomington woman (Bedford Times-Mail) bi13090672 BLOOMINGTON ? For the past 22 years, Ellen Emmons has relied on food stamps to fill her refrigerator and cupboard. The 68-year-old Bloomington woman homebound, living government-subsidized housing on the city?s west side

Medically Ill Prisoners Would Be Released In N.C. Bill (WSOC-TV Charlotte) bi13090672 RALEIGH, N.C. -- The General Assembly agreed Thursday to let state officials release sick inmates who aren't dangerous as a way to free up some prison beds shifting treatment costs away from the Correction Department

School year: fiscal and academic winding down (The Block Island Times) bi13090672 The Block Island School Committee week looked at the school?s fiscal status and reviewed academic developments during the 2007-2008 school year

Food Stamps Applications on the Rise (WRUF AM850 Gainesville) bi13090672 The number of applications have drastically risen for food stamps as the price of food has gone up

Bulletin board (Old Colony Memorial & Plymouth Bulletin) bi13090672 Check out classes, fundraisers, groups, volunteer opportunities and more

Conservatives cheer Ryan's 'road map' bill (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) bi13090672 Washington - Most lawmakers receive little attention when they introduce bills Congress. That's especially true..

Area senior may lose program (Chicago Tribune) bi13090672 State may no longer fund program that helps elderly navigate bureaucracy Joan Kaluzny fears she no longer may be able to afford her expensive cancer medication

News brief (Holmen Courier) bi13090672 Here are a selection of brief news items from week's paper edition, and possibly a few news briefs that didn't make the paper

Drug Makers To Appeal Alabama $114 Million Medicaid Fraud Verdict - AHN bi13090672 NBC13.com Drug Makers To Appeal Alabama $114 Million Fraud Verdict AHN - Jul 3, 2008 The state of Alabama the process of suing more than 70 drug companies for alleged price-fixing. The drug companies named the remaining 69 Alabama tells pharma firms to settle or face trial Pharma Times (subscription) 2 drug firms to appeal $114M price fraud verdict The Associated Press GlaxoSmithKline, Novartis Found Guilty Of Overcharging Alabama Medical News Today (press release) WERC - WAAYall 110 news articles..

Medicaid talks shelved Aug. - Jackson Clarion Ledger bi13090672 talks shelved Aug. Jackson Clarion Ledger, MS - Jul 3, 2008 Lawmakers the Democrat-controlled Mississippi House make another attempt to pass a long-term funding solution for when a special session Local Lawmakers Dispute Budget Spending WAPT State?s stalemate continues The Commercial Dispatch Special Session To Continue Aug. 4 WLOX WLBT-TV - Delta Democrat Times (subscription)all 24 news articles..

GSK, Novartis to Pay $114.5 Million to Alabama Medicaid Fraud - Lawyers an bi13090672 Washington Times GSK, Novartis to Pay $114.5 Million to Alabama Fraud Lawyers and Settlements - Jul 2, 2008 The State originally accused the companies of overcharging patients for prescription drugs from the early 1990s to the mid-2000s. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation to Appeal Judgment Alabama FOXBusiness GSK, Novartis to appeal Alabama drug pricing case Bizjournals.com Jury: 2 drug firms owe Ala. $114M price fraud The Associated Press Lawyers and Settlementsall 275 news articles..

NYC sentencing Medicaid fraud - Newsday bi13090672 NYC sentencing fraud Newsday, NY - Jul 3, 2008 NEW YORK - A New York City pharmacist has been sentenced to up to 10 years prison for role a $5 million fraud ring. ..

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