2008 July

Jury finds Mo. doctor guilty of over-prescribing painkillers

A St. Louis jury found Thursday that a Missouri doctor prescribed drugs without medical purpose and filed false claims to Medicaid for reimbursement of pain relief and anti-anxiety drugs.

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Companies with no paid employees up again in state

The number of Colorado businesses without a payroll has steadily increased, according to data released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Brown & Brown expansion continues in Ohio

Brown & Brown Inc. has acquired Great Lakes Risk Management Inc. (BRO)

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Case managers arrested for Medicaid fraud

Two Miami-Dade County case managers have been arrested for allegedly defrauding Florida’s Medicaid program out of about $139,000.

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Ebix brings Acclamation Systems into the fold

Ebix Inc. has entered the health benefits and claims processing sector of the insurance industry by acquiring Pittsburgh-based Acclamation Systems Inc. in a deal costing up to $25 million. (EBIX)