Medicaid starts preferred drug list program

North Carolina's Medicaid office has created a list of drugs it wants physicians to prescribe as a way to discourage more expensive or less effective medications while saving tens of millions of dollars annually.

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" House Democrats triggered the countdown Monday for the climactic vote on President Barack Obama's fiercely contested remake of the health care system, even though the legislation remained incomplete and lacked the votes needed to pass.

Settlement reached in lawsuit over mentally ill

Gilbert Parham, a plaintiff in a lawsuit claiming Illinois violates the rights of the mentally ill by housing them in large institutions stands outside the Columbus Manor Residential Care Home.

Lehigh Valley unemployment drops to 9.6 percent

People search for employment opportunities at a Lehigh Valley job fair last fall at the Allentown Fairgrounds.

Court Orders Frozen Food Giant Schwana s to Comply with EEOC Subpoena in Sex Bias Case

The subpoena, issued by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission pursuant to an investigation of a charge of sex discrimination filed by former Schwana s employee Kim Milliren, seeks personnel information about persons employed as general managers at Schwana s facilities nationwide from January 1, 2006 to the present.

United States: EEOC's Proposed Rule Seeks To Clarify The 'Reasonable...

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Fix a Leak Week Offers Texas-Sized Water Savings

Across the country, household leaks are wasting more than 1 trillion gallons of water per year - enough water to supply every home in Texas with its annual water needs.

Law firm earns energy star rating

A Toledo-area law firm, Gallon, Takacs, Boissoneault & Schaffer Co., is the first in the area to earn an Energy Star raiting from the Environmental Protection Agency.Gallon Law has reduced its electric energy consumption by more than 23-percent and saved more than $20,000. They've also done several energy-saving improvements at their West Toledo ...

U.S. Might Try Own Carbon-Trading Program With Current Law, Official Says

The Obama administration might pursue a carbon-trading system under existing law if Congress doesna t pass cap-and-trade legislation that allows companies to buy and sell the right to pollute, a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency official said today.

Former CEO of InfoGroup agrees to pay over $7.3 million to settle SEC charges

The founder and former CEO of database provider InfoGroup Inc. agreed Monday to pay more than $7.3 million to settle federal regulators' charges of siphoning off nearly $9.5 million from the company to finance a lavish lifestyle that included jet travel to Africa and Europe.

Commodity Futures Trading Commission charges Hagemann of running $700k Ponzi scheme

The troubles continue to mount for Dennis T. Hagemann, the Raleigh man accused of operating a foreign currency Ponzi scheme.

Forex Ponzi Scheme - CFTC Charges C & R Financial, Inc. and Owner Willie L. Cloud, Jr

CFTC Charges Texas Resident Willie L. Cloud, Jr. and His Investment Company, C & R Financial, with Operating a Foreign Currency Ponzi Scheme The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission today announced that it charged Willie L. Cloud, Jr.