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DEA Launches ‘Take-Back’ Campaign For Prescription Drugs
WASHINGTON, D.C. (CBS) — The Drug Enforcement Agency announced there will be more than 3,400 sites nationwide on Saturday, September 25th where consumers can take-back dangerous, unused or unwanted...
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Doctors Go Digital With Help Of iPhones, iPads
STUDIO CITY (CBS) — That doctor’s pad may soon be a thing of the past. Craig Gebhart, the inventor of iPrescribe, will talk to Dave Gonzales and Sandra Mitchell about how doctors are ditching pen and...
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16 Arrested In $18M Medicare Scam
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Federal authorities raided Los Angeles-area pharmacies Thursday, arresting 16 people in an alleged $18 million scheme to defraud Medicare that included the recruitment of veterans,...
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DEA Nets 8 Tons Of Drugs From LA Residents In Take-Back Program
LOS ANGELES (CBS) — Los Angeles residents handed over more than 8 tons of medication during the Drug Enforcement Administration’s third annual Drug Take-Back event, DEA agents announced Sunday. The...
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Glendora Doctor’s Offices Raided In Rx Probe
GLENDORA (CBS) — Police and federal agents raided the offices Thursday of a Los Angeles-area doctor suspected of illegally prescribing prescriptions. Dr. Rolando Lodevico Atiga was arrested following...
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Feds Search Calif. Doctor’s Office In Painkiller Probe
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Federal authorities have searched the office of a doctor suspected of prescribing Vicodin and other painkillers to patients who had no medical need for them. The Los Angeles Times...
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How Do I Use My Health Insurance?
If, like many Americans, you have been uninsured for several years and just recently obtained coverage under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), you may need a little course in how to navigate the...
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What Should I Do If My Insurer Denies A Claim?
You pay your health insurance premiums on time. You use doctors and health care facilities listed in your health plan’s network. Yet your insurance company denies your claim. Can you fight this? Yes,...
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Kaiser Permanente Pharmacists Could Strike As Early As Monday
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — People lined up to fill prescriptions Saturday as a pharmacist strike looms at Kaiser Permanente. More than 1,000 Kaiser pharmacists could strike as early as Monday. KCAL9′s...
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La Mirada Doctor, 78, Guilty Of Drug Trafficking, Money Laundering
LA MIRADA (CBSLA.com) — A Southland doctor has been found guilty by a federal jury of drug trafficking and money laundering, authorities said Friday. Andrew Sun, 78, of La Mirada was found guilty of...
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Congress Decides To Investigate Soaring Prices Of Some Generic Drugs
CULVER CITY (CBSLA.com) — The point of taking generic drugs was to pass on savings to consumers over more costly named medications. But the cost of some generic drugs has been soaring. A...
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Doctor Accused Of Illegally Prescribing Painkillers Withdraws Guilty Plea
SANTA ANA (AP) — A California doctor has withdrawn his guilty plea to illegally prescribing painkillers after alleging he was poorly advised by his previous attorney. Julio Diaz, who operated the...
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Local Doctor, 82, Accused Of Taking Part In Prescription-Drug Ring
CRENSHAW DISTRICT (CBSLA.com) — A doctor in his 80s and five other people have been indicted in a widespread prescription-drug ring, authorities said. Prosecutors say Clyde Arnold, 82, provided illegal...
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