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South Carolina Hospital to Pay $17 Million to Resolve False Claims Act and Stark Law Allegations

SOUTH CAROLINA–(ENEWSPF)–July 28, 2016.  The Lexington County Health Services District Inc. d/b/a Lexington Medical Center located in West Columbia, South Carolina, has agreed to pay $17 million to resolve allegations that it violated the Physician Self-Referral Law (the Stark Law) and the False Claims Act by maintaining improper financial arrangements[Read More…]

Roosevelt University Alumna is New Head of Library of Congress

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 28, 2016.  Roosevelt University alumna Carla D. Hayden is the new head of the Library of Congress.  After being nominated by President Barack Obama, she was confirmed by the United States Senate in July 2016 and is serving a 10-year term. Hayden received a BA degree in political science[Read More…]

Survey: Military Veterans Strongly Support Medical Cannabis Access

New York, NY–(ENEWSPF)–July 28, 2016.  More than two in three military veterans say that medical cannabis should be legalized, and 75 percent believe that VA physicians should be able to recommend marijuana therapy to eligible patients, according to the results of the 7th annual membership survey of Iraq and Afghanistan[Read More…]

New Zealand: Five Percent Of Citizens Using Cannabis For Therapeutic Benefit

Wellington, New Zealand–(ENEWSPF)–July 28, 2016.  One in 20 New Zealand citizens acknowledge having used cannabis for therapeutic purposes over the past year, according to an analysis of nationwide health survey data published in the New Zealand Medical Journal. Respondents were most likely to acknowledge using cannabis to mitigate symptoms of[Read More…]

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