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Health care fraud may be one of the biggest factors driving up health care costs, to the tune of billions of dollars, new research indicates.

Florida Health Care Plan Inc. is being sold to Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida for $85 million.

BusinessWeek Online - The last time Washington tried to fix health care, powerful industry interests scuttled the Clinton Administration's initiative as Big Pharma, managed care, doctors, and employers all scrambled to protect their turf.

PLANO, TX (MARKET WIRE) Wellness International network, Ltd., a company known for its highly-concentrated omega-3 supplement, WINOmeg3complex(TM), and its top-selling weight management line, BioLean(R) System, is gearing up for its 16th annual Anniversary Gala. Wellness International network Founders Ralph Oats and Cathy Oats will welcome hundreds of Wellness International Network distributors from all over the world to its Corporate Headquarters in Dallas for this exciting four-day event, set for October 21-25. The 2008 Anniversary Gala will recognize the successes of WIN's distributors worldwide, celebrate the

Health-care fraud may be one of the biggest factors driving up health-care costs, to the tune of billions of dollars, new research indicates.

Humana Inc. has completed the $14 million purchase of Metcare Health Plans Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Metropolitan Health Networks Inc. of West Palm Beach.

New questions are raised about the boundaries between science and commerce.