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A recent governmental audit of the workers’ compensation insurance program for U.S. government contractors working on Afghanistan reconstruction is highly critical of the program’s administration by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The Office of Special Inspector General for Afghanistan … View full post on Insurance Journal » News

The European Union health chief on Tuesday warned Germany against premature — and inaccurate — conclusions on the source of contaminated food that have spread fear all over Europe and cost farmers in exports. View full post on Yahoo! Health News

A consumer group is criticizing Calif. insurance commissioner candidate Mike Villines for supposedly taking $ 66,950 from insurance sources despite a pledge not to take money from the … View full post on Insurance Journal

Huge disparities between Western and Eastern Europe in tackling the AIDS virus mean the HIV crisis in the region is far from over, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Wednesday. View full post on Yahoo! Health News

The World Health Organization has said an Amnesty International report critical of North Korea’s health system is unscientific and outdated. View full post on Yahoo! Health News

Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler is taking aim at insurers' use of credit scores, warning consumers that large drops in credit scores could lead them to pay 8 percent to 15 percent … View full post on Insurance Journal

The U.S. Supreme Court upheld a ruling refusing to give a patent for a business method, but also criticized the prevailing standard for deciding whether to allow such patents. The case, involving … View full post on Insurance Journal

March 11, 2010 (3:16) While President Obama travels the country to campaign for health care reform, HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius takes on the insurance companies.

Obama Criticizes Insurers in Bid to Sway Public on Health Plan March 9 (Bloomberg) — President Barack Obama and his top health official are stepping up attacks on the nation’s insurers as they work to sway public opinion and persuade lawmakers to back U.S. health-care legislation. Read more on Bloomberg

Landrieu criticizes Jindal health secretary BATON ROUGE — Democratic U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu offered a blunt and personal criticism Friday of Republican Gov. Bobby Jindal’s health secretary, as the senator hardened her support for the health-care overhaul sought by President Barack Obama. Read more on Opelousas Daily World