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U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer of New York said he will introduce a bill to stop car rental agencies from renting automobiles that are under recalls for problems that aren’t yet fixed. The industry this month proposed a two-tiered system in … View full post on Insurance JournalNews from Insurance Journal

Two drugs that produce a "meth-like" high and are being sold under the guise of "bath salts" would be banned as federally controlled substances under a bill unveiled on Sunday by Senator Charles Schumer. View full post on Yahoo! Health News

More than 1,000 federal workers aged 80 and older are receiving workers’ compensation benefits even though they likely have no intention of returning to work, according to a U.S. senator who wants to reduce the waste in the program that … View full post on Insurance JournalNews from Insurance Journal

A U.S. Senator is asking the Federal Trade Commission to investigate "misleading safety claims and deceptive practices'' in the selling of new football helmets and reconditioning of used ones. In … View full post on Insurance Journal

The American Society of Hematology (ASH) will honor Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) with the 2010 ASH Award for Public Service and Erik Fatemi, Majority Clerk for the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor-HHS), with the Award for Outstanding Service in recognition of their dedication to championing health [...]

Poorly secured medical laboratories in East Africa are posing new worries over possible bio-terrorism in a region hosting an Al Qaeda-linked insurgent group, a US senator said here Friday. View full post on Yahoo! Health News

A US senator said on Thursday that Congress should work to ensure continued funding for human embryonic stem cell research, amid a court battle that saw a judge halt federal money for such work. View full post on Yahoo! Health News

MarketWatch: More warnings about credit cards – including those to pay for health care services – are coming from New York’s elected officials. Sen. Charles Schumer sent a letter to the Federal Reserve noting a 256 percent leap in solicitations to consumers for professional and business credit cards… View full post on Health Insurance / [...]

Former state senator John Ford could have his federal prison sentence nearly cut in half after a recent Supreme Court decision that weakened an anti-fraud law. The 68-year-old Ford is serving a … View full post on Insurance Journal

A senator on Sunday called on the FDA to reveal findings on a possible link between a chemical found in most sunscreens and skin cancer. View full post on Yahoo! Health News