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Medicine
10:42 am
Mon November 22, 2010

A call for safer CT scans

CT scan machine
Credit user NithinRao / Creative Commons
Patients getting overdosed by radiation are causing hospitals to more closely monitor CT scans.
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No doubt CT scans have improved a doctor's ability to make diagnoses. The ability to see inside the body without cutting it open has meant better treatment.

But CT scans can deliver high doses of radiation, which can lead to cancer later in life, or in severe cases, can cause severe burns and even death.

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'Blues' facing anti-trust charge
2:35 pm
Mon October 18, 2010

Blue Cross/Blue Shield accused of hiking Michigan hospital prices

Credit Steve Carmody / Michigan Radio
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 Federal and state prosecutors are suing Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Michigan.

 The non-profit health insurance company is accused of violating anti-trust laws. 

When Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Michigan negotiates a contract with a hospital, it includes a provision giving it a discounted rate compared to other health insurance companies. 

Blue Cross insists that allows it to provide its members with discounted hospital stays.    But the US Justice Department and Michigan’s Attorney General’s office disagree.

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