The Language Of Medicine

A St. Louis jury found Thursday that a Missouri doctor prescribed drugs without medical purpose and filed false claims to Medicaid for reimbursement of pain relief and anti-anxiety drugs.

The number of Colorado businesses without a payroll has steadily increased, according to data released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau.

Brown & Brown Inc. has acquired Great Lakes Risk Management Inc. (BRO)

Two Miami-Dade County case managers have been arrested for allegedly defrauding Florida’s Medicaid program out of about $139,000.

Ebix Inc. has entered the health benefits and claims processing sector of the insurance industry by acquiring Pittsburgh-based Acclamation Systems Inc. in a deal costing up to $25 million. (EBIX)