Comments on: The Black Hole in The Cost of Healthcare: Big Pharma and Transparency http://technoccult.net/archives/2008/07/02/the-black-hole-in-the-cost-of-healthcare-big-pharma-and-transparency/ A General Interest Blog for Weirdos Sun, 21 Mar 2010 10:54:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: T.V. http://technoccult.net/archives/2008/07/02/the-black-hole-in-the-cost-of-healthcare-big-pharma-and-transparency/comment-page-1/#comment-155017 T.V. Sat, 05 Jul 2008 06:55:24 +0000 http://www.technoccult.com/?p=3445#comment-155017 I appreciate the feedback, Justin. Recently, there's been more news to add to this: "More than 900 cases alleging that government contractors and drugmakers have defrauded taxpayers out of billions of dollars are languishing in a backlog that has built up over the past decade because the Justice Department cannot keep pace with the surge in charges brought by whistle-blowers, according to lawyers involved in the disputes." http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/01/AR2008070103071.html?hpid=topnews I appreciate the feedback, Justin. Recently, there’s been more news to add to this:

“More than 900 cases alleging that government contractors and drugmakers have defrauded taxpayers out of billions of dollars are languishing in a backlog that has built up over the past decade because the Justice Department cannot keep pace with the surge in charges brought by whistle-blowers, according to lawyers involved in the disputes.”

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/01/AR2008070103071.html?hpid=topnews

]]> By: Justin Boland http://technoccult.net/archives/2008/07/02/the-black-hole-in-the-cost-of-healthcare-big-pharma-and-transparency/comment-page-1/#comment-154638 Justin Boland Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:21:12 +0000 http://www.technoccult.com/?p=3445#comment-154638 This was a really beautiful post, man, lots of MEAT...you transcended the blog format in a big way with this one. Thank you. This was a really beautiful post, man, lots of MEAT…you transcended the blog format in a big way with this one. Thank you.

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