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India's Chhattisgarh state is investigating reports that thousands of women had unnecessary hysterectomies so hospitals could make insurance claims. They were carried out under a national insurance scheme whereby private hospitals claim for treating patients who cannot afford expensive procedures. Officials estimate more than 2,000 women were talked into having their wombs removed in the last six months. The 34 medical centres accused have not yet commented on the allegations.

Rethink: Where Do Your Healthcare Dollars Go?

Whether you’re part of the 50 percent of insured Americans who receive health coverage through their employer, or part of a smaller group that purchases insurance directly from the insurer, you’re probably concerned about the rising cost of health care.

Premiums are up across the board. Americans are wondering why healthcare costs are rising, and where their health insurance dollars being spent. As it turns out, the answer to rising healthcare costs is more complex than politicians make it out to be.

"Not everyone who supports universal healthcare supports government healthcare, and not everyone who opposes government healthcare opposes universal healthcare." | C4SS.org

As far back as 2009, nearly concurrent with the Bernie Madoff Ponzi scandal, the GOP knew, beyond any doubt, that Mitt Romney was seriously involved with a Ponzi scheme, to the tune of $8.5 BILLION dollars.

In February of 2009, the Washington Post revealed that the SEC was alleging $8 Billion in savings fraud by Allen Stanford AND HIS COLLEAGUES, read Mitt Romney and Son, of lying about investments and CDs in a Ponzi scheme concerning staggering amounts of investor’s money, partnerships in which they invested upon collapse of the fraud.

The investigation into the fraudulent use of red light cameras in Italy last week concluded with prosecutors preparing charges against thirty-eight public officials and photo enforcement company executives. Prosecutors claim that three photo enforcement companies formed a cartel that operated in collusion with public officials for the purpose of generating revenue. The officials accepted bribes in return for approving lucrative contracts and shortening the duration of yellow lights at intersections equipped with red light cameras.

As anybody who has ever wistfully imagined Keith Olbermann and Bill O'Reilly fighting to the death over a pit of lava knows, most media outlets are biased. Take the hype of Climate change or Healthcare, for example. Usually it's not part of anybody's grand scheme to brainwash you, but rather just the result of newsrooms being staffed by fallible, opinionated humans.

GlaxoSmithKline Plc, the British drugmaker, has agreed to plead guilty to misdemeanor criminal charges, and pay $3bn to settle what government officials described as the largest case of healthcare fraud in US history. Monday's agreement , which still needs court approval, would resolve allegations that the British drugmaker broke US laws in marketing two popular drugs for unapproved uses and to failing to disclose important safety information on a third. The three billion dollar combined criminal-civil fine will be the largest penalty ever...

Florida Highway Patrol trooper chases down a Miami Police squad car and arrests the driver, a Miami Police officer, for allegedly driving recklessly at speeds of up to 120 mph. He’s still on the job.

Desperate transplant patients are being given the lungs of chain smokers because the NHS is so short of organ donations.Surgeons are also being forced to use diseased body parts from cancer sufferers, drug addicts and the very elderly.