24 results for "Lance Williams"
Prime hospital chain acknowledges it faces two federal investigations
Tuesday, February 5, 2013 at 9:00 PMThe Prime Healthcare Services hospital chain has acknowledged it is the target of two federal investigations: a U.S. Justice Department probe of its Medicare billings and an inquiry into alleged violations of patient confidentiality laws.
Prime hospital abruptly stops billing Medicare for rare ailment
Wednesday, December 19, 2012 at 9:00 PMAfter billing Medicare for treating more than 1,100 cases of a rare affliction, a Prime Healthcare Services hospital in Redding abruptly stopped last year, state health records show. The change occurred soon after California Watch published a st...
Prime hospital fined $95,000 for confidentiality breach
Tuesday, November 27, 2012 at 9:00 PMA Prime Healthcare Services hospital in Redding has been fined $95,000 for publicizing a patient's confidential medical files in an effort to discredit a California Watch news report.
State lawmaker brothers accused of money laundering
Tuesday, November 20, 2012 at 9:00 PMTwo San Joaquin Valley lawmakers have been accused of laundering $40,000 in a scheme to dodge California's tough limits on political contributions.
Winners, losers emerge in frenzied spending on state initiatives
Tuesday, November 6, 2012 at 9:00 PMMultimillionaire activists, big labor unions and major corporations combined to pump more than $363 million into political fights over 11 propositions on Tuesday's state ballot, a California Watch analysis shows.
Cyclist turned to sport to avoid drugs, but ended up doping
Tuesday, October 30, 2012 at 9:00 PMFor fans and officials alike, the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency's dossier on cyclist Lance Armstrong was dispiriting. It detailed how one of the greatest stars in cycling history had used banned drugs for years and systematically lied to cover it ...
Armstrong aided by 'professionalized' doping program, agency says
Tuesday, October 9, 2012 at 9:00 PMCycling superstar Lance Armstrong earned his unprecedented seven victories in the Tour de France with the aid of a "sophisticated, professionalized and successful doping program" on his racing team, the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency said tod...
Armstrong's lawyer calls doping case a 'publicity stunt'
Monday, October 8, 2012 at 9:00 PMThe U.S. Anti-Doping Agency case against cyclist Lance Armstrong is a mere publicity stunt that the anti-drugs regulator cannot back up with conclusive evidence, the seven-time Tour de France winner's attorney wrote in a letter to the agency...
Armstrong's blood data shows signs of doping, expert says
Sunday, October 7, 2012 at 9:00 PMCyclist Lance Armstrong's recent fall from grace has been portrayed in books and news accounts as a thriller featuring teammate betrayals, motorcycle drug couriers and secret blood transfusions.
Sierra Club targets lawmaker who wants to restore Hetch Hetchy
Monday, October 1, 2012 at 9:00 PMThe Sierra Club is spending $625,000 to defeat a Republican lawmaker who has championed one of the environmental organization's most cherished goals - draining the Hetch Hetchy reservoir in Yosemite National Park.
