Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., the world's largest generic drugmaker, said Friday it is settling several lawsuits related to Medicaid reimbursement for its products, and is setting aside $315 million to cover the settlement and other suits. Teva did not say how much it will ...

As Clark County and the Service Employees International Union prepare to sit down at the bargaining table to negotiate a new contract, the labor organization is positioning itself as more of an ally than an adversary. On Tuesday, the union reached out to the County Commission, unveiling four financial initiatives to help prop up the deficit-plagued University Medical Center, the ...

Called a prostitute by conservative talk show hosts, a Louisiana Democrat on Thursday defended a deal she cut for her Hurricane Katrina-ravaged state in the Senate health care bill. Sen. Mary Landrieu insisted the Medicaid boost worth $300 million wasn't in exchange for her vote ...

WASHINGTON Once the derisive nickname emerged the Cornhusker kickback it was all over. The deal that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid cut for Nebraska Sen. Ben Nelson to secure his vote on the massive health care reform bill had barely come to light before it was shot down in infamy. Even Nelson, the conservative Nebraska Democrat, said he never intended ...