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Health clinic in Montana Superfund town accused of submitting false asbesto claims, jury claims

Headline from NBC Los Angeles

A federal jury has ruled that a health clinic in a Montana town where hundreds of people died from asbestos exposure submitted 337 false asbestos claims making its patients eligible for benefits such as Medicare.

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  1. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Montana Superfund town's health clinic accused of submitting false asbestos claims (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    A major U.S. railroad found liable for spreading hazardous asbestos that killed hundreds of people in a Montana town tried to convince a federal jury during closing arguments Wednesday that a local clinic submitted more than 1,000 asbestos claims for people who weren't sick, earning them government …

  2. WFMZ Allentown

    Superfund town's health clinic accused of submitting false asbestos claims (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    WFMZ Allentown's feed description

    A major railroad company is trying to convince a federal jury that a Montana clinic submitted hundreds of asbestos claims for people who weren’t sick and bilked taxpayer funds. BNSF

  3. The Columbian

    Railroad says Superfund town’s health clinic submitted false medical claims (opens The Columbian)

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    MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — A major U.S. railroad found liable for spreading hazardous asbestos that killed hundreds of people in a Montana town is trying to convince a federal jury that a local clinic sub

  4. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Jury says health clinic in Montana Superfund town submitted 337 false asbestos claims (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Minneapolis Star Tribune's feed description

    A federal jury ruled Wednesday that a health clinic in a Montana town where hundreds of people have died from asbestos exposure submitted 337 false asbestos claims that made patients eligible for Medicare and other benefits they shouldn't have received.

  5. NBC Los Angeles

    Health clinic in Montana Superfund town accused of submitting false asbesto claims, jury claims (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    NBC Los Angeles's feed description

    A federal jury has ruled that a health clinic in a Montana town where hundreds of people died from asbestos exposure submitted 337 false asbestos claims making its patients eligible for benefits such as Medicare.

  6. KOB 4

    Montana Superfund town’s health clinic submitted 337 false asbestos claims for patients, federal jury rules (opens KOB 4)

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    Montana Superfund town’s health clinic submitted 337 false asbestos claims for patients, federal jury rules.

  7. WFMZ Allentown

    Health clinic in Montana Superfund town faces penalties for false asbestos claims (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    WFMZ Allentown's feed description

    A health clinic in a Montana town plagued by deadly asbestos contamination faces millions of dollars in penalties after a jury found it submitted 337 false asbestos claims to the

  8. Fox News

    Jury rules clinic of MT Superfund town sent 300 false asbestos claims, causing unnecessary Medicare coverage (opens Fox News)

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    A health clinic of a Montana Superfund site submitted hundreds of false asbestos claims that allowed patients to wrongly receive Medicare benefits, according to a jury.

  9. KEYT Santa Barbara

    Jury says health clinic in Montana Superfund town submitted 337 false asbestos claims | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    KEYT Santa Barbara's feed description

    Jury says health clinic in Montana Superfund town submitted 337 false asbestos claims

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