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• Alaskans Going Overseas for Medical Procedures

  Shannon Weidemann | January 24, 2007 11:24 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Medical Malpractice

  Due to high medical costs, in part related to the high cost of medical malpractice insurance, Alaskans are being lured overseas by the low costs of medical tourism.Chuck Klemer, of the Denali area, flew to Thailand with his wife Dulce Havill to receive a hip replacement. They have no health insurance. The operation in the United States would have cost around $40,000. The cost for the trip to...

• Major Overhaul of BP Safety Procedures Recommended

  Shannon Weidemann | January 23, 2007 10:33 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  Former U.S. Secretary of State James Baker headed a panel to investigate BP after a refinery explosion in March of 2005 killed 15 people and injured 170. It was the worst industrial accident in the United States in 10 years. The panel recommended that BP change their safety procedures at all of their refineries.The investigation found significant safety culture issues existed throughout BP's...