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State investigating Lap-Band weight loss surgery
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — An insurer says California insurance regulators are investigating Lap-Band surgery centers for possible fraud. Connecticut-based Aetna Inc. says it is cooperating in the probe by the law enforcement branch of the state Department of Insurance. The insurer says the state is investigating alleged fraud against Aetna health plan members by the 1-800-GET-THIN Lap-Band ...
OC Firm To Cut Supplies Of ‘Lap-Band’ Weight Loss Device After Patient Deaths
You won't be hearing the ubiquitous jingle for the popular "Lap Band" and 1-800-GET-THIN weight loss advertisements any more.
Allergan halts Lap-Band sales to 1-800-GET-THIN clinics
Lap-Band's maker, Allergan, will no longer sell the device to facilities affiliated with the marketing campaign. The maker of the Lap-Band will no longer sell its product to clinics affiliated with the 1-800-GET-THIN marketing company — a blow to Southern California surgery centers that have built an empire implanting the weight-loss devices in people looking to shed pounds.
CA investigating Lap-Band weight-loss surgery
California insurance regulators are investigating Lap-Band surgery centers for possible fraud.
Doctor accused of 'gross negligence' in death of Lap-Band patient
The California medical board faults Dr. Daniel Shin in his care of Tamara Walter, who died in 2010 after she had a Lap-Band implanted at a Beverly Hills clinic affiliated with the 1-800-GET-THIN ad campaign. The Medical Board of California has faulted a doctor in the 2010 death of a Lap-Band patient who had surgery at a clinic affiliated with the 1-800-GET-THIN ad campaign, filing charges that ...
Calif. investigating Lap-Band weight loss surgery
The Associated Press The Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. An insurer says California insurance regulators are investigating Lap-Band surgery centers for possible fraud. Connecticut-based Aetna Inc. says it is cooperating in the probe by the law enforcement branch of the state Department of Insurance. The insurer says the state is investigating alleged fraud against Aetna health plan members ...
Calif. Investigates Lap-Band Weight Loss Surgery
An insurer says California insurance regulators are investigating Lap-Band surgery centers for possible fraud.
1-800-GET-THIN surgeons under fire after deaths of five patients
Billboards for the weight loss procedure hotline are ubiquitous across Southern California. Now the maker of the Lap-Band, key to the surgeries, said it will not longer sell to doctors affiliated with the program.
Lap-Band Maker, Allergen, Halts Sales To 1-800-GET-THIN Clinics (VIDEO)
Five Southland patients have died since 2009 after undergoing Lap-Band surgeries in 1-800-GET-THIN clinics in Beverly Hills and West Hills, according to the Times . Allergan Inc.
House members call for probe into Lap-Band safety, marketing
Rep. Henry A. Waxman and two other House members want an investigation of the Lap-Band and the 1-800-GET-THIN campaign. Members of Congress are calling for an investigation into the 1-800-GET-THIN weight-loss surgery marketing campaign and the safety and effectiveness of the Lap-Band device.
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