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Investigation into $3M Medicaid fraud scheme expands to employees
The state investigation into a $3 million Medicaid fraud scheme surrounding an Orlando woman and her mental-health service business has led to the arrests of several of her employees, who are accused of double-billing and taking kickbacks. Janie...
Tags: Homes, Winter Park, Police Arrests, Health Insurance, Trials
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State to Recover $376K in Medicaid Case
Channel 2 NewsThe state of Alaska is expected to share in a $500-million settlement over state and federal allegations that an India-based pharmaceutical manufacturer distributed adulterated drugs. The Department of Law says the drugs resulted in false or...Tags: Health Insurance
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EDITORIAL: Plug the Medicaid gap
The Gazette, Cedar Rapids, IowaThe debate over whether to accept the federal government's Medicaid expansion or opt for Gov. Terry Branstad's Healthy Iowa alternative plan has drawn plenty of attention and fiery debate this legislative session. Both plans are aimed at expanding...Tags: Abortion Issue, Abortion, Health Insurance, Regional Authority, Terry Branstad
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N.C. to get $8.74 million as part of settlement by drug-maker
Winston-Salem Journal, N.C.Indian pharmaceutical maker Ranbaxy will pay $8.74 million to North Carolina as part of an overall $500 million settlement reached with several states and the federal government for selling generic drugs that didn't meet quality standards. The agreement...Tags: Health Insurance, Food and Drug Administration
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OH fares well in charges comparison
Messenger-Inquirer, Owensboro, Ky.Owensboro Health's charges for medical procedures compare favorably to most hospitals in the region and state, according to figures released by the federal government last week, and when compared to national averages, OH's charges are often 50 percent...Tags: Cardiac Catheterization, Lab Tests, Health Insurance, Government, Insurance
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Heath care payment system lambasted
The Leader-TelegramIn describing how America's health care payment system works, the words "perverse" and "unsustainable" came up Friday morning in a panel of Chippewa Valley health care leaders. The U.S. already spends $1 out of every $6 in its economy on health care,...Tags: Mayo Clinic, Health Insurance, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Medicare, Hospitals and Clinics
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Editorial: Hospital sticker shock
Most people entering the hospital can't get a straight answer to an obvious question: How much will this procedure or treatment cost? Nor can people easily compare prices among hospitals in their area. Now that is changing. The federal Centers for...
Tags: Health Insurance, Medicare, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Hospitals and Clinics, Medical Procedures and Tests
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Taxpayers will pay more under Walker health plan, study says
Milwaukee Journal SentinelGov. Scott Walker's proposed rejection of a federally funded expansion of state health programs would add some $50 million in costs to state taxpayers over the next two years, according to the Legislature's nonpartisan budget office. The new report from...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Crime, Law and Justice, Health Insurance, Scott Walker, Justice System
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LePage to Democrats: Act now, or bankrupt DHHS
Portland Press Herald, MaineBlasting Democrats in the Legislature, Gov. Paul LePage said Friday that Maine's Department of Health and Human Services will run out of money to pay Medicaid providers in three weeks if lawmakers don't act to approve a new state budget. LePage's...Tags: Health Insurance, Budgets and Budgeting, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Government, Paul LePage
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Jackson Health System solvent for first time in five years
Miami HeraldJackson Health System has enough money to pay its bills, administrators said this week in declaring Miami-Dade's safety net hospitals financially solvent for the first time in five years. Solvency is an important step on the path to Jackson's continuing...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Rick Scott, Health Insurance, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, The Miami Herald
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Hospitals worry over possible funding gap
The High Point Enterprise, N.C.Kimberly Crews and her fellow employees at High Point Regional UNC Health Care will enter uncharted financial waters with the impending shift of Medicaid reimbursements to hospitals here and across the state and nation. Crews, the chief financial...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Health Insurance, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Government, Barack Obama
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In a year, Hennepin Health improves care for poor, keeps costs down
Star TribuneLike many of Hennepin County's poorest residents, Alfred McClary suffers from multiple chronic health problems that require lots of attention to manage. "I've got so many medications here," the 60-year-old Minneapolis resident said recently. He takes as...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Health Insurance, Peripheral Vascular Disease, Psychiatrists, Pharmaceuticals
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