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    Jun 3, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  1. One of Medicare's most-wanted fugitives is arrested in L.A.

    One of Medicare's most-wanted fugitives, a former clinic owner in the Los Angeles area, was arrested on his return from South Korea, authorities said.
    One of Medicare's most-wanted fugitives, a former clinic owner in the Los Angeles area, was arrested on his return from South Korea, authorities said. Federal investigators said Won Suk Lee, 44, was taken into custody Saturday at Los Angeles...

    Tags: Physical Therapy, Hospitals and Clinics, Health Insurance Cost, Interpol, South Korea

  2. Apr 26, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  3. L.A. jury finds three guilty in $1.5-million Medicare fraud scheme

    A federal jury in Los Angeles found an Anaheim physician and two others guilty this week for their roles in a $1.5-million Medicare fraud scheme involving power wheelchairs. At trial, federal prosecutors said that Godwin Onyeabor, 49, an officer at...

    Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Crime, Law and Justice, Prosecution, General Practitioners, Justice System

  4. Apr 6, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  5. Teen contraception decision: Doctors say science trumps politics

    Science trumped politics, but politics may still present problems for teens trying to purchase emergency contraception.
    Science trumped politics, but politics may still present problems for teens trying to purchase emergency contraception. “A lot of stuff is going to happen over the next 30 days,” said Dr. Cora Breuner, a pediatric medicine specialist at...

    Tags: Disasters and Accidents, American Academy of Pediatrics, Justice System, Chemical Industry, U.S. Congress

  6. Mar 23, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  7. Gun control: How California can teach everyone else

    Like a lot of people who follow the gun debate, I was surprised to learn earlier this year that for more than a decade, Congress has made it nearly impossible for our premier federal health research institutions to study gun violence.
    Like a lot of people who follow the gun debate, I was surprised to learn earlier this year that for more than a decade, Congress has made it nearly impossible for our premier federal health research institutions to study gun violence. That became...

    Tags: Perez Hilton, Chuck Grassley, Barack Obama, Research, Malaria

  8. Feb 1, 2013 |Story| LAT - HOLD Archive
  9. House investigators seek files related to troubled BioWatch

    WASHINGTON -- Leaders of a House committee probing BioWatch, the nation's troubled system for detecting biological attacks, complained Thursday that administration officials had blocked them from seeing documents held by two senior federal scientists...

    Tags: White House, Vaccines, Smallpox , U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce

  10. Feb 20, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  11. 2 fugitives accused of Medicare fraud may be in Glendale, U.S. says

    Federal authorities say two of Medicare's most-wanted fugitives may be hiding out in Glendale.
    Federal authorities say two of Medicare's most-wanted fugitives may be hiding out in Glendale. Healthcare investigators say Karo Gotti Blkhoyan, 32, and Anush Sahakyan, 29, set up a phony medical clinic in South Carolina from 2009 to 2010 and billed for...

    Tags: Medicare, Healthcare Policies

  12. Feb 5, 2013 |Column| Los Angeles Times
  13. CVS' Medicare drug program causing headaches for enrollees

    Deborah Shapiro decided a few months ago to switch her prescription drug coverage from her former employer's plan to Medicare. The Medicare literature made clear that she could save hundreds of dollars on the various drugs she and her husband required.
    Deborah Shapiro decided a few months ago to switch her prescription drug coverage from her former employer's plan to Medicare. The Medicare literature made clear that she could save hundreds of dollars on the various drugs she and her husband required....

    Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Medicaid, Health Insurance Cost, U.S. Department of Justice, Justice System

  14. Jan 29, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  15. Former L.A. clinic owner makes Medicare's most-wanted list

    A former clinic owner in the Los Angeles area has made Medicare's list of most-wanted fugitives after bilking the federal program for $1.2 million, authorities said.
    A former clinic owner in the Los Angeles area has made Medicare's list of most-wanted fugitives after bilking the federal program for $1.2 million, authorities said. Federal investigators said Won Suk Lee, 44, was an acupuncturist and owner of two...

    Tags: Physical Therapy, Hospitals and Clinics, Medicare, Health Treatments, Prescription Drugs

  16. Dec 20, 2012 | Los Angeles Times
  17. State Senate leader backs Medi-Cal expansion

    PolitiCal
    Sen. Darrell Steinberg, the Democratic leader of the state Senate, urged Gov. Jerry Brown to expand the state's public health system as part of the implementation of the federal healthcare overhaul....
  18. Sep 7, 2012 | Los Angeles Times
  19. Yosemite hantavirus: More cases, new worries

    L.A. NOW
    Concerns over the hantavirus at Yosemite National Park heightened on Thursday. Two more cases of hantavirus infection were reported, one fatal and the other believed to have originated in the park's high country, marking the first time the outbreak has...
  20. Sep 13, 2012 | Los Angeles Times
  21. Hantavirus in Yosemite: 230,000 more visitors notified

    L.A. NOW
    Yosemite National Park has again broadened its outreach regarding a recent outbreak of hantavirus, sending notifications to an additional 230,000 people who stayed in the park since early June....
  22. Sep 13, 2012 | Los Angeles Times
  23. Hantavirus in Yosemite: Ninth case reported in another visitor

    L.A. NOW
    Another person was sickened by hantavirus traced to Yosemite National Park, the latest in a now nine-case outbreak that has killed three visitors since mid-June....
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