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Ex-psychologist from Lake Ozark gets 3-year prison term for $1 million in fraudulent bills
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A psychologist practicing in the Lebanon area was sentenced in federal court on Wednesday for engaging in a $1 million scheme to defraud Medicare and Medicaid. “Those who defraud the government are stealing from the pockets...
Tags: Medicaid, Prisons, Lebanon, Government Health Care, Health Insurance
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U.S. lawmakers float bill for Medicare to cover obesity treatment
ReutersBy Yasmeen Abutaleb WASHINGTON, June 19 (Reuters) - A day after the American Medical Association classified obesity as a disease, U.S. lawmakers introduced bipartisan bills in the Senate and House of Representatives that would require Medicare to cover...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Overweight, Obesity, Diabetes, General Practitioners
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Lawmakers float bill for Medicare to cover obesity treatment
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - A day after the American Medical Association classified obesity as a disease, U.S. lawmakers introduced bipartisan bills in the Senate and House of Representatives that would require Medicare to cover more obesity treatment costs....Tags: American Medical Association, Obesity, Diseases and Illnesses, Overweight, Diabetes
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Latinoamerica Summary
ReutersProtestas en Brasil siguen y se propagan a ciudades más pequeñas SAO PAULO/FORTALEZA (Reuters) - Manifestantes bloquearon caminos en Sao Paulo y otros marcharon hacia un estadio en el que se juega un importante partido de fútbol en el noreste de...Tags: Tampa, Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011), Bear Creek Mining Corporation, Coca-Cola Co., Banco Bradesco SA
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New Medicare/Medicaid Assistance Program counselors assigned to Charlevoix County
Charlevoix County residents have two new counselors available to help seniors with questions concerning Medicare and Medicaid. Ron Chapman and Leslie Lake are certified by the Michigan Medicare/Medicaid Assistance Program to provide help with the...Tags: Prescription Drugs, Drugs and Medicines, Government Health Care
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Chicago safety-net hospitals face uncertain future amid changes to health care system
The 63-year-old woman, a Mexican citizen, arrived at St. Anthony Hospital by ambulance, complaining of dizziness, nausea and vomiting. She had no insurance. No matter. Dr. Kaleem Malik immediately gave her a round of anti-nausea drugs, had her blood...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Medicaid, General Practitioners, Poverty
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Obamacare-like groups tied to lower costs: study
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Large independent doctor practices that focus on primary care tend to spend less money and are more likely to meet guidelines for Americans on Medicare than smaller groups, according to a new study. The findings suggest that...Tags: Diabetes, Hospitals and Clinics, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Medical Research, Harvard Medical School
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Local Voices: Highland Park, Deerfield
Letters to the editor from Highland Park and Deerfield residents. Of taxes and jobs This is in response to a recent letter to the editor that proposes a $1 tax on sports-ticket sales as a way to pay for Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security. I am...
Tags: Travel, Petroleum Industry, Social Security, Services and Shopping, Trips and Vacations
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Health savings accounts have a long shelf life
Q: Is there a deadline by which I have to use the money in my health savings account for medical expenses? A: No. Unlike flexible spending accounts, which require you to use the money by the end of the year (or March 15 of the following year), HSAs...Tags: Insurance, Personal Investing, Personal Finance, Government Health Care, Healthcare Provider
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Hagerstown pharmacist and owner of Russo's Rx pleads guilty to health care fraud
A Hagerstown pharmacist pleaded guilty Friday in federal court in Baltimore to fraudulently selling powerful pain killers and billing Medicare and Medicaid for nearly $200,000 of the cost, the U.S. Department of Justice said. David Russo, 62, pleaded...
Tags: Trials, Crime, Law and Justice, Alprazolam (drug), Medicaid, Drug Trafficking
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The real costs of amnesty add up fast
The Heritage FoundationThe amnesty under consideration in Congress would come at an enormous cost: more than $5 trillion over the lifetime of immigrants who are legalized. But the bill is structured to hide most of those costs from voters. To see how, let's start with some...Tags: Local Government, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Illegal Immigrants, Washington, DC
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Cuts to Alzheimer's research show folly of sequestration
Many Republicans, and Democrats, never thought the automatic across-the-board spending cuts known as sequestration would take effect. After all, they might produce dangerous, if unintended, consequences such as potentially bankrupting the U.S. health care...Tags: Medical Research, Medicaid, Health Insurance Cost, Government Health Care, Health Insurance
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