CBS LocalWASHINGTON (CBSDC/AP) — Federal authorities say 25 people have been charged in a wide-ranging scheme to obtain millions of dollars in fraudulent Medicaid payments from the District of Columbia…
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Las Vegas: Federal hepatitis C trial date now July, new judge due – Sparks Today
Sparks TodayU.S. District Judge Gloria Navarro withdrew herself Thursday, Feb. 13 from the federal conspiracy and health care fraud case involving Desai and Desai’s former business manager, Tonya Rushing. A…
Dallas area home to huge health care frauds – Dallas Morning News
Dallas area home to huge health care fraudsDallas Morning NewsBut law enforcement officials and leaders in the Nigerian-American community describe Dallas home health care fraud as rampant and say a…
Federal Agency and New York State Are in Accord Over $8 Billion Medicaid … – New York Times
New York TimesThe Obama administration has agreed “in principle” to grant an $8 billion Medicaid adjustment for New York State that could help stabilize some hospitals in Brooklyn and would…
Nintendo Chief Stays on, Health Business Planned – ABC News
ABC NewsNintendo’s president vowed to stick to the company’s old ways, refused to resign or cut product prices despite its dismal earnings, but said Thursday the video game maker plans…
Seniors on Medicare fraud patrol in Miami – MiamiHerald.com
Seniors on Medicare fraud patrol in MiamiMiamiHerald.comFlorida, and Miami in particular, is considered the epicenter of illegal claims against Medicare, a government insurance program that provides health care to more…
Former Microsoft Exec Picked to Fix HealthCare.gov – PC Magazine
PC MagazinePresident Obama today announced that former Microsoft executive Kurt DelBene will serve as a senior advisor on HealthCare.gov. As part of the “One Microsoft” effort, outgoing Microsoft CEO Steve…
White House taps new chief for health care website – USA TODAY
USA TODAYWASHINGTON — Kurt DelBene, former president of the Microsoft Office Division, will replace Jeff Zients as the administration’s point person on HealthCare.gov, the Department of Health and Human Services…
CES 2014: Digital Health Exhibit At Las Vegas Grows 40 Percent
For CES 2014 Las Vegas, The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)® announced the 40 percent growth of the digital health footprint at the 2014 International CES®, the world’s gathering place for…
Oakland’s Michael A Lenoir 114th President Of The National Medical Association
Oakland’s Michael A. LeNoir, M.D., a well-known practicing Pediatrician and Allergist in the San Francisco Bay Area, was installed as the 114th president of the National Medical Association during the…
Centerplate And Teamsters Reach Labor Agreement In San Francisco
Centerplate, one of the largest hospitality and concession companies in North America, and San Francisco’s Teamsters Local 853 recently announced the ratification of a collective bargaining agreement for 200 retail…
World Cup Brazil Protests By 200,000 Forecasts 2016 Olympics Mess
“World Cup” is a Twitter trend as this blog post is being written, and not for good reasons. In 2014 we were told that Football was coming home to Brazil,…
Dennis Wu Elected Chair of Recology Board of Directors
Dennis Wu, a very respected member of the international and Recognized Business and Community Leader is now the newly elected Chair of The Recology Board of Directors. Mr. Wu is…
Paul Ryan: In Attacking Obamacare Just Blew Presidential Campaign
Paul Ryan’s a man that, as a Democrat, I firmly believed could be a formidable candidate for President of The United States in 2016 after I met him. Now, with…
U.S. Unemployment At 7.7 % 236,000 Jobs Added
The U.S Unemployment Rate is at 7.7 percent, which is the lowest point it has been at since December of 2008, when the rate was 7.3 percent. The 7.7 rate…
BLS Reports U.S. Unemployment Rate At 7.9 Percent For October
Bravo, President Obama. Well, Mitt Romney can’t say the American Economy is as bad off as he claims – his campaign is over. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reports…
7.8 Percent – US Unemployment Rate Below 8 Percent
7.8 percent. The U.S. unemployment rate is now at 7.8 percent, and has gone below 8 percent for the first time since January 2009, the month of President Obama’s inauguration.…
Mitt Romney, Paul Ryan Show Latino Issues In Videos
Mitt Romney has had his “Bittergate” moment, and the fundraiser where someone ran a hidden video camera while the former Governor of Massachusetts basically ran his mouth about everything from…
Mitt Romney: “Getting Old Is No Picnic”
Mitt Romney celebrated his birthday two day ago, and from the looks of this Tout he left, he’s not happy about it. He says “getting old is no picnic.” Yeah.…
Mitt Romney, Flip Flopper, May Pick Kelly Ayotte, Flip Flopper For VP
Well, how is this for the blind leading the blind, or more appropriately like picking like: Former Governor Mitt Romney said he’s considering selecting New Hahmphire Senator Kelly Ayotte as…
Rob Woodall, Georgia GOP Congressman Health Care Hypocrisy
Georgia GOP Congressman Rob Woodall (GA District 7) was caught at a town hall meeting making a statement, or a series of them, that could only be borne of hypocrisy.…
Canadian Baby Joseph Maraachli is Alive Because of United States Health Care
Everyone knows who baby Jesus was, but now the media is buzzing about Baby Joseph. Fox News showed footage around one pm today that made a trigger in the brain…