Daily Mail – Charleston, WV – Feb. 19, 2009. Four men have been sentenced for defrauding Medicare out of more than $10 million while working for a Beckley medical equipment company. On Thursday, Charles E. Gwinn, 34, of Richmond, Va., and Thomas M. Binetti, 61, of Virginia Beach, Va., … Four sentenced for Medicare fraudThree Men […]
Las Vegas Sun, NV – Feb. 19, 2009. The allegations against Chen are related to Part B of the Medicare program, which is a voluntary subscription program of supplementary insurance covering items and services other than hospitalization. Medicare Part B covers only services and procedures … Las Vegas physician found liable of Medicare fraud Las Vegas […]
The Daily Toreador, TX – Feb. 18, 2009. Proposed changes in April 2009 to telemedicine Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement polices will allow the Texas Tech Telemedicine Center to offer increased medical services to 105 West Texas counties. Telemedicine allows physicians to consult … Telemedicine reimbursement for Medicare, Medicaid to change
San Jose Mercury News – Feb. 13, 2009. AP SAN DIEGO—A husband and wife who owned a physical therapy center in San Diego have been arrested on suspicion of filing false claims for $1.34 million in Medicare payments, authorities said Friday. Sanjay Patel, 41, and his wife Leena, 36, … San Diego couple charged with […]
Kaiser network.org – Feb. 12, 2009. The House and Senate on Friday likely will vote on a $789B billion compromise economic stimulus package that includes a number of provisions related to health care spending, USA Today reports (Wolf, USA Today, 2/13). Click title to read more… Among other provisions, the stimulus package includes: $87 billion […]
Kaiser network.org – Feb. 12, 2009. “Blog Watch” offers readers a roundup of health policy-related blog posts. Click title to read more… The American Prospect‘s Ezra Klein responds to an opinion piece by Betsy McCaughey in which she warned that certain health provisions of the stimulus bill “will monitor treatments to make sure your doctor […]
Kaiser network.org – Feb. 12, 2009. The Hill on Thursday examined how the “leadership void” at HHS “is affecting more than President Obama’s health reform agenda,” because the “continued lack of a secretary and of leaders at key agencies will delay the Obama administration from putting its stamp on the massive bureaucracy.” Former Senate Majority […]
Kaiser network.org – Feb. 12, 2009. CMS on Thursday announced a tentative decision to end Medicare coverage for virtual colonoscopies, or CT colonographies, the New York Times reports. “Controversy has swirled for years” about whether virtual colonoscopies, which use X-ray images and computer software to create images of the colon, are as effective as traditional […]
Connecticut Post, CT – Feb. 12, 2009. According to police, Carpenter-Schatzam, who also was known by the name Carpenter-Hill, accepted $36000 in state Medicaid payments through the state’s HUSKY … Read Full Article