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Physical Therapist Sentenced to Almost 5 Years in Prison in Connection with Detroit-area Medicare Fraud Schemes
Farmington Hills, Mich., resident Baskaran Thangarasan has been sentenced to 57 months in prison for his participation in a fraudulent physical therapy scheme. U.S. District Court Judge Sean Cox in the Eastern District of Michigan sentenced Thangarasan...
Over 1000 Health-care Students Ripped-off By Substandard Education Provider
Following an investigation by The Insolvency Service two companies, Precision Training UK Limited (“Precision”), and its successor, Aspire Training and Assessment Ltd (“Aspire”) who claimed to provide education services for the health-care sector...
Center for Medicare And Medicaid Innovation Must Implement Payment Reforms Rapidly
The new Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMI) must be inclusive and flexible in developing and implementing payment initiatives, continuously monitor their impact, and rapidly disseminate them if they appear to be successful, in order to realize...
No Doubt Holding Auction for Charity
Now that No Doubt is busy recording their new album, the band has decided to put some costumes and vintage memorabilia to good use by auctioning the items for charity. The auction will include costumes from No Doubt’s 2009 U.S. tour, instruments...
PHILIPPINES: Empowering Midwives to Curb Maternal Deaths
Giving midwives access to further training in life-saving skills could prevent up to 80 percent of maternal deaths in the Philippines, says Rosalie Paje, division chief of the Family Health Office under the Department of Health (DOH).
New British Health Secretary Appointed
Andrew Lansley CBE has been appointed as Secretary of State for Health. Mr Lansley is the MP for South Cambridgeshire and previously served as the Shadow Health Secretary – a position he held from 2003.Nausea And Speeding Heart Can be Signs of Flu in Pregnant Women
Nausea in pregnant women tends to fade after the first three months, but during the second and third trimesters it can be a sign of flu, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found in a study of expectant women who sought medical care. Science...
Miami Clinic Consultant Convicted in Fraudulent HIV Infusion Scheme
David Marrero, 49, has been convicted of health care fraud, conspiracy to commit money laundering and money laundering in connection with a $5.8 million Medicare fraud scheme relating to his involvement with a Miami-area HIV/AIDS infusion clinic, announced...
