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Health Reform to Make Health Insurance Affordable for Nearly All Families
Ninety percent of American families living above the federal poverty level will be able to afford health insurance under the Affordable Care Act, according to a new Commonwealth Fund report. The report finds that new subsidies available through health...
Older Adults in the United States Not Receiving Recommended Preventive Services
Critical gaps exist between older Americans who receive potentially lifesaving preventive services and those who do not, according to a new report from agencies of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Men Dying of Prostate Cancer Referred Too Late to Hospice Care
More than half of men dying of prostate cancer use hospice care — a significant increase over the last two decades — but most wait too long to enroll and can’t take full advantage of the palliative care that could make their deaths easier, a...New Health Insurance Exchanges Should be Independent, Aim for Level Playing Field
A new report from the Commonwealth Fund provides recommendations for state and federal policymakers as they design and implement the new health insurance exchanges which are a key element of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The state-based...
Wheaton Community Hospital to Pay U.S. to Resolve Allegations of False Claims
Wheaton Community Hospital, the City of Wheaton, Minn. and Dr. Stanley Gallagher (collectively WCH) have agreed to pay $846,461 to settle allegations that their hospital admission practices violated the False Claims Act, the Justice Department has announced.
Oregon Hospice Pays $1.83 Million to Settle False Claims Act Liability
Kaiser Foundation Hospitals – Kaiser Sunnyside Medical Center, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of the Northwest and Northwest Permanente P.C., Physicians & Surgeons (collectively, Kaiser NW) has agreed to pay the United States $1,830,322.41 to...Reinforcing the Progressives
Yesterday I used my Chutzpah of the Week award to call attention to the nine Democrats in the House of Representatives who voted against health care reform in betrayal of their representation of a sizable portion of their electorate currently without...
Medical Equipment Company Owner Pleads Guilty to Medicare Fraud Scheme Involving Nutritional Supplies And “Arthritis Kits”
The owner and operator of a Houston-area durable medical equipment (DME) company has pleaded guilty to defrauding the Medicare program. Noel Wayne Jhagroo, 47, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit health care fraud before U.S. District Judge Vanessa...
