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Owner of Fraudulent Physical Therapy Company Pleads Guilty to Medicare Fraud Scheme
A Miami-area resident and owner of a fraudulent physical therapy company in Lakeland, Fla., has entered a plea of guilty for his role in a scheme to defraud Medicare.
Medicaid Increases Use of Health Care, Decreases Financial Strain, Improves Health
Researchers from Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), and Providence Health & Services have found that expanding low income adults’ access to Medicaid...More Money Does Not Necessarily Mean Better Health
A new study from George Mason University and the Urban Institute reveals that greater spending on medical services means better overall health for Medicare participants. Health Administration and Policy Professor Jack Hadley and his co-authors, Urban...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...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...
Husband And Wife Plead Guilty in $13.7 Million HIV Infusion Clinic Fraud Scheme
Miami-area husband and wife Modesto and Victoria de la Vega have pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Miami for their participation in a $13.7 million HIV infusion Medicare fraud scheme, announced the Departments of Justice and Health and Human Services...
Clinic Manager in Miami Pleads Guilty in Medicare Fraud Scheme
Miami resident Ingrid Mazorra has pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Miami to participating in a conspiracy to defraud the Medicare program. Mazorra, 35, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud before U.S. District...Reinforcing CHUTZPAH Over Health Care Reform
Having already presented a Chutzpah of the Week award to Howard Dean for asking “Where’s the reform?” in the health care bill that was debated in the Senate, I may be accused by some of being redundant in offering another award for...
