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SOURCE: www.hhs.gov National Hospital Preparedness Program Report highlights state-by-state accomplishments More than 76 percent of hospitals participating in the National Hospital Preparedness Program (HPP) met 90 percent or more of all program measures for all-hazards preparedness in 2009, according to [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.opm.gov New Website Promotes Agency Collaboration on Governmentwide Recruiting Efforts Washington, DC – The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) launched USAJOBSRecruit.gov, a one-stop gateway to recruitment resources throughout the Federal Government. President Obama’s Hiring Reform Initiative highlights the [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.dol.gov WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a $280,000 National Emergency Grant supplemental award to provide an estimated 263 additional jobless workers in Georgia with partial premium payments for health insurance coverage. An initial award of [...] Read More

SOURCE: /www.ins.state.ny.us Ondrej Marga faces a potential prison sentence after claiming he was Marga Ondrej. The operator of a Putnam County construction company, Ondrej Marga was arrested for fraudulently attempting to obtain workers’ compensation coverage. New York State Insurance Department [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.ag.ny.gov EMD Serono Alleged to Have Paid Doctors to Prescribe Patients the Multiple Sclerosis Drug Rebif $44.3 Million Agreement Resolves Multi-State Whistleblower Investigation Schneiderman: Those Who Compromise the Integrity of the Markets at the Expense of Taxpayers Will Be [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.justice.gov WASHINGTON – Two Miami-area corporations, American Therapeutic Corporation (ATC) and Medlink Professional Management Group Inc., pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Miami for a fraud scheme that resulted in the submission of more than $200 million [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.hhs.gov Value-Based Purchasing Will Reward Hospitals Based on Quality of Care for Patients The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today launched a new initiative which will reward hospitals for the quality of care they provide to people [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.dol.gov New policy statements prohibit discrimination based on gender identity and pregnancy WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor today announced its full commitment to implementing equal employment opportunity policies for all department employees and applicants.  The policies ensure [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.justice.gov WASHINGTON — API Healthcare Corporation has abandoned its merger plans with Kronos Inc. after the Department of Justice expressed concerns that the acquisition would have reduced competition and increased prices in healthcare-specific workforce management technology.   As a result of [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.dod.gov DoD announced today the Tricare Young Adult (TYA) program is now open for enrollment with coverage beginning May 1, 2011. Military dependents under 26, unmarried, and not eligible for their own employer-sponsored health care coverage may be qualified [...] Read More