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SOURCE: www.justice.gov WASHINGTON – Eight Miami-area nurses were sentenced to prison today for their roles in an $18.7 million Medicare fraud scheme involving home health care, announced the Departments of Justice and Health and Human Services. The eight individuals each [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.apwu.org APWU Web News Article 015-2011, Feb. 2, 2011 Repealing a provision of the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act is “so critical to the welfare of the Postal Service” that it should be the exclusive focus of a report [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.ag.ny.gov Young Adult Institute Inflated Expenses To Justify Reimbursement Of Excess Medicaid Dollars Schneiderman: Anyone Who Tries To Defraud New York Taxpayers Will Face Zero Tolerance And Pay The Price New York, NY – Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.hhs.gov Two years after President Obama signed the Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act, HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced that more than two million more children were served by Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) at [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.hhs.gov HHS to increase efforts to create savings for states; ensure sustainability  and quality in Medicaid program WASHINGTON – Today, HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius sent a letter to governors outlining the flexibility and support available to states that are [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.hhs.gov Open Government’ process yields rapid drive toward early exchange of electronic health information The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) announced today that providers and public health agencies in Minnesota and Rhode Island began this [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.hhs.gov New HHS report shows some families can save up to $14,900 annually, tax credits will save small businesses $6 billion over two years Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius today released a new report showing how [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.justice.gov WASHINGTON – CareSource, CareSource Management Group Co. and CareSource USA Holding Co. have agreed to pay the United States and the state of Ohio $26 million to resolve allegations that they caused Medicaid to make payments for assessments [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.www.justice.gov WASHINGTON – The Justice Department today announced a comprehensive settlement agreement under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) with HRB Tax Group Inc., H&R Block Tax Services LLC and HRB Advance LLC (H&R Block) to ensure effective communication [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.www.apwu.org “Although progress in contract negotiations is slow, bargaining is ongoing,” APWU President Cliff Guffey reported on Jan. 28. Representatives of the Postal Service and the union are meeting almost daily, he added. “I know that many of our [...] Read More