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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

SOURCE: www.www.rahall.house.gov WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-W.Va.) today appealed to the U.S. Postal Regulatory Commission to review the Postal Service’s process for consolidating and suspending mail services in southern West Virginia. “The people of southern West Virginia [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.casey.senate.gov WASHINGTON, DC— U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) joined Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) and Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) this week to introduce legislation to extend the improved Health Coverage Tax Credit (HCTC) –a critical federal program for [...] Read More