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WCBS-TV New York - Sat Jul 18, 10:56 am ET
A New Jersey dentist has pleaded guilty to defrauding Medicaid of nearly $100,000 by billing for procedures that were not performed. Joshua Prensky of Fair Lawn entered the plea Friday in state Superior Court in Monmouth County. Prensky was employed by New Jersey Mobile Dentist of Colts Neck. The firm contracts with individual dentists to provide dental services in nursing homes and assisted ...
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The Record and Herald News - Sat Jul 18, 3:15 am ET
FAIR LAWN — A Fair Lawn dentist defrauded Medicaid of nearly $100,000 by billing for procedures that were not performed, state law enforcement officials said Friday.
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Bloomberg - Tue Jul 14, 4:37 pm ET
July 14 (Bloomberg) -- Health Net Inc. slid as much as 20 percent in New York trading, the most in eight months, and Humana Inc . lost as much as 8 percent after the insurers lost U.S. Defense Department contracts worth up to $55.5 billion.
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The Barre Montpelier Times Argus - Sat Jul 18, 3:05 am ET
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — A Williamstown man denied charges Tuesday he billed Medicaid for nearly $10,000 for work with an autistic man he never actually performed. ...
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Philadelphia Business Journal - Fri Jul 17, 2:39 pm ET
The Pennsylvania Insurance Department said Friday it will conduct examinations of the state's four Blue Cross and Blue Shield insurance companies — including Independence Blue Cross of Philadelphia — to determine if any of them were engaged in anticompetitive or unfair trade practices.
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Bloomberg - Tue Jul 14, 1:17 pm ET
July 14 (Bloomberg) -- Health Net Inc. fell 16.3 percent and Humana Inc . 4.6 percent in New York trading after the managed care companies lost Defense Department contracts worth as much as $55.5 billion.
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Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - 2 hours 52 minutes ago
LOS ANGELES----The Watts Healthy Farmers' Market is party ready. Decked out with row upon row of beautiful, fresh fruit and bushels of vegetables, the Market will kick off its two-year anniversary celebration today when Kaiser Permanente presents an $80,000 grant to the Sustainable Economic Enterprises of Los Angeles .
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AP via Yahoo! News - 30 minutes ago
A bipartisan group of governors says the federal stimulus package helped states avoid deep budget cuts during the recession. But some at the National Governors Association convention Saturday said they're not pushing for another infusion of cash from Washington.
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1010 WINS New York - Fri Jul 17, 5:48 pm ET
A New Jersey dentist has pleaded guilty to defrauding Medicaid of nearly $100,000 by billing for procedures that were not performed.
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Washington Post - 2 hours 56 minutes ago
44 | Amid rising insurance costs, Obama says an overhaul is critical to restoring economic stability.
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Washington Post - Tue Jul 14, 6:32 pm ET
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Shares of Humana Inc. and Health Net Inc. tumbled Tuesday, a day after the Pentagon decided against renewing lucrative regional military health insurance contracts with both companies.
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The Star-Ledger - Fri Jul 17, 4:27 pm ET
MONMOUTH COUNTY -- A New Jersey dentist has pleaded guilty to defrauding Medicaid of nearly $100,000 by billing for procedures that were not performed. Joshua Prensky of Fair Lawn entered the plea today in state Superior Court in Monmouth County....
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CQPolitics.com via Yahoo! News - Sat Jul 18, 11:18 am ET
The House version of a health care overhaul bill would produce a deficit of $239 billion over 10 years, according to a new Congressional Budget Office estimate.
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New York Times - Sat Jul 18, 10:57 am ET
New books on the Republican senator Mitch McConnell and on the Democratic representative Henry A. Waxman explain their political paths — and may predict some of their coming moves.
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HealthDay via Yahoo! News - Sat Jul 18, 9:02 am ET
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay: