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The California HMO had called the billing error for treatment of Medicare and Medi-Cal patients a record keeping issue. California HMO Kaiser Permanente has agreed to pay $3.75 million to resolve allegations that several of its California units submitted false bills to the federal government for treatment of Medicare and Medi-Cal patients, officials announced Thursday.
More people are enrolled in Oklahoma's Medicaid program than ever before, but the health care services they receive will likely be cut as officials roll back costs due to a deepening statewide budget shortfall, the program's chief executive said.
An economist at the Office of Management and Budget who has battled environmentalists for years on issues such as climate change and smog has raised questions about the economic impact of a proposed new rule on air pollution, according to documents obtained by The Washington Post.
The state's Medicaid agency is considering increasing co-payments, decreasing services and reducing payments to doctors, nursing facilities and hospitals in response to declining state revenues.
Health officials are warning the public about fake e-mails inviting people to sign up for swine flu vaccine registrations.
H1N1 flu is contributing to the state's Medicaid spending running over budget.
Unflinching on a critical first test, Senate Democrats closed ranks Thursday behind $460 billion in politically risky Medicare cuts at the heart of health care legislation, thwarting a Republican attempt to doom President Barack Obama's sweeping overhaul.
Dec. 4 (Bloomberg) -- The following is a list of companies whose shares may have unusual price changes in U.K. and Irish markets today. Stock symbols are in parentheses and prices are from the last market close.
The state has spent about $2 million defending a class-action lawsuit that claims Florida is violating federal Medicaid requirements by providing inadequate medical and dental care to more than a million children.
Dec. 4 (Bloomberg) -- The following is a list of companies whose shares may have unusual price changes in U.K. and Irish markets today. Stock symbols are in parentheses and prices are from the last market close.
Senator Ben Nelson , a Nebraska Democrat, threatened to join with Republicans to vote against the final measure unless he’s satisfied with language preventing federal funds from being used for the procedure. He may soon offer an amendment to bring language in the bill in line with a House provision.
The U.S. Senate backed a plan on Thursday to make it easier for women to get preventive health screenings such as mammograms as it cast its first votes on a sweeping healthcare overhaul.
As you make year-end donations, beware rules that could limit your tax deduction.
If you want to set up a solo 401(k)--and you vey well might--you must act before year's end.
Dec. 4 (Bloomberg) -- The following is a list of companies whose shares may have unusual price changes in U.K. and Irish markets today. Stock symbols are in parentheses and prices are from the last market close.
About 56,000 members of Blue Cross of Northeastern Pennsylvania’s non-group health insurance plans will see a rate hike on Jan. 1, but it won’t be quite as large as the insurer had hoped.
