Health Insurance News

Dentist accused of using paper clips in root canals

admin — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:46:09 +0000

A former Massachusetts dentist is accused of placing paper clips instead of stainless steel posts inside the teeth of root canal patients while billing Medicaid for the more expensive parts.

A grand jury indicted Michael Clair last week. The charges…

3/17: Letters to the Editor

admin — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:46:09 +0000

On video release: Take the higher moral ground

Regarding the possible release of the visual evidence of Dawn Brancheau’s drowning: Isn’t it time, just this once, for society in general and the media, in particular, to take the higher moral ground?

ObamaCare can be stopped in the House

admin — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:46:09 +0000

The time on President Obama’s controversial and faulty health care bill is now running out. This radical legislation probably cannot be stopped in the Senate because the Obama administration wants to use the rare reconciliation procedure with 51 votes,…

INVESTIGATION: Fact-checking political ads on health care reform

admin — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:46:09 +0000

An Indiana congressman finds himself targeted in an ad campaign launched by unionists and Catholics calling on him to support President Obama’s health care reforms.

Ad: “Tell congressman Brad Ellsworth to keep standing up for us, not insurance companies….

Kucinich flips, says he’ll vote for healthcare bill

admin — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:46:09 +0000

Rep. Dennis Kucinich, a Democrat who has been critical of the president’s healthcare plans for not going far enough, announced Wednesday that he will vote for the House’s final bill — offering leaders in that chamber their first switch from a “no” to a…

Purchasing consortium could lower health insurance rates for Fla. university students

admin — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:46:09 +0000

The Board of Governors is considering a recommendation to form a purchasing consortium for health care insurance covering students at Florida’s state universities.

The board, which oversees the 11-school State University System, is scheduled to take up…

Hopkins supports health care reform

admin — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:46:09 +0000

We are hitting two important milestones this month: the one-year anniversary of the official introduction of the House of Representatives health care bill and the awaited passage of comprehensive health care reform legislation.

Hospital: Ohioan who championed by Obama doesn’t have to choose between her home, her health

admin — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:46:09 +0000

CLEVELAND (AP) — A woman championed as the Obama administration’s emblem for health care reform does not have to choose between her home and her health, according to officials at the Ohio hospital where she is being treated.

Ocala woman accused of filing $3.3 million in phony Medicaid bills

admin — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:46:09 +0000

A Marion County woman was arrested today on charges she filed more than $3.3 million in fraudulent Medicaid billings, according to Michigan’s attorney general.

Deborah D’Anna was arrested at her home in Ocala and is being held at the Marion County Jail…

Dems Considering Parliamentary Tactic

admin — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:46:09 +0000

WASHINGTON (AP) — It is a brazen abuse of Congress’ rules. Or a legitimate tactic used many times by both parties.

Republicans and Democrats have sharply divergent views about the method being contemplated by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for a…