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N.O. Psychiatrist's Fraud Convictions Upheld
ABC26 NewsA federal appeals court has upheld a New Orleans psychiatrist's Medicare fraud convictions. Maria Carmen Palazzo claims jurors heard insufficient evidence to support her convictions for defrauding the Medicare program by billing for services she didn't...Tags: Psychiatry, Fraud, Health, Crime, Law and Justice, Government Health Care
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Ochsner Among Top 100 Hospitals
ABC26 NewsOchsner Medical Center was named today as one of the 100 Top Hospitals and Top 15 Major Teaching Hospitals in the nation by the Thomas Reuters National Benchmark Study, an annual review which measures the overall performance of nearly 3,000 U.S. hospitals...Tags: Health Care Reform (2009), Mayo Clinic, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Hospitals and Clinics, Health
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$1Million in Individual Assistance for Louisiana Victims of Hurricane Gustav
HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt today announced $1 million in individual assistance for Louisiana victims of Hurricane Gustav, through a new Emergency Prescription Assistance Program (EPAP) administrated by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)....Tags: Science and Technology, Meteorological Disasters, Pharmaceuticals, Medicaid, Prescription Drugs
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Pharmacy and Provider Access During a Federal Disaster or Other Public Health Emergency Declaration
CENTER FOR DRUG and HEALTH PLAN CHOICE for local contact see: Vicki Dufrene SHIIP Director Louisiana Dept of Insurance tel - 225-219-7731 TO: All Part D Sponsors, Medicare Advantage Organizations, Cost Plans, and Demonstrations FROM: Cynthia Tudor,...Tags: Pharmaceuticals, Hurricane Preparedness, Geneva (Swiss Confederation), FEMA, Emergency Planning
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HHS Secretary Declares Public Health Emergency for Louisiana, Texas, Mississippi, and Alabama
HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt today declared a public health emergency to ensure that individuals, including those enrolled in Medicare, Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), in Louisiana, Texas, Mississippi and Alabama continue...Tags: Medicaid, FEMA, Prescription Drugs, Crimes, Social Issues
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Psychiatrist Sentenced To Prison In Fraud Case
A New Orleans psychiatrist who was convicted of charges she defrauded the Medicare program by billing for services she didn't provide has been sentenced to more than seven years in prison. A federal jury convicted 57-year-old Maria Carmen Palazzo of...Tags: Trials, Crimes, Justice System, Punishment, Psychiatry
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Sen. Landrieu's Vote On Health Care Legislation Unites Democrats
ABC26 NewsIn a show of unity, Senate Democrats sealed a 60-vote majority needed to advance health care legislation Saturday ahead of an evening showdown with Republicans eager to doom the bill and inflict a punishing defeat on President Barack Obama. Two final...Tags: Instrument Engineering, Insurance, Mary L Landrieu, State Budgets, Companies and Corporations
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Obama: 'This is a Health Care Bill, Not an Abortion Bill'
ABC26 NewsPresident Obama said today that Congress needs to change abortion-related language in the health care bill passed by the House of Representatives this weekend that includes tougher restrictions on abortion funding but said there is more work to be done...Tags: Health Care Reform (2009), Unemployment, Government, Social Issues, State Budgets
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Two men plead guilty to health care fraud
Staff reporterNEW ORLEANS (AP) - A Louisiana businessman and a physician have pleaded guilty to health care fraud charges. Federal prosecutors say 41-year-old Jeffrey McElveen, of Franklinton, and 62-year-old Robert Cleveland, of Greenburg, took part in a scheme to...Tags: Trials, Crimes, Justice System, Fraud, Lawyers
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Lebanon psychologist indicted for $1.2 mill. health care fraud
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – David M. Ketchmark, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced today that a psychologist practicing in the Lebanon, Mo., area has been indicted by a federal grand jury for engaging in a $1.2...
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Legislation may enable states to offer universal healthcare
Universal coverage, Medicare for all, single payer — call it what you will. It's clear that conservative forces are determined to prevent such a system from ever being introduced at the national level. So it's up to the states.
The catch is that to...Tags: Health Care Reform (2009), U.S. House of Representatives, Republican Party, Jim McDermott, Finance
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