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Florida man behind Medicare money-laundering transfers to Cuba sentenced to ... MiamiHerald.com Last summer, Miami prosecutors made a splash when they charged Oscar L. Sanchez, owner of a Naples check-cashing store, with laundering millions of Medicare dollars that wound up in Cuba. His case marked the first time that authorities traced fleeced ... See all stories on this topic » MiamiHerald.com

Medicare Uncovered: Figuring out the president's plan OpEdNews You have to give the AP an A for effort, for at least trying to tell its huge audience about one aspect of the president's major Medicare proposal. But when it comes to judging the quality of the AP's story , a grade of C minus might be more ... See all stories on this topic » OpEdNews

CMS Proposes $10 Million Bounty on Medicare Scammers - Medscape Medscape The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has proposed increasing its reward for reporting Medicare fraud from a maximum $1000 to nearly $10 million in a bold move to encourage more seniors to tip off the government about crooked healthcare ... See all stories on this topic » Medscape

House Bill Preserves Medicare Patient Access to Doctor-Prescribed Equipment ... Sacramento Bee John Larson (D-Conn.) Late last night, the two Congressmen, senior members of the House Ways and Means Committee, introduced a bill that will prevent the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) from implementing Round 2 of a controversial ... See all stories on this topic »

Deficit Reduction: Congress Talks Up Proposals, But Does Little - Huffington Post Huffington Post The newer wrinkle was the left's sharp criticism of his proposals to slow the growth in Medicare and Social Security benefits, provided Republicans agree to new revenues. Obama has offered Republicans such a deal before. But this month's budget ... See all stories on this topic »

Md. hospital association asks state panel to spare hospitals from a Medicare cut Washington Post ANNAPOLIS, Md. — The Maryland Hospital Association urged a state commission on Thursday to spare hospitals from a 2 percent Medicare cut that is part of federal budget reductions. In response to the recommendation by staff members of the Health ... See all stories on this topic »

Protect Medicare Part D The Gazette: Eastern Iowa Breaking News and Headlines (blog) Medicare and Medicaid were created nearly 50 years ago. Approximately 10 years ago, Congress passed an enhancement to Medicare, titled Part D, in an effort to reduce drug costs. When newly legislated policies come into being, it is difficult to predict ... See all stories on this topic » The Gazette: Eastern Iowa Breaking News and Headlines (blog)

Sebelius: Not sure why Medicare nominee is being held up Washington Times (blog) Mrs. Sebelius told reporters that Mr. Harkin, Iowa Democrat, was "unhappy" with the use of money from the Prevention and Public Health Fund before he placed a hold on Marilyn B. Tavenner's nomination to run the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid ... See all stories on this topic » Washington Times (blog)

Seniors wait Medicare powered scooters crackdown Capecodonline Members of Congress say the ads by The Scooter Store and Hoveround have lead to hundreds of millions of dollars in unnecessary spending by Medicare, which is only supposed to pay for scooters when seniors are unable to use a cane, walker or regular ... See all stories on this topic »

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CMS Proposes Higher Rewards for Medicare Fraud Whistleblowers ... To encourage whistleblowers to come forward, CMS has proposed raising the maximum reward for reporting Medicare fraud to $9.9 million. In related news, the Senate Finance Committee has released a series of reports on combating health ... California Healthline

HHS Proposes $9.9M Reward for Reporting Medicare Fraud | Legal ... By molly@beckersasc.com (Molly Gamble) HHS is proposing a rule that would boost rewards to as much as $9.9 million to people whose reports about suspected Medicare fraud lead to successful fund recoveries. Becker's Hospital Review

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