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Daily Report: Health and Welfare

Federal justice officials accuse hospice provider of Medicare fraud

January 6, 2012, 12:05 AM
A national for-profit hospice care company partially owned by a San Francisco private equity firm has been accused of bilking Medicare of millions of dollars, according to a legal complaint filed this week by the U.S. Department of Justice. In court documents, the government contends that... + read more
Daily Report: Health and Welfare

Maryland hospital, like California chain, claims ‘kwashiorkor’ outbreak

October 24, 2011, 12:05 AM
Federal prosecutors in Maryland have filed a false claims lawsuit against a hospital that reported an outbreak of a rare Third World nutritional disorder among its Medicare patients. In the complaint, the government said Kernan Hospital in Baltimore fraudulently billed Medicare about $1.6... + read more
Daily Report: Health and Welfare

State fights prescription drug abuse epidemic

October 17, 2011, 12:05 AM
As the country grapples with an explosion in prescription drug abuse, authorities have stepped up efforts to limit access to one drug by arresting 10 people – including two doctors – last week in a Los Angeles OxyContin ring that also involved Medicare fraud. “Prescription... + read more
Daily Report: Health and Welfare

Feds cracking down on health care fraud

August 24, 2011, 12:05 AM
The federal government is on track to prosecute nearly twice as many health care fraud cases compared with last year, renewing criticism of the government's “pay and chase” system of paying health care claims rapidly and pursuing fraud later. The data is from a report... + read more
Spotlight: Health and Welfare

Probe finds hospital chain inaccurately diagnoses infections

May 7, 2011, 4:05 PM
A California hospital chain under investigation for allegations of overbilling the Medicare system has inaccurately diagnosed patients with a blood infection known as septicemia – a complex and deadly condition that hospitals are paid a premium to treat, a state investigation has found. + read more
Daily Report: Health and Welfare

Bill aims to close ‘loophole’ in hospital ownership law

February 23, 2011, 12:05 AM
The chairman of the Senate health committee announced a bill yesterday that would close a "loophole" that allows hospitals and nursing homes to change hands without applying for a new license. When evaluating whether a health facility owner should be awarded a license, state... + read more
Daily Report: General Assignment

Taxpayers pay for Grateful Dead archive, gangster's Jaguar

December 21, 2010, 12:05 AM
A scholar playing World of Warcraft, a gangster raking in Medicare funds, and archivists preserving the history of the Grateful Dead were among the Californians highlighted in one senator’s annual project enumerating examples of wasteful, excessive and silly government spending. Sen... + read more
Daily Report: Health and Welfare, Money and Politics

Hospital chain, union that scrutinized it are both political donors

October 15, 2010, 1:23 AM
The Southern California hospital chain under investigation for suspected Medicare fraud – and the labor union that blew the whistle – have both made significant political donations to officials with roles, present or prospective, in the probe. As disclosed Tuesday by California... + read more
Daily Report: Health and Welfare

State health officials launch probe into hospitals with high infection rates

October 13, 2010, 12:05 AM
California health regulators are joining state and federal investigators in examining the practices of Prime Healthcare, a Southern California hospital chain with an unusually high rate of life-threatening infections, according to letters released to California Watch yesterday. In the letter... + read more
Spotlight: Health and Welfare

Prime's infection rate leads to fraudulent billing concerns

October 11, 2010, 9:36 PM
A Southern California hospital chain known for its aggressive billing practices is being investigated by state and federal authorities for an unusually high rate of life-threatening infections among its older patients. + read more
Spotlight: Health and Welfare

Letters from officials highlight worries of Medicare fraud

October 11, 2010, 9:35 PM
Elected officials express their concern over an abnormally high rate of septicemia at Prime Healthcare Services hospitals. + read more
Daily Report: Health and Welfare

Street gang defrauds Medicare of wheelchairs, revealing big problems

September 16, 2010, 12:05 AM
The inspector general overseeing the Medicare program delivered jaw-dropping testimony to Congress yesterday, describing widespread fraud in the Medicare program meant to supply wheelchairs, artificial limbs and pacemakers to seniors. In prepared remarks during a hearing held by the House... + read more
Daily Report: Health and Welfare

Conventions tie state officials to drug makers, raise conflict concerns

March 1, 2010, 12:05 AM
Three California officials who oversee billions of dollars in Medi-Cal prescription drug spending have failed to disclose free flights, hotel rooms and meals paid for by nonprofit groups funded by drug makers, records and interviews show. One of those officials, Pilar Williams, accepted free... + read more
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Daily Report: Health and Welfare

Skid Row scam artists had defrauded Medicare before

January 26, 2010, 5:13 AM
The Department of Justice announced a settlement yesterday against two Los Angeles health executives accused of paying recruiters to lure homeless people from the Los Angeles Skid Row and cycle them through a hospital where they stood to make a profit. The settlement says the hospital bosses,... + read more
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