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Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plan Ranks Number 1 on 'America's Best Health Insurance Plans'
OAKLAND, Calif., Nov. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Kaiser Permanente has the top-ranked Medicare health plan in the nation, according to a joint ranking by U.S. News & World Report and the National Committee for Quality Assurance. The December 2009 issue, "Americ...

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Occupational Therapist and Patient Recruiter Plead Guilty in Detroit-Based Medicare Fraud Schemes
WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Detroit resident Jaquita Lovelace and Miami resident Timothy Pierce have pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Detroit to participating in conspiracies to defraud the Medicare program, Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Cr...

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More Idaho Docs Expected To Leave Medicare With 22% Pay Cut Looming
Without Passage of 'Doc Fix' Bill Many of Idaho's 213,000 Medicare Beneficiaries Could Lose Access to Their Doctors BOISE, Idaho, Nov. 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Hundreds of thousands of older Idahoans on Medicare are keeping their eyes and hopes on Washington, D.C....

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New Jersey Hospital to Pay $3 Million to Resolve Allegations of Medicare Fraud
Government Also Files Suit Against New York Hospital for Inflating Charges to Obtain Higher Medicare Reimbursements WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The United States has entered into a settlement with a New Jersey hospital and filed a motion to intervene in ...

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Medicare Open Enrollment: eHealthMedicare.com Provides New Checklist for 2010 Coverage Decisions
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA -- 11/18/09 -- eHealthInsurance (NASDAQ: EHTH), the leading online source of health insurance for individuals, families, and small businesses, that now offers a new online Medicare r..

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Health Coalition Celebrates 30th Anniversary:
OTTAWA, ONTARIO -- 11/17/09 -- Prime Minister Stephen Harper is urged to use National Medicare Week (Nov. 17-24) to show federal leadership on health care by enforcing the Canada Health Act and by initiating a national public drug plan for all Cana..

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RetireSafe Calls on Seniors to Grab their Bullhorns to Save Medicare from Rationed Care
Says cutting Medicare to finance "reform" is a moral outrage WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- While the Senate Democrats moved forward to begin the debate on their health care "reform" bill this weekend, RetireSafe, a 400,000 su...

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Security Health Plan of Wisconsin Ranked among Nation’s Best Health Plans
MARSHFIELD, Wis. - Security Health Plan of Wisconsin, Inc., is one of the nation’s top 20 Medicare plans, and offers the 37th best commercial health plan, according to U.S. News & World Report/NCQA America’s Best Health Insurance Plans1 2009-10.

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Medicare Extends Personal Health Record Pilot
Medicare PHR Choice offered to Arizona and Utah beneficiaries through 2010./I/P PPhoenix, AZ (PRWEB) November 19, 2009 -- Medicare PHR Choice, a pilot program that provides beneficiaries with direct input of claims data into online personal health records (PHRs), will continue through D...

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Fox Insurance Announces Marketing Partnership with Ritter Insurance Marketing
NEW YORK - Fox Insurance Company, a leading Medicare Part D sponsor, with offices in New York, NY, announces today that Harrisburg, PA-based Ritter Insurance Marketing has been named a marketing partner for the company’s two Medicare Part D plans for 2010. &ldquo

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Alzheimer's Foundation of America Applauds Inclusion of Cognitive Impairment Detection in Healthcare Reform
Eric J. Hall, president and chief executive officer of the Alzheimer's Foundation of America (AFA) issued the following statement regarding the inclusion of cognitive impairment detection as part of the new annual wellness for Medicare beneficiaries in "The Patient Protection and Afforda...

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The AIS Guide to Medicare Compliance Risks & Strategies for Hospitals, Physician Groups and Other Providers
Discover effective strategies developed by compliance officers from across the country to reduce risks and institute a more effective compliance program with The AIS Guide to Medicare Compliance Risks & Strategies./I/P PWashington, DC (PRWEB) November 18, 2009 -- Atlantic Informati...

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Humana to Administer Low-Income Pharmacy Program for CMS
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Effective Jan. 1, 2010, Humana will begin administering the Limited Income Newly Eligible Transition (LI-NET) program for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). This program allows individuals who receive Medicare’s low-income subsidy to also receive

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Overview of White Collar Crimes in California
California authorities have focused recently on prosecuting several types of fraud, including mortgage fraud, insurance fraud, workers' compensation fraud, and Medicare fraud.

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Universal Health Care Will Cover H1N1 Vaccine for All Members
Universal Health Care, a Medicare Advantage organization, will cover both regular flu and H1N1 vaccines for all members.

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Pelosi Statement on House Passage of Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement today on legislation that would permanently reform the broken Medicare physician payment system. The Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act, which passed by a vote of 243 to 183, r...

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