Robert Glenn Baker, 57, of Houston, has been sentenced for conspiracy to violate the anti-kickback statute, United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson announced. Baker pleaded guilty to the charge on Aug. …
While some are already seeing changes as a result of the Affordable Care Act, the state is preparing to launch the piece of reform that will directly impact hundreds of …
Four insurance carriers have filed with the state of offer insurance policies on the Silver State Health Insurance Exchange. The providers are Anthem, Nevada Health Co-op, Saint Mary’s and Health …
The Board of Directors of the Community Health Accreditation Program (CHAP) announces the selection of Karen Collishaw as the nonprofit organization’s new president and chief executive officer. Collishaw will direct …
Patients in skilled nursing facilities are likely footing their own bills – sometimes racking up thousands of dollars – if they were previously hospitalized under an “outpatient observation status.” Medicare …
For years, William Welch, 58, was a truck driver, a free spirit traveling along the roads. But now Welch spends his days in a Brunswick, Md. apartment, barely able to …
Last Week, U.S. Senators Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), and Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) welcomed action taken by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to crack down on …
Joseph Reutter is a sales manager at a medical supply company. His company is one of several that contacted Channel 9 concerned about NCTracks, the state’s new online Medicaid system. …
