New York legislators are preparing to inquire about the solvency status of the New York Workers Compensation Security Fund, which, as Insurance Journal reported last week, is nearly broke. The Assembly committees on insurance and labor have called a joint …
A Kansas City couple who own and operate a counseling service have pleaded guilty to felony counts charging them with defrauding the Missouri Medicaid program and the Division of Family Services’ Children’s Treatment Services program of more than $242,000. All …
Kentucky Gov. Ernie Fletcher announced recently his request for federal disaster aid has been approved. President George W. Bush has ordered federal assistance be made available to supplement state and local recovery efforts in 27 Kentucky counties. The declaration states …
Tenet California, a region of Tenet Healthcare Corp., and Health Net Inc. announced a settlement agreement resolving substantially all past payment disputes involving Tenet’s California hospitals and Health Net. As part of the settlement agreement, Health Net will pay Tenet …
Monday the Georgia Senate, following a vote Thursday in the House of Representatives, completed action on major tort reform legislation. The bill (S.B. 3), which includes important medical liability reform provisions, now goes to the governor for his signature. The …
Dallas-based Claimsnet.com inc., a provider of Internet-based business-to- business solutions for the healthcare industry, reported its results for fiscal year 2004 and 4th quarter 2004, which ended Dec. 31, 2004. For the year ended Dec. 31, 2004, the company reported …
Ten additional counties have been added to the disaster declaration for public assistance to include aid for local governments affected by the severe winter storms and flooding that began in Jan. 1 in Indiana, federal officials announced. The disaster-designated counties …
Florida Attorney General Charlie Crist announced a settlement agreement with 5 Star Investments Inc., a motel that was the subject of hurricane-related price gouging complaints. Under the Assurance of Voluntary Compliance, the Vero Beach motel will pay $75,000 for victim …
New York Gov. George Pataki has announced the release of more than $6.4 million in federal and State payments to 190 municipalities and entities in the continuing recovery effort from last year’s late summer storms which resulted in two federal …
Vermont Attorney General William Sorrell announced that Constance Goode, 43, of Essex Junction, Vt., was sentenced in Chittenden County District Court on Feb. 10, 2005 for Medicaid Fraud. Pursuant to a plea agreement, Goode pleaded guilty to knowingly altering her …