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Roll Call: “House Health Deal Reached; No Floor Vote Until September”
Posted by Editor in For Consumers, Healthcare News on July 29th, 2009
According to Roll Call, a floor vote on healthcare reform will not come up until September: “House leaders, the White House and four Blue Dogs on the Energy and Commerce Committee reached a deal Wednesday on a health care overhaul.”
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Healthcare Finance News- Former CFO in Connecticut, Ohio, charged with fraudA former chief financial officer for three different hospital networks is facing federal fraud charges for allegedly stealing more than $200,000 from health systems in Connecticut and Ohio. William Roe, 54, of Wilton, Conn., has been charged with fraud and interstate transport of stolen funds in the misappropriation of $166,166 from Danbury Health Systems in […]
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- Michigan doctor sentenced to 14 years in prison for Medicare fraudFarmington Hills, Mich., physician Jose Castro-Ramirez has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for his role in a Medicare fraud scheme. He was also ordered to pay $9.4 million in restitution and sentenced to three years of supervised release following his prison term. A federal jury in March convicted Castro-Ramirez of one count of conspiracy to commit heal […]
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- Former CFO in Connecticut, Ohio, charged with fraud
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