by admin | Sep 2, 2003 | Health / Medicine
Members of Congress will soon be back on Capitol Hill trying to iron out their differences on a Medicare prescription drug bill that can be sent to President Bush. A Missouri group is expressing its opposition to the legislation. The Medicare drug bill aims to help...
by admin | Aug 28, 2003 | Politics / Govt
The U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging has taken its operations on the road – to St. Louis – to get some input from Missouri senior citizens on federal lawmakers’ efforts to strengthen Medicare and pass a prescription drug benefit plan. Senator...
by admin | Nov 21, 2002 | Crime / Courts
Two St. Louis hospitals are accused of wrongfully billing the federal government for Medicare reimbursements. The Justice Department is suing Barnes-Jewish hospital and St.Louiis University Hospital, saying they billed Medicare for more than 200 procedures not...
by admin | Nov 14, 2002 | Health / Medicine
Federal and state officials have unveiled a new program to help consumers choose a nursing home. The program grades nursing homes and ranks them. The information is available through the Medicare consumer Web site www.medicare.gov or through the toll-free number...
by admin | Aug 23, 2002 | Health / Medicine
A clinic that operates in Savannah and St. Joseph has settled a Medicare fraud case with a $446,000 settlement. The federal prosecutor had charged Med Clinic with filing false or fraudulent Medicare repayment claims. The settlement is of a federal civil suit. A...
