New Washington law regulates health discount plans
As health care costs rise and more people lose their employer-sponsored health insurance, some are turning to discount health plans. Unfortunately,...
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Kansas governor signs false-claims act into law
On Monday, April 20, 2009, Governor Kathleen Sebelius signed into law legislation that was at the top of Attorney General Steve...
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Bill in Mich. would boost prescription drug fraud efforts
Legislation recently introduced in Lansing is aimed at curbing the prescription drug abuse problem which law enforcemenet officials say is very...
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Legislation to expand Hawaiian fraud bureau advances
The slow march to expand the jurisdiction of the Hawaii fraud unit continues as yet another Senate committee approved the bill...
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Maine claims highest insurance fraud rate in the nation
The state of Maine has the dubious distinction of having the highest per capita rate of insurance fraud in the nation,...
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Prescription monitoring bill pushed in Oregon
Abuse and diversion of prescription narcotic medications has become a public health and safety crisis of epidemic proportions. Deaths from overdose...
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Business lobbyists seek to kill false claims bill in Arizona
Business lobbyists are working to kill legislation that would allow private citizens to bring lawsuits against those who try to falsely...
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Florida bill targets ‘cesspool’ of home-health fraud
Two powerful Panhandle senators who head health-care committees expressed confidence Wednesday that legislators will approve a comprehensive cure for the “cesspool...
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N.J. governor helps make fraud legal retroactively
New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine signed into law S787 that changes state law on referrals to ambulatory surgical centers. Insurers and...
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Healthcare lobby in Maryland kills false claims act bill
The Maryland Senate narrowly killed Gov. Martin O’Malley’s proposal to crack down on Medicaid fraud Tuesday after doctors, hospitals and the...
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