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Obama nominates former UnitedHealth exec Slavitt to run Medicare and Medicaid
2015-07-11 08:34:23| Beverages - Topix.net
WASHINGTON -- March 31, 2009 -- CONGRESS-HEALTH-INSURANCE-3 -- From left, Stephen J. Hemsley, the chief executive of UnitedHealth Group, and Andy M. Slavitt, who heads UnitedHealthi 1 2s database business, Ingenix, appear before the Senate commerce committee in Washington on Tuesday, March 31, 2009. The panel is weighing evidence that health insurers had routinely underpaid their customers for out-of-network medical care.
Documents Reveal Secret Legal Battle Over Medicare Overbilling
2015-06-17 12:28:19| Beverages - Topix.net
Federal officials have spent years locked in a secret legal battle with UnitedHealth Group, the nation's biggest Medicare Advantage insurer, after a government audit detected widespread overbilling at one of the company's health plans, newly released records show. The audit found that Medicare paid too much for nearly half of a sample of patients enrolled at PacifiCare of Washington state, a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group.
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BIO Makes Statement on Medicare Part D Data Release.
2015-05-06 14:31:08| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
BIO President and CEO Jim Greenwood's statement regarding Medicare Part D Data Release voiced concerns over possible misuse of data by third parties and resulting potential threat to healthcare system innovation. Greenwood points out BIO's support for transparency in data sharing in life sciences industry but cited such flaws as data lacking necessary context for disclosures as well as how they should be read and interpreted.
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Reevely: Wynne calls for national infrastructure program equal to medicare
2015-01-21 02:23:27| Railroads - Topix.net
Kathleen Wynne, Ontario Premier, held a press conference at the Chateau Laurier in Ottawa, January 09, 2015. ORG XMIT: 0110 wynne Building roads, bridges and transit lines should be a national priority right up there with medicare and education, with a federal program to match, Premier Kathleen Wynne said in a speech in Ottawa on Tuesday.
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What will my Medicare Part B premium be?
2015-01-07 02:39:36| Trucking - Topix.net
Q: I am 66 years old and normally in the 10% federal income tax bracket. Since taking Social Security, I have never earned enough money to have to pay any taxes on my Social Security.
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