In his news conference last Wednesday, President-elect Donald Trump said that he wants to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act quickly and simultaneously.
Even without a new president, Congress last week . . .
more
1/19/17
|
Cedarhurst resident Melvin Cwibeker, the owner of Mel Cwibeker D.C. in Woodmere, was sentenced on April 20 to one year in federal prison for his lead role in a medical insurance scheme that netted him $4.5 million in fraudulent billings.
more
By Jeff Bessen
|
4/22/16
|
Not only is Obamacare a poor health care plan from a policy perspective, but now many doctors and health care professionals believe that it is contributing to one of the worst epidemics facing this nation, our state and Long Island: opioid addiction
more
4/21/16
|
It is always better to prepare before you are in a crisis, collecting paperwork, assigning a Power of Attorney and choosing an agent for your Health Care Proxy before a health emergency strikes.
more
By Dorian Froelich, LMSW
Director of Social Work and Admissions/Gurwin Jewish Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
|
4/18/16
|
There’s no doubt that the 2016 campaign for president has turned into a classic brawl, and neither major political party may ever be the same after Election Day. The Republicans are saddled with a few candidates who, if chosen, could lead to the splintering of the party for many years to come. And the Democratic contest . . .
more
2/11/16
|
Cedarhurst resident Melvin Cwibeker, the owner of Mel Cwibeker D.C. in Woodmere said he submitted fraudulent Medicare claims for more than six years, and admitted he hired employees to create fake patient records.
more
By Jeff Bessen
|
6/25/15
|
Doshi Diagnostic Imaging Services, P.C. and Diagnostic Imaging Group, LLC will repay more than $2.9 million to the state Medicaid program for false billings based on a settlement with New York’s Attorney General office.
more
By Jeff Bessen
|
2/28/14
|
When you’re the father of four daughters, it’s always your hope that one of them will marry a doctor.
more
2/27/14
|
The Working Families Party is working overtime to bring “socialized medicine” to New York, arguing that we need a single-payer insurance system in which the government pays medical claims through “progressive taxes.”
more
2/20/14
|
I’ve seen a lot of presidents come and go. The vast majority of them have made some type of mistake that hurt their popularity as well as their legacy, but there hasn’t been as big a mistake as President Obama’s mishandling of so-called Obamacare.
more
8/14/13
|