When Medicare and Medicaid were created in the 1960s, they received strong support in Congress from both parties. Then, in the 1990s, a bipartisan coalition added the Children’s Health Insurance Program . . .
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1/25/18
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As the new year begins, it’s a good time to take stock of the tumultuous year in Washington that’s just ended, and to express the hope of a more congenial 2018.
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1/4/18
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An Oceanside resident was one of 412 people arrested as part of a nationwide crackdown on health care fraud spearheaded by the United States Department of Justice. Combined, the fraud schemes …
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By Peter Belfiore
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7/13/17
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Anita Faulding hunched her shoulders as the sky turned gray above Washington, D.C. on the afternoon of June 27. The 67-year-old Baldwinite let the rain soak into the back of her bright-pink Planned …
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By Julie Mansmann
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6/30/17
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House Speaker Paul Ryan said earlier this month that Republicans would move to strip funding from Planned Parenthood, part of a broader effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act, much to the chagrin of pro-choice advocates.
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1/26/17
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Like him or not, President Obama will always be remembered as a transformational figure. The 44th president, the first African-American, is a tremendous orator who promised . . .
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1/19/17
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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 . . .
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1/19/17
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Island Park Village Attorney Anthony Cornachio, who was arrested for his alleged involvement in a $1.7 million Medicaid fraud scheme in November, was arraigned and indicted last week in Kings County Supreme Court, State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced.
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By Ben Strack
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1/17/17
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The Village of Island Park attorney, Anthony Cornachio, and a Brooklyn couple have been charged in an alleged $1.7 million Medicaid fraud scheme, according to State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman.
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By Barbra Rubin-Perry
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11/12/16
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Remember the promises President Obama made when he was first selling us the health care prescription that came to be known as Obamacare? Speech after speech, he promised . . .
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11/3/16
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