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Obama administration offers Florida $1.6 billion for hospital funding
The Obama administration appeared to offer Florida a compromise Thursday regarding the ongoing debate over the state's federal funding request for its Low-Income Pool (LIP) and its opposition to Medicaid expansion.
A healthcare funding story only fit for Florida
Spend enough time on the Internet and you eventually come across a meme called Florida Man. The term typically describes an oddball criminal committing the sort of misdeed that, for whatever reason,...
Doctor linked to Sen. Robert Menendez ruled flight risk, ordered to remain in jail
A judge has ordered ophthalmologist Salomon Melgen, M.D., charged with 76 counts of healthcare fraud and entwined in a corruption case with Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.), to remain in jail until his trial in February 2016. Federal prosecutors successfully argued that Melgen was a flight risk due to his ties to the Dominican Republic.
What Florida's feud with feds over Medicaid means for other states
States that refused to expand Medicaid to low-income residents have their eyes on the standstill between the federal government and Florida Gov. Rick Scott's (R) proposal to continue using federal funding for hospitals that treat the uninsured.
Florida Gov. Rick Scott, federal government in Medicaid standstill
Florida Gov. Rick Scott (R) ended his visit to the District of Columbia without a resolution to his proposal to use $1 billion in federal funding for hospitals that treat the uninsured.
Florida Medicaid expansion talks stall again
The Florida House and Senate remain divided on their approach to Medicaid expansion, which is getting wrapped up in larger, more contentious talks about the state budget.
Medicaid expansion battles escalate, expand
The fight over Medicaid expansion in Florida and Texas escalated this week, as the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services warned Tennessee and Kansas that their special funding to pay hospitals and doctors for treating the poor could be pulled if they don't expand Medicaid.
Miami judge tosses out guilty verdict in $40 million fraud case
A Miami woman who faced up to 25 years in prision for playing a leading role in a $40 million Medicare fraud scheme is walking free thanks to a judge's ruling that the statute of limitations on the charges had already run out.
The strange saga of a 'misguided crusader' who got 30 months in prison for fraud
The tale of Robin Hood dates back to the 15th century, but the folklore has no place within the strictures of the real world. At least that's what Joyce Crain found out last week when she was sentenced for 30 months in one of the strangest fraud cases in recent memory.
Florida may sue Obama administration over Medicaid expansion
Florida Gov. Rick Scott has threatened to sue the federal government, claiming its refusal to continue providing funds to hospitals to treat low-income patients is a pressure tactic to get the state to expand Medicaid eligibility under the Affordable Care Act.
