57 results for "Christina Jewett"
Doctor pleads guilty to taking kickbacks in Medicare scam
Thursday, December 20, 2012 at 9:00 PMA Southern California doctor has been sentenced to a year in prison after pleading guilty to accepting $30,000 in kickbacks to fabricate Medicare claims for home health care services for seniors.
Report estimates health plan overbilled Medicare $424M
Sunday, December 16, 2012 at 9:00 PMMedicare may have overpaid an estimated $424 million to PacifiCare of California's Medicare Advantage plan based on risk assessments that in many cases made patients seem sicker than they were, according to a federal oversight agency.
New law bans gag clauses in settlements with licensed professionals
Sunday, December 9, 2012 at 9:00 PMCalifornians who sue licensed professionals, such as contractors or nurses, will no longer be subjected to legal settlements that ban them from talking to state officials investigating misconduct when a new law takes effect in January.
Kids' health care in limbo
Thursday, November 29, 2012 at 12:00 AMUnder a budget-paring plan crafted by Gov. Jerry Brown and approved by lawmakers, 870,000 children who were covered by the Healthy Families program will be moved to Medi-Cal in phases starting Jan. 1. But it remains unclear whether a health plan...
Health plans air concerns amid changes to kids' coverage
Wednesday, November 28, 2012 at 9:00 PMUnder a budget-paring plan crafted by Gov. Jerry Brown and approved by lawmakers, 870,000 children who were covered by the Healthy Families program will be moved to Medi-Cal in phases starting Jan. 1. But it remains unclear whether a health plan...
More couches contain chemicals tied to cancer risk
Tuesday, November 27, 2012 at 9:00 PMEight out of 10 couchescontain flame retardant chemicals that are linked to heightened cancer risk, developmental delays in children or are lacking adequate health information, according to a study released today by UC Berkeley and Duke Universi...
Medical board steps up investigations of fake doctors
Tuesday, November 6, 2012 at 9:00 PMThe state medical board has investigated a mounting number people posing as doctors and offering risky treatments, including a San Francisco man who performed liposuction while smoking a cigar and a San Diego woman who sickened a patient with le...
Doctors group, state watchdog reach patient care settlement deal
Thursday, October 25, 2012 at 9:00 PMThe state's managed care watchdog has reached a settlement agreement with a Los Angeles physicians group that was accused of allowing business executives to decide whether patients get requested medical care.
Medical board revokes license of prolific opioid prescriber
Thursday, October 18, 2012 at 9:00 PMThe state medical board has revoked the license of an East Bay physician who prescribed high amounts of narcotic pain medications to indigent patients, three of whom died while under his care.
Mixed results for legislation linked to medical care, fraud
Thursday, October 4, 2012 at 9:00 PMIn the week following Gov. Jerry Brown's deadline for passing or vetoing hundreds of bills, those affected are examining successes and defeats that touch on cancer care, emergency rooms, prescribing, elder care and compensation to victims of...
