Medicaid

WA Governor Says Health Care Analysis Confirms Worst Fears
WA Governor Says Health Care Analysis Confirms Worst Fears
WA Governor Says Health Care Analysis Confirms Worst Fears
OLYMPIA  (AP) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee says say that a nonpartisan analysis of the Republican plan to replace the national health care law "confirms our worst fears." Monday's report by the Congressional Budget Office projects that 14 million people nationwide would lose coverage next year under the House bill dismantling former President Barack Obama's Affordable Care Act... Read Mo
Emeritus Corp. Paying $979,000 to Settle Overbilling Claims
Emeritus Corp. Paying $979,000 to Settle Overbilling Claims
Emeritus Corp. Paying $979,000 to Settle Overbilling Claims
SEATTLE (AP) — The assisted living chain Emeritus Corp. has agreed to pay nearly $1 million to settle claims that it overbilled state and federal governments for Medicaid services. Seattle U.S. Attorney Annette Hayes said Monday the company will pay $587,000 to the federal government and nearly $392,000 to be split among 18 states where the company had facilities...
Drug Company to Pay Back Rebates Owed to Washington
Drug Company to Pay Back Rebates Owed to Washington
Drug Company to Pay Back Rebates Owed to Washington
SEATTLE (AP) — The state attorney general's office has announced a national pharmaceutical company accused of underpaying drug rebates owed to Medicaid will pay Washington $22.9 million. A statement from the state's legal office Thursday says Wyeth, owned by drugmaker Pfizer, Inc...