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To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: Zone Program Integrity Contractors (ZPICs) are federal contractors that work under the direction of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to uncover fraudulent billings under Medicare. ZPICs have broad authority to conduct audits of Medicare-participating healthcare providers; and, following audits, ZPICs can directly impose sanctions and/or refer providers to CMS or the U.S. Department of Justice for further enforcemen...

For the rich February 3, 2021 In October 2020, diplomats from South Africa and India approached the World Trade Organisation (WTO) with a revolutionary proposal. Together, the two countries argued that countries should be allowed to ignore any patents related to Covid-19 vaccines, for the duration of the pandemic. In other words: everyone should be allowed to manufacture the vaccine, without penalty. In their official communication, the countries said: “As new diagnostics, therapeutics and ...