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COLUMBUS Ohio has sued health-care giant Centene Corp. for an elaborate scheme to maximize company profits at the expense of the Ohio Department of Medicaid (ODM) and the state of Ohio, Attorney General Dave Yost announced late last week.
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The lawsuit alleges that Centene subsidiary Buckeye Health Plan utilized a web of subcontractors for the provision of pharmacy benefits in order to misrepresent pharmacy costs, resulting in millions of dollars of overpayments by ODM.
“Corporate greed has led Centene and its wholly owned subsidiaries to fleece taxpayers out of millions. This conspiracy to obtain Medicaid payments through deceptive means stops now,” Attorney General Yost said. “My office has worked tirelessly to untangle this complex scheme, and we are confident that Centene and its affiliates have materially breached their obligations both to the Department of Medicaid and the state of Ohio.”
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Gina Russo. (Photo courtesy of the Ohio Governor s Office) Ohio Governor Mike DeWine Friday announced the appointment of Gina Russo to the Franklin County Municipal Court.
Russo, of Columbus, will assume office on March 22, 2021, and will be replacing Judge Paul Herbert, who has retired. Russo’s appointed term to the Franklin County Municipal Court will expire on Jan. 3, 2022. She will need to run for election in November 2021 for a full term commencing on Jan. 4, 2022.
Russo served as Judge for the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas from March 2019 to December 2020. In this role, she managed and presided over trials involving civil matters and felony criminal indictments. Previously, Russo served as Assistant Prosecuting Attorney at the Franklin County Prosecutor’s Office for seven years.
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Nurse Gail Lautenschuetz draws a dose of coronavirus vaccine Feb. 25 at the North Country Community College gym in Saranac Lake.
(Enterprise photo â Elizabeth Izzo) MALONE A COVID-19 vaccination point of distribution is scheduled for Monday at the Franklin County Courthouse on West Main Street. According to Sarah Granquist, a spokesperson for Franklin County Public Health, the point of distribution is open to residents who are essential workers, or those who have qualifying conditions. Granquist’s press release indicates vaccinations at Monday’s clinic will be by appointment only. The press release states the Moderna vaccine will be dispensed at Monday’s clinic, with second shots scheduled for April 12.
the Enterprise staff PAUL SMITHS The Franklin County Conservative Party’s Executive Committee has endorsed Elizabeth Crawford for Franklin County Court judge, to replace Judge Robert G. Main Jr. who is retiring at the end of this year. The committee also endorsed current county Treasurer Fran Perry and current county Clerk Kip Cassavaw for reelection. The committee met on Saturday morning in the Brighton Town Hall for the sole purpose of endorsing candidates for the November election. Crawford is one of four candidates running to succeed Main. The others are current county District Attorney Craig Carriero, private attorney Peter Dumas and county Public Defender Thomas Soucia. The winner will get a 10-year term.