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email article A Colorado physician has been charged with stealing nearly $300,000 from federal COVID-19 relief programs, according to the Department of Justice. Francis F. Joseph, MD, of Highlands Ranch, allegedly funneled $118,000 in federal funds from one of his medical clinics into his personal bank account -- then spent the money on travel, home improvements, and other things, according to a federal indictment unsealed last week. Those funds came from the Accelerated and Advance Payments Program and the Provider Relief Fund, established under the CARES Act, prosecutors said. The i...

Thursday, March 11, 2021 On March 10, 2021, Congress finalized and passed the American Rescue Plan of 2021 (ARP), the latest COVID-19 relief package that largely tracks President Biden’s initial $1.9 trillion proposal. The ARP extends unemployment insurance benefits and provides direct $1,400 stimulus payments to qualifying Americans, but it also makes several important health-policy-related changes. These include providing funding for vaccine distribution and testing to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, making policy adjustments to the Medicaid program, facilitating health insurance ...

Can You Guess Why Bundled Payments Will Catch On With Patients and Employers? Providing patients discounts for using medical providers that agree to charge one set price for expensive procedures such as knee replacement surgery can result in savings for both patients and payors, according to a RAND Corporation study published in Studying three types of major surgical procedures for patients who had commercial insurance, researchers found that a bundled payments program reduced total surgery costs by an average of $4,229, a 10.7% relative reduction. As an incentive for patients, cost-sharing ...

iPolitics By Kelsey Johnson. Published on Feb 19, 2021 11:47am (Pexels photo) Today’s Sprout is brought to you by Canada’s Agriculture Day. Let’s raise a fork to the food we love and the people who produce it! Celebrate online and with friends, family and co-workers, and let everyone know how you feel about Canadian agriculture and food. Learn more. Good morning and welcome to the Sprout, where it is National Chocolate Mint Day – one of your host’s favourite combinations. To mark the occasion, here’s 60 irresistible chocolate mint treats, courtesy of Taste of Home. Enjo...

iPolitics By Janet E Silver. Published on Dec 21, 2020 11:53am (Andrew Meade/iPolitics) Media outlets are ramping up their efforts on Parliament Hill as MPs consider Bill C-10, an act to amend the Broadcasting Act. The proposed legislation was introduced in November and is currently at second reading in the House of Commons. Quebecor Inc. is seeking support through the Canada Media Fund to discuss policies such as those relating to conventional and specialty television. Quebecor has hired Garry Keller of StrategyCorp Inc. in this effort. Torstar Corporation is requesting a review...