Topsy-turvy 2015 NBA All-Star Game finds new players, teams in the spotlight
Somewhat unsurprisingly, James told the Miami Herald on Saturday at Madison Square Garden that he thought the CBA has proved to be healthy for the NBA. ���Its an important time for our league,��� James said, referring to the players association and NBA .
Ladies of Essence mentoring program teaches social skills to middle school.
Miami-Dade County Public Schools educator Rosie Justilien credits positive women for shaping her life while growing up. Thats why in 2008 she founded the mentoring program Ladies of Essence at Horace Mann Middle School in El Portal. ���I am very .
Tuesday, March 31, 2015 | Kaiser Health News
Health Law Issues And Implementation; High Court Rejects Challenge To Health Laws Cost-Cutting Panel; Medicaid Expansion Bill Clears Montana Senate But Faces Hurdles In House. Capitol Hill.. He had ongoing medical expenses, lawyers fees and a young daughter. (Schencker. protections. Meanwhile, The Hill reports on why the Senate left town without finishing work on the Medicare physician payment overhaul -- thereby leaving doctor payments in limbo.
South Florida doctor pleads guilty to tax evasion, owes $12 million to IRS
After the plea hearing, Black told the Miami Herald that his client would be able to keep his state medical license because he did not commit his crime while practicing his profession. The tax-evasion charges, first filed against Tripuraneni in late.
Political Highlights June 15, 2010: Obama Dealing with the.
���If you go back to the original intent of the drafters ��� it was never intended to bestow citizenship upon (illegal) aliens,��� said Kavanagh, who also supported Senate Bill 1070 ��� the law that gave Arizona authorities expanded immigration... ���This year, a majority of Congress is willing to prevent a pay cut of 21 percent ��� a pay cut that would undoubtedly force some doctors to stop seeing Medicare patients altogether,��� Obama said in his weekly radio address. Medicare��.
Miami coach apologizes to Gottfried after fan pushes Cat Barber
After the game, one Miami official went to N.C. States locker room to review the incident. Gottfried went back to the court to do his regularly scheduled radio interview but his daughter, Mary Layson, showed him a clip of what happened on her phone.
Five Health Care Issues To Watch in 2012 - California.
Tony West of DOJs civil division said a joint DOJ-HHS task force created by the Obama administration essentially raised health care fraud to a cabinet-level priority (Pickler, AP/Miami Herald, 12/19). Last week, CMS released draft. Under the proposed rule, manufacturers covered by Medicare, Medicaid or CHIP must disclose all payments or transfers of items of value to physicians and teaching hospitals (CQ HealthBeat, 12/14). Manufacturers would face a fine of��.
The Attack on the Dartmouth Research: Who is Richard A.
In his op-ed Cooper makes his target clear: ���President Obama pledged on Wednesday that reducing the waste and inefficiency in Medicare and Medicaid would pay for most of his health-care plan. This echoes. Thus, the final bill is lower. Meanwhile outcomes, patient satisfaction and doctor satisfaction are higher. The Washington Post quotes President Obama: ���So what we want to do is we want to help the whole country learn from what Mayo is doing. That will save��.
Morning Briefing | Kaiser Health News
SPENDING ON PRESCRIPTION MEDS GOES UP. The Associated Press: Amendment Curbs Bolster Momentum For Medicare Doctor Bill Curbs on amendments and a desire to resolve an issue that has long plagued lawmakers added momentum Monday to Senate leaders push toward final congressional approval of legislation reshaping how Medicare reimburses doctors. Sen.. The Wall Street Journal: Marco Rubio Kicks Off 2016 Campaign With Miami Speech
Monday, March 30, 2015 | Kaiser Health News
Marketplace; A Push To Demystify Health Care Pricing; Breakthrough Hep C Drugs Spike Medicare Costs By $4.5 Billion; Insurers Lower AIDS Drug Costs After Discrimination Charges. After decades of last-minute deals to patch the Medicare payments system, the House of Representatives passed a bill Thursday that would insure that Medicare doctors continue to be paid at current rates... Miami Herald: Coventry Slashes Co-Pays On All Oral HIV Drugs On Friday��.
CMS Approves 106 New ACOs | Kaiser Health News
ACOs were created under President Obamas health care law with the goal of improving quality and lowering costs (Baker, 1/10).. The Miami Herald: Miami Doctors, Walgreens Join Race For ACOs. With Walgreens joining insurers and hospitals in a race to reshape health care delivery in the country, a group of 75 doctors has become the first federally approved accountable care organization in Miami-Dade, Medicare. Tougher Vaccine Exemption Bill In Calif.
Tuesday, December 16, 2014 | Kaiser Health News
Governor Bill Haslam, a Republican, announced today that the state would expand its Medicaid program for the poor under a ���real Tennessee solution��� that the Obama administration supports in principle. Indiana.. Meanwhile, in other news regarding health care costs and quality issues, ProPublica examines the Medicare records for doctors who prescribe the most potent painkillers, the Wall Street Journal details the Food and Drug Administrations change of heart��.
Irans power grab worries neighbors
Ive just returned from a visit to the United Arab Emirates, an oasis of tranquility in a region roiled by turmoil. The tranquility, it turns out, doesnt go much deeper than a desert mirage. I stood just miles from the Strait of Hormuz, where a few.
At GableStage, Choir Boy travels a rocky road through adolescence
Newly opened at GableStage, Choir Boy is the fourth work by the widely acclaimed, Miami-raised playwright that the company has produced. Like the students at Drew, this one is different from the three that preceded it: The Brothers Size (part of.
Victim of Miami Beach grocery punch-out dies; attacker charged with second.
Roger Todd Perry, 53, was initially arrested and charged with one count of felony battery, but police upgraded those charges Monday after the victim, 58-year-old Mohammad Hussein, died at the hospital on Saturday. The cause of death was complications.
Medicare bill helps doctors and kids, but deficit foes cool
Both parties have already taken victory laps for legislation Congress is expected to complete this month reshaping how Medicare pays doctors.. Obamas 2010 health care law required upper-income people to pay higher prescription drug premiums, too.
Wednesday, April 1, 2015 | Kaiser Health News
The Supreme Court on Tuesday punted the ball to the Obama administration to decide whether states Medicaid reimbursement rates are adequate for providers. In a decision with.. But wariness remains, according to one Washington Post report, about whether lawmakers will be able to use momentum from the pending Medicare physician pay measure to fashion other compromise legislation.. And a Democrat introduces a bill for Medicare to cover hearing aids --.
Tuesday, November 18, 2014 | Kaiser Health News
Videotaped comments by a former consultant on the Affordable Care Act has created serious political blowback for the Obama administration, just as the administration seeks to focus attention on the health laws second open-enrollment season... Sapped of energy and bruised from head to toe, she recently went to the doctor and was given a preliminary diagnosis of idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, an autoimmune disease that thins the blood and in extreme��.
In Miami, Obama will again try to defend his immigration record
For President Barack Obama, it has become a torturous routine ��� appearing on Spanish-language television to try to defend his record on reshaping the nations immigration laws.. Yet he will go at it again Wednesday in Miami, a majority Hispanic.
Bill reshaping Medicare doctors fees goes to Obama
Adding urgency to legislators work, the measure headed off a 21 percent cut in doctors Medicare fees that would have hit home Wednesday, when the government planned to begin processing physicians claims reflecting that reduction. The bill also .
Narrow networks leave some Obamacare consumers lacking options
For about $200 a month, commercial real estate agent Harrison Klein was pretty satisfied with his Affordable Care Act healthcare coverage. Like many consumers purchasing insurance on the federal exchange, Klein looked at sticker price when choosing a .
Florida newspapers: Romney is in big, big trouble - Daily Kos
when you look at older voters, this issue is a big, big problem for Romney, that hes going to have to figure out how to deal with. This is the. Its a lose-lose situation with Team Obama applying relentless pressure, as they did again today, pushing how Ryan plans to kill Medicare, along with Bubbie and Zayde, on all the Sunday shows. And just wait.. he is the lead political writer for the Miami Herald, which has a partnership with the Tampa Bay Times. Looks like his��.
Obama emphasizing future on 50th anniversary of Selma march
For President Barack Obama, returning to the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, on Saturday is as much about shaping the future as it is commemorating a seminal civil rights event 50 years ago. Obama will be accompanied by his wife and daughters .
Miami Marlins excited at prospect of becoming MLB epicenter
Just down the road in San Diego, where the annual December winter meetings were taking place, the Marlins began their own winter offensive, making one trade and free agent signing after another to reshape their lineup and starting rotation... I look.
Wednesday, November 26, 2014 | Kaiser Health News
Consumers across most of America will see their health insurance premiums go up next year for popular plans under President Barack Obamas health care law. But it will take time for families to... Santiago B. Montoya, a 72-year-old Miami doctor, was the medical front man for a one-of-a-kind scam that raked in $25 million from Medicare for services provided to retired U.S. citizens living in Nicaragua and the Dominican Republic, authorities say. In total, a federal��.
South Florida Food 50 honorees are elevating our culinary prominence
Theyre the chefs, restaurateurs, farmers, brewers, bakers, bloggers, sommeliers, spirits-slingers, artisans and innovators who are shaping the way we eat and drink. Food is having a. Now you can find her at 27 Restaurant at the Freehand Miami.
Bush Family Treason
In 1992, EIR published George Bush, The Unauthorized Biography, an exhaustively researched book, used by Bill Clintons Presidential campaign as a manual for understanding the Bush species, breaking what had been the familys firewall of secrecy. Other.
Paul Ryan and Mitt Romney campaign apart ��� as it happened
Jesse Jackson Jr., D-Ill, son of the former presidential candidate, has been diagnosed with bipolar depression and is undergoing treatment, his doctors announced. The Chicago.. The Washington Posts Ezra Klein is working overtime to point out that nominally speaking, President Obamas budget plan calls for cuts to Medicare that are comparable to Ryans plan. Both plans. The front page of the Miami Herald after the Paul Ryan pick was announced. Photograph:��.
Thursday, March 5, 2015 | Kaiser Health News
Doctors in South Florida are placed in the sometimes awkward position of explaining to thousands of newly insured patients that their coverage doesnt cover everything. (Chabeli Herrera, The Miami Herald, 3/5).
Abuse survivors nonprofit strives to make a difference
Domestic violence survivor Maria Hernandez, 30, says Alicias Village has come to her aid in shaping up her life. ���They helped me getting into Miami Dade College,��� said the nursing student. ���I had everything set up, but I was afraid to go to the next.
Friday, October 31, 2014 | Kaiser Health News
In addition to shaping a plan for networks of physicians and hospitals to share the risk of rising health care costs, Im also trying to figure out what to do with Medicaid and whether to expand that or not, because the feds are offering all this.. for health care workers returning from West Africa, sounded a more conciliatory note, joining Mayor Bill de Blasio to announce financial incentives to encourage health professionals to go to West Africa to treat Ebola patients.
Wednesday, January 28, 2015 | Kaiser Health News
A three-year agreement between Indiana and the federal government imposes cost-sharing on poor adults and uses a cigarette tax and a fee on hospitals to pay the states costs of expanding Medicaid -- and could lead to other GOP-led states following suit.. The Obama administration said Tuesday that 9.5 million people had signed up to receive health coverage through public marketplaces in 2015, with less than a month to go before the enrollment deadline.