Personal Injury Law

Recent study shows Medicare & Medicaid fraud out of control
There are many factors that contribute to why Medicare & Medicaid fraud is becoming out of control in America. Two serious contributors are overpriced prescriptions for medications, devices and treatments in addition to overspending by largely unregulated hospitals...

Information on Substandard Nursing Homes
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Takes Step to Improve Quality in Nation?s Nursing Homes. It is still a sad fact, that many individuals in need of long term care following a traumatic brain injury find that they must obtain these services within the confines of a nursing home rather than at home under a TBI waiver program...

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Adds New Website to Disclose Bad Nursing Homes
The Centers Medicare and Medicaid Services Nursing Home Compare website has added a new section that allows viewers to see information on nursing homes and identify homes that have drawn increased federal scrutiny for complaints and other forms of nursing home abuse and neglect...

Medicare & Medicaid fraud prevalent in nursing homes
A new study by Americas Watchdog's Corporate Whistleblower Center shows that "things have never been worse" in the realm of Medicare & Medicaid fraud. All aspects of health care are included (click here to read more) but nursing homes make up a large portion of fraudulent behavior, magnifying the problem of nursing home neglect...

Worst Nursing Homes in U.S. - One is in NC
The U.S. government's Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released a report listing the poorest quality nursing homes in the country.  One is in North Carolina - Sunbridge Care and Rehab of the Triad in High Point, which has been poorly performing for 34 months!

CMS fingers the worst nursing homes for bedsore and other appalling stuff
Last week the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services publicly identified over 4000 nursing homes - more than 25% of facilities nationwide - whose residents are physically restrained, or have pressure sores, or both, in excessive numbers...

Nursing Homes
Types of Retirement Facilities and Payment Options

Medicare
Guide to government health insurance for the elderly

Income Tax Changes for 2007
Get Answers to your Income Tax Questions

How to Skirt H-1B Regulations
Senator reacts to YouTube video

Mitchell Report Summary
Report on Steroid Drug Use in Major League Baseball by Senator George Mitchell

Military Veterans Benefits, Part 4
Where to get help

Nursing Homes
Many state agencies have reported incidents of negligent care of nursing home residents resulting in death.

Rumford Group Homes Inc.
$167,463 settlement reached in Medicaid fraud lawsuit.

Sunwest Management Inc.
allegedly understaffs nursing homes to increase profits.

Bush Administration
class action settlement ensures Medicaid beneficiaries can continue to purchase prescription drugs at minimum cost when they become eligible for Medicare.

Government Overbilling
Defense contractor to pay $8.9 million settlement in fraud lawsuit.

Acura Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ACUR Securities Fraud
Acura Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ACUR