Saturday, February 23, 2013
Dr. Wit A. Jamry reportedly pleaded guilty to federal health care fraud this week.
A doctor who reportedly reportedly worked at both Des Peres Hospital and St. Lukes Hospital pleaded guilty to federal health care fraud Wednesday. According to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Dr. Wit A. Jamry, 62, admitted billing Medicare and Medicaid for services he had not performed. Quoting from the Post story: "Jamry admitted that from 2007 to 2011, he and his practice billed for Jamry's time while he was actually out of town or out of the country. Jamry was away on trips to Atlanta, Poland and Mexico at the time he made 276 false claims worth more than $26,000, court documents claim." According to Dr. Jamry's website the doctor specializes in geriatrics and practiced at St. Luke's Hospital and Des Peres Hospital. Jamry faces 12-18 …
Thursday, January 17, 2013
A campaign kicked off Wednesday to expand coverage to anyone making 138 percent of the Federal Poverty Level. Advocates say the move would cover an additional 250,000 Missourians.
Grassroots leaders and organizations in St. Louis converged Wednesday to announce a campaign to expand Medicaid coverage in Missouri, a move they say is critical for the state's working poor. During a press conference at Kirkwood Baptist Church, faith leaders, advocates and Medicaid customers called for Missouri to adopt legislation that expands coverage to anyone making 138 percent of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL). Under the current system, Missouri does not offer Medicaid to single adults, unless they are disabled, and parents or caretakers with dependent children must make 25 percent of the FPL to receive Medicaid. (See PDF for comparison of current eligibility requirements versus those under an expanded coverage system.) "Missouri …
Thursday, April 5, 2012
The company is appealing a decision to award a Medicaid contract to Centene.
The St. Louis Business Journal reports that Molina Healthcare has issued what's called a WARN statement to state officials, notifying them that it plans to close operations at the company's Creve Coeur office on Olive Boulevard. 12:54 p.m. Update: A company spokesperson confirmed the filing. According to the Missouri Department of Economic Development: "The federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act was enacted on August 4, 1988 and became law effective on February 4, 1989 providing protection to workers, their families and communities by requiring employers to provide a 60 day calendar notice in advance of covered plant closings and mass layoffs." The notification from Molina indicates a closing date of June 1, 2012 …
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Thursday, February 9, 2012
Head of Creve Coeur-area agency will be in Washington, D.C. Friday to discuss issues tied to those with developmental disabilities.
You'll have to excuse Kathy Meath if she's a little busier than usual this week. Meath heads The St. Louis Arc, a non-profit agency just outside Creve Coeur which serves the needs of thousands of St. Louis children and adults with developmental disabilities. She won't be in the office Friday. But she'll be working. Meath, a University City resident, is one of 150 people invited to the White House for the day as part of an effort to talk about issues concerning those with developmental disabilities She told Patch this is the first time in this kind of organized setting, where representatives from hundreds of service providers and grass roots advocates for the developmentally disabled will have an audience Friday with policymakers and …
Thursday, August 4, 2011
Skilled nursing facilities around the country face cuts this fall.
An executive behind Delmar Gardens is reportedly vowing not to making staffing cuts at the company's nursing homes in the wake of news that the company will receive $4.5 million less in medicare reimbursements this year. The St. Louis Business Journal reports the company received $42 million in 2010 but will only see $37 million in 2011 due to a decision handed down last week by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. That decision, is meant for Skilled Nursing Providers to be paid "more accurately based on the service needs of Medicare beneficiaries in their care," according to a press release from the agency. The statement continued that "the adjustment was determined using claims and assessment data from the first eight months of …
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C Crowley
2:20 pm on Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Interesting article my 15 yr old who is on a vent and has in excess of over $5000 dollars in medical bills most which are not covered by our primary insurance so he has had medicaid since 2009. Today I got a call saying they were converting him to a spend down. So on top of my primary insurance premium for a family of four I will now have to pay $173 a month to have his bills covered. Like most … more ›