Posts tagged medicaid

• Michigan Auto Insurance Industry Trying to Break Its Promise of Fair Coverage

  David Mittleman | September 12, 2011 4:25 PM | 4 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Nearly 40 years ago, the people of the State of Michigan, represented by the state legislature, entered into an agreement with the automobile insurance industry. The No-Fault Act, which was passed...

• Michigan Auto Accident Insurance Industry Seeking to Protect Profits Over People

  David Mittleman | November 02, 2011 9:02 AM | 3 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Over the past six weeks, I have blogged about some proposed changes to Michigan’s No-Fault insurance laws. The current version of the bill, HB 4936, has two major anti-consumer components....

• Man Diagnosed With Breast Cancer Denied Insurance Coverage

  David Mittleman | August 09, 2011 1:36 PM | 3 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  Raymond Johnson was doubly humiliated when he received his diagnosis of breast cancer. Not only was he one of the very few men who develop breast cancer each year (an estimated 1% of all breast...

• Ten Things You Should Know About the New Healthcare Bill

  David Mittleman | March 29, 2010 10:02 AM | 2 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  With all the rumors swirling around the new healthcare bill, it’s difficult to know how you and your family will really be affected. So here are 10 things you need to know about the new...

• Preventable Medical Errors: What Do They Cost?

  David Mittleman | June 02, 2011 10:54 AM | 1 CommentLansing, MI Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  There are certain types of medical malpractice that are considered to be so egregious that they should never happen. In fact, Medicare calls these preventable errors “Never Events,” and...

• Christ Hospital Settles Whistleblower Lawsuit That Alleges Hospital Had An Illegal Kickback Scheme

  David Mittleman | February 05, 2010 10:04 AM | 1 CommentLansing, MI Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  Cincinnati Ohio—Christ Hospital will pay millions to settle a federal whistleblower lawsuit that alleges that the hospital’s acclaimed cardiac-care center ran an illegal kickback scheme....

• Small Smiles Dental Chain Settles With Justice Dept. For Medical Fraud

  David Mittleman | January 23, 2010 10:00 AM | 1 CommentLansing, MI Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  No child likes going to the dentist, but for the children who went to the Small Smiles dental clinics, the experience was even worse. FORBA Holdings LLC, the parent company of the chain, settled...

• Department of Justice Cracks Down on Insurance Fraud

  David Mittleman | June 26, 2009 5:34 PM | 1 CommentLansing, MI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  The U.S. Department of Justice has announced that the former managing pharmacist of a New Jersey pharmacy has pleaded guilty to submitting fraudulent claims to health insurers. The defendant...

• Boston Dentist Used Paperclips in Patients' Mouths for Root Canals

  David Mittleman | January 27, 2012 10:00 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  A Boston area dentist recently pled guilty to defrauding Medicare for $130,000 between August 23, 2003 and June 2005. He also pled guilty to assault and battery of his patients after...

• Michigan Auto Accident Insurance Companies Pad Profits at Consumers’ Expense

  David Mittleman | September 16, 2011 11:37 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Earlier this week, I wrote about how the Michigan auto insurance industry has been lobbying our elected officials in an attempt to break its decades-old promise of providing lifetime medical...