February 22, 2001
FBI Investigates Health Care Fraud
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Filed at 5:55 p.m. ET
WASHINGTON (AP) --
"The FBI totaled 560 convictions
for health care fraud last year,
a fourfold increase from 1992, officials said Thursday.
The bureau also racked up 741 indictments in 2000,
up from 615 a year earlier, according to a
presentation at the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association."
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 'Bed tax' divides nursing homes
By Dave Ranney
Wednesday, December 12, 2001
THE LAWRENCE JOURNAL WORLD
(after a few days, you might have to access this
article through their archives)
Big verdict against Georgia nursing home
Two weeks ago in an extremely conservative,
Georgian County (Coweta) Ed
Kellogg of Kellogg Saccoccia
and Sigelman and Mike Cam of Cam & Ebersbach
obtained a 3.3 million dollar verdict
(550,000 compensatory and 2.7 mill
punitives) against Care More Management, Inc.
Case was Mary Roden b/n/f
Doris Lasseter v. Care More Management, Inc, Civil
Action # 00SV152, State Court Coweta County.
After several complaints against the
home due to the proximity of wall
heaters to the resident's beds,
Ms. Roden sustained 2nd and 3rd degree burns
from the heater.
She laid in agony without
assistance as her temperature
rose to 104.
Hours later she was
finally rushed to the hospital.
Coincidentally, that
same day, DHR inspected the home,
but, of course, there was no mention of
poor Ms. Roden.
There were other assorted complaints,
30 skin tears, dehydration, pneumonia
etc., etc...2 week trial resulting in
what many believe is the highest
verdict in that county
(and perhaps in Georgia for a nursing home case).
Susan Guberman-Garcia, Attorney at Law
Phone: 510-792-2639 Fax/voicemail: 510-405-2016
Email: susangg@megapathdsl.net
"Litigation is just another form of class struggle.."
AP Online
September 28, 2000; Thursday
HEADLINE: GAO Reports on U.S. Nursing Homes
"Two years after federal investigators
found serious care problems at many of the
nation's 17,000 nursing homes,
a new government report cites progress
but notes an increase in homes with deficiencies."
UPDATE FROM ILA SWAN
IT'S ONLY MONEY:
The Center for Responsive Politics
is about to unveil a comprehensive
political-donation database at its Web site,
www.opensecrets.org,
with figures going back 10 years.
Visitors will be able to see, for instance,
that pharmaceuticals companies have
roughly doubled their
giving to both parties since 1992 --
from $4.9 million to $10.2 million
so far this year.
(The site shows Pfizer Inc. and Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.
virtually in a dead heat
at the top of the pack,
giving $1.39 million and $1.37 million, respectively.)
Meanwhile, donations from oil and gas companies
have been up and down over time
but are still twice as high this year
as pharmaceuticals companies --
$19.7 million so far.
  U.S. Recommending Strict New Rules at Nursing Homes
July 22,2000
By ROBERT PEAR
 Too Much, Too Soon Halts Assisted-Living Boom
SEE ARCHIVES
The New York Times
May 28, 2000, Sunday, Late Edition -
"The industry is generally not opposed
to regulation (it is easier to market
government-certified homes),
but it prefers to have it imposed by state
lawmakers, who are easier to lobby."
Further the article states:
"But for now, families may want to
exercise an extra measure of caution when
choosing a home. "The intense pressure to show
profit margins created enormous
pressures to keep staffing to a minimum,'
Mr. Redfoot said. "You want to make
sure that the place is adequately staffed."
Medicare Monitor: How a whistle-blower
spurred pricing case involving drug makers
Saturday, May 13, 2000
By DAVID S. CLOUD and LAURIE MCGINLEY
The Wall Street Journal (Via AP)
OR SEE ARCHIVES
"Ven-A-Care Inc., the little Key West company where
Mr. Bentley worked, bought the anti-cancer drug
to administer to patients in their homes.
He noticed that Ven-A-Care paid wholesalers
about $10 for a 50-milligram dose,
but Medicare reimbursed the company
$56 — for a hefty $46 profit.
Incredulous, he started looking into why."
Bed Money
By Mary Johnson
Mary Johnson is editor of Ragged Edge
Easy Money
"Professional Conservator Rodney Paul Swanson
allegedly stole nearly $2M from frail old people
he was supposed to take care of.
And he may get away with it,
thanks to the D.A.'s office"
Denise Hamilton
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"The Baby Boomers are coming
and they want to live at home."
--Senator Tom Harkin during a teleconference
last Wednesday launching a campaign to pass
Senate Bill 1935 "MiCASSA" (Washington, DC)
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