MedAire, Global Doctor ink deal for travelers Aug 25, 2008
Good-bye HCFA, hello CMMS. As part of the federal government's reforms to strengthen the health care system for 70 million Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries, the Health Care Financing Administration, or HCFA, now is being called the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. (Phoenix Business Journal, AZ)
Congressman Lantos' life one of open-mindedness, experience and heroism Feb 19, 2008
But I did pick the HCFA, and as a result the name Tom Lantos became quite familiar to me over the course of the past five weeks. Congressman Lantos died after a relatively short battle with esophageal cancer. (The Loyola Greyhound, MD)
Dawna Lee Heising Wins Ms. World 2008 and Jennifer Woods Wins Ms. US World 2008 Feb 2, 2008
She has worked on projects with a diverse number of federal agencies, including the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Department of Defense (DoD). Ms. Day is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame in Computer Science and Economics. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Health care for all? Jan 24, 2008
Health Care For All (HCFA), a statewide non-profit organization based in Boston, advocated for the new Massachusetts health care policy approved by former Governor Mitt Romney and recently began lobbying the state legislature for increased oversight of the health care industry. In November 2006 HCFA established the Consumer Health Quality Council in the hope of getting legislation passed to ensure the quality of health coverage for Massachusetts residents, according to Deborah Wachenheim the... (Winchester Star, MA, MA)
Leader: MassHealth attracts dentists, but needs even more Dec 1, 2007
On July 14, 2005, US District Court Judge Judge Rya Zobel issues her decision in the landmark case, Heath Care For All (HCFA) et ... al. in favor of HCFA. The decision aims to improve access to dental care for children insured by MassHealth ... Two years after HCFA v. Mitt Romney, court ordered changes are in place, are MassHealth recipients finding it easier to obtain care. (Malden Observer, MA)
Sign up for health insurance before mandate kicks in Nov 10, 2007
HCFA is doing everything we can to get the word out now that the deadline is nearing. HCFA s Outreach and Enrollment Team and Helpline are hearing from many confused consumers. (Brookline TAB, MA)
Regulations against self-referral are facing overhaul Jul 2, 2007
On Jan. 4, the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) published phase I of the much-anticipated final regulations to the Stark Law. Comments on the regulations can be submitted to HCFA through April 4 ... HCFA has been stating for some time that it intended to make the Stark Law regulations more user-friendly, and it appears that it has succeeded in that effort, at least to some degree. (South Florida Business Journal, FL)
Schering Sentenced for Making False Statements To Hide Illegal Marketing of Drugs and Medicaid Fraud Reports U.S. Attorney Jan 18, 2007
United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts Michael J. Sullivan; Department of Health and Human Services Regional Inspector General Joseph C. Moraski; U.S. Food and Drug Administration Special Agent in Charge Mark Dragonetti; Department of Defense Criminal Investigative Service Special Agent in Charge Edward Bradley; and Department of Veteran's Affairs Special Agent in Charge Jeffrey Hughes, announced today that SCHERING SALES CORPORATION was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Patti... (PR Newswire)
