Seniors fight fraud in Medicare scam across the nation
Shirley Shupp received unrequested braces and a motorized scooter billed to Medicare. The Senior Medicare Patrol traced, returned the equipment, and prosecutors charged the perpetrators with Medicare fraud. SMP volunteers nationwide help protect beneficiaries and save taxpayers money, using detective work to spot scams and guard personal information.
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Hutchison lays out plan for Texas transportation
U S Sen Kay Bailey Hutchison vows to clean up TxDOT reduce traffic congestion and build a high speed rail network linking Dallas Houston and San Antonio if elected Texas governor. She outlines reforms toll road limits spending checks and linking roads with rail airports and waterways while expanding the Transportation Commission to nine members.
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UCSD researchers build GPS phone for migrants water and poetry
UC San Diego researchers develop a GPS enabled cell phone for dehydrated migrants guiding them to water and delivering poetry to ease their journey. Activists defend the project as aid while hardliners warn it could encourage illegal entry. Lecturer Micha Cardenas cites saving lives in the desert.
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