New Mexico’s medical marijuana shortage tests the program
Len Goodman is one of only 11 licensed growers serving about 2,000 patients in New Mexico. Demand far exceeds supply as Patients report shortages forcing some to buy on the illegal market. The state’s cautious licensing limits plant numbers to 95 per grower, keeping provider identities private to avoid storefront scenes seen elsewhere.
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Medicare fraud crackdown charges 94 in 251 million scheme
Federal prosecutors announce 94 defendants including doctors and nurses tied to a $251 million Medicare fraud scheme. The busts spanned Miami New York Detroit Houston and Baton Rouge as part of a broad overhaul under the Affordable Care Act to halt payments to suspected fraudsters. Authorities say the cases reflect only a fraction of annual Medicare losses totaling tens of billions.
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