Clinton plan to curb Medicare Medicaid fraud projected impact
Scripps Howard News Service reports President Clinton proposes legislation to curb fraud in Medicare and Medicaid, with potential $10 billion savings but possible delays for providers. The plan requires SSNs and EINs, six month reapplication after denial, bans felons from participation, and prosecutes false certifications. Operation Restore Trust aims to recover $10 for each $1 spent, with Florida noting $200 million saved. Governor Lawton Chiles urges flexible reinvestment of fraud savings to cover uninsured children.
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Clinton
Health and Human Services
Donna Shalala
Ing
American Medical Association
AMA
Florida
Lawton Chiles
Operation Restore Trust
Chiles
Congress
IRS adds Saturday telephone hours for tax help
The Internal Revenue Service will keep its toll free tax helpline open on the next three Saturdays to aid last minute filers before the April 15 deadline. Weekday hours are 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. EST with Saturday availability from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. EST through April 12. The GAO notes improved phone service this year, with 1.3 million calls answered in the first two months, up from 9 million in the same period in 1996.
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Internal Revenue Service
IRS
General Accounting Office
Kennedy Nominated to Become Army’s First Female Three-Star
Maj. Gen. Claudia J Kennedy has been nominated by President Clinton to be the Army’s first female three star general and to serve as deputy chief of staff for intelligence. She has led as assistant deputy chief of staff for intelligence since July 1995. Confirmation by the Senate is required.
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Claudia J. Kennedy
Clinton
Army
Kennedy
Pentagon
Kenneth Bacon
Senate
Whitewater witness seeks reduced sentence for Hale
The Whitewater independent counsel seeks a sentence cut for David Hale, a key prosecution witness who accuses President Clinton of aiding an improper federally backed loan in the 1980s. Starr and staff argue Hale’s continued substantial assistance warrants relief, but ask the judge to delay ruling as the probe continues and Hale remains a pivotal witness in a September set case.
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Whitewater Independent Counsel
Arkansas
David Hale
Clinton
U.S. District Court
Little Rock
Ark
Kenneth Starr
Hale
Septemer
Susan McDougal
McDougal
James
Whitewater
Small Business Administration
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