Protecting What's Right

New Jersey hospital agrees to hefty settlement to resolve federal allegations of Medicare fraud

Apr162010

Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in Hamilton, New Jersey has reached a settlement with the U.S. Justice Department in lawsuits claiming that the hospital inflated its charges to Medicare patients in a fraudulent scheme to bill the federal health care program for larger reimbursements.  The lawsuits centered on “outlier payments” – Medicare’s supplemental reimbursement to [...]

Have a question about federal benefits and services? Now there’s one number to call

Apr152010

Trying to access government services can be daunting challenge, especially when you are in a position of real need.  To make it easier to find and access the services and benefits you need, the U.S. government has recently launched a new telephone information service  This special telephone service is designed to help U.S. citizens with [...]