Health News Med: Arrested: Jockey owes tens of thousands in child support

Arrested: Jockey owes tens of thousands in child support

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Julio A. Garcia Encarnacion, a high profile jockey, was arrested at Newark Airport in New Jersey by HHS-OIG agents from the New York Regional Office around 11 p.m. last night. He was indicted on June 20 for owing approximately $166,000 in child support.

Medicare Could Be Paying Twice for Prescription Drugs for Beneficiaries in Hospice (A-06-10-00059)

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During calendar year 2009, Medicare Part D paid for prescription analgesic, antinausea, laxative, and antianxiety drugs, as well as prescription drugs used to treat chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, that likely should have been covered under the per diem payments made to hospice organizations. As a result, the Medicare program could be paying twice for prescription drugs for hospice beneficiaries: once under the Medicare Part A hospice per diem payments and again under Medicare Part D.

Two Corporate Integrity Agreements Closed

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