Attorney's fees -- Award of fees reversed and remanded with
instructions to set forth basis for award
JEFFREY WAINTROOB ROBERTS, Appellant,
v. MIRIAM RAPHAEL ROBERTS, Appellee. 3rd District.
Injunctions -- Repeat violence -- Injunction reversed where
requisite instances of violence or stalking were not established at hearing
CHRISTOPHER
JOHNS, Appellant, v. DANIEL G. PENZOTTI, Appellee. 2nd District.
Medical Discount Plans: FLORIDA FEDERAL JUDGE HALTS MEDICAL
DISCOUNT PLAN OPERATION, FTC v. AIB Mkg. Assocs., 20 No. 6 Westlaw Journal
Health Law 6, Westlaw Journal Health Law October 24, 2012
A telemarketing operation must stop selling medical
discounts plans and other health-related services pending resolution of charges
it made "serious misrepresentations" in its marketing, a federal
judge in Florida has ruled. The Federal Trade Commission alleges the
telemarketers duped consumers into paying millions of dollars by telling them
that the products were the equivalent of comprehensive health insurance.
Medicare Fraud: AUTHORITIES CHARGE 91 IN $430 MILLION
MEDICARE FRAUD, 18 No. 4 Westlaw Journal Health Care Fraud 3, Westlaw Journal
Health Care Fraud October 24, 2012
(Reuters) - Ninety-one people including doctors, nurses and
other medical professionals were charged criminally in a new sweep of Medicare
fraud involving seven U.S. cities and $430 million in alleged false billing,
officials said Oct. 4. It was the government's second big raid in recent months
after a similar effort in May alleged $452 million in fraud in Medicare, the
U.S. health program for the elderly and disabled.
Medicaid Cuts: NEW YORK FEDERAL JUDGE ORDERS STATE OFFICIALS
TO HALT HOME HEALTH CARE CUTS, Strouchler v. Shah, 18 No. 4 Westlaw Journal
Health Care Fraud 8, Westlaw Journal Health Care Fraud October 24, 2012
A federal judge in Manhattan has issued a preliminary
injunction blocking state officials from reducing or terminating around-the-clock
home health services to elderly or disabled Medicaid recipients in New York
City without ample cause. The plaintiffs in the class-action lawsuit will
likely succeed on their claims that the state violated federal Medicaid law by
cutting beneficiaries' access to "split shift" care for unfounded
reasons
Medicare Advantage: MEDICARE ADVANTAGE ENROLLMENT PROJECTED
TO GROW 11 PERCENT, 18 No. 4 Westlaw Journal Health Care Fraud 9, Westlaw
Journal Health Care Fraud October 24, 2012
(Reuters) -- Enrollment in Medicare Advantage, the private
insurance segment of the popular U.S. health care program for the elderly, is
expected to grow 11 percent next year while premiums remain steady, government
health officials said Sept. 19. The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
Services estimated that 14.5 million people will enroll in Medicare Advantage
plans in 2013, based on insurance industry expectations. That is up from 13.1
million people this year.
Medical Discount Plans: FLORIDA FEDERAL JUDGE HALTS MEDICAL
DISCOUNT PLAN OPERATION, FTC v. AIB Mkg. Assocs., 20 No. 6 Westlaw Journal
Health Law 6, Westlaw Journal Health Law October 24, 2012
A telemarketing operation must stop selling medical
discounts plans and other health-related services pending resolution of charges
it made "serious misrepresentations" in its marketing, a federal
judge in Florida has ruled. The Federal Trade Commission alleges the
telemarketers duped consumers into paying millions of dollars by telling them
that the products were the equivalent of comprehensive health insurance.
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