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Watchdog shares information with Congress about Medicare hot line woes  DAVE LIEBER A staffer for the U.S. Senate called The Watchdog recently asking for a favor. The staffer at the Senate Special Committee on Aging was looking for Texans who are hopping mad about failures of the 1-800-Medicare telephone hot line. We introduced the staffer to Wilma Frashier of Midlothian, who endured her own Wilma-in-Medicare-Wonderland fiasco last year trying to get her medical ...

Medicare rules help make Social Security number less secure  A number so to speak of you responded to last week's column about asking medical offices to use something other than your Social Security number for record-keeping.

LOS ANGELES 18 arrested in Medicare scheme  Eighteen people in the Los Angeles area are accused of filing more than $33 million worth of phony Medicare bills.Federal authorities say they arrested the suspects Thursday after the FBI searched six locations. Those arrested include clinic owners, medical professionals and owners of medical equipment companies.

USC's Shareece Wright will be disciplined by football Coach Pete Carroll  USC cornerback Shareece Wright, making a tackle against Ohio State's Ray Small, will play Thursday against Oregon State if he's cleared by the medical staff.

Presentation addresses Medicare coverage   Siskiyou County residents have two opportunities available to hear�� the State Health Insurance Assistance Program SHIP and the California Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program HICAP Program Manager, Debbie Weiland, present a talk on ��Medicare Coverage of Kidney Dialysis and Transplant Services.��

Man Admits To Medicare, Medical Homeless Fraud  A Los Angeles man has pleaded guilty to recruiting and paying homeless people to undergo unneeded medical care in a scheme to defraud Medicare and Medi-Cal. Federal prosecutors say Estill Mitts entered his pleas Thursday in U.S. District Court.

Woman Canoeing Ohio River  With some trips, it's not so much the destination but the journey that's important. What started as a canoe trip down the Ohio River to raise cancer awareness turned into a different sort of trip for Kim Cornell of Pittsburgh.

A day of caring  The United Way's annual Day of Caring was held Wednesday all over Beaver County. From left, Anita Leffler from Negley, Ohio, Marianne Turner from Beaver Falls, Dan Kaplan from Gibsonia, and Dan McNary from Hookstown volunteered their time by painting the lobby of the Salvation Army offices in Rochester. Leffler works for First Energy and the others work at The Medical Center, Beaver.

18 arrested in alleged $33-million Medicare fraud schemes  Among those snared in Southland raids are medical professional and clinic owners. Reputed scams involved fraudulent ordering of power wheelchairs, hospital beds, feeding kits and shoes for diabetics. For an ex-con fresh out of Chino State Prison, Donald Noyola seemed to be wildly exceeding expectations -- on paper, anyway.

USC's Shareece Wright will be disciplined by football Coach Pete Carroll  The junior cornerback is facing a felony charge of resisting a police officer. He will still be allowed to play Thursday against Oregon State if he is medically cleared. USC Coach Pete Carroll is disciplining cornerback Shareece Wright for his role in an incident that led to his being charged with felony resisting a police officer, but the junior will play against Oregon State if cleared ...

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