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Politics > Politics-USA |
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"Harry Hope" |
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15 Sep 2004 12:53:09 PM |
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Republican Okla. Senate Candidate Is Accused of Medicaid Fraud |
From The Washington Post, 9/15/04:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A21673-2004Sep14.html
Okla. Senate Candidate Is Accused of Fraud
By Lois Romano
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, September 15, 2004; Page A03
TULSA --
One of the most competitive Senate races in the country turned nasty
this week, as former GOP congressman and obstetrician Tom Coburn has
had to respond to published reports that he committed Medicaid fraud
14 years ago.
The allegation stems from a medical malpractice suit brought by a
20-year-old woman who said that Coburn, without her permission,
removed one of her fallopian tubes, which left her sterilized.
The case never went to trial, but court documents first reported this
week by Salon.com show that Coburn withheld information about the
sterilization in submitting a bill to Medicaid for a related procedure
involving a troubled pregnancy because the Medicaid program does not
cover the sterilization of anyone younger than 21.
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No wonder this guy malpratice damages.
Harry
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| User: "Jorge" |
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| Title: Re: Republican Okla. Senate Candidate Is Accused of Medicaid Fraud |
15 Sep 2004 01:36:04 PM |
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On Wed, 15 Sep 2004 17:53:09 GMT, Harry Hope <rivrvu@ix.netcom.com>
wrote:
From The Washington Post, 9/15/04:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A21673-2004Sep14.html
Okla. Senate Candidate Is Accused of Fraud
By Lois Romano
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, September 15, 2004; Page A03
TULSA --
One of the most competitive Senate races in the country turned nasty
this week, as former GOP congressman and obstetrician Tom Coburn has
had to respond to published reports that he committed Medicaid fraud
14 years ago.
The allegation stems from a medical malpractice suit brought by a
20-year-old woman who said that Coburn, without her permission,
removed one of her fallopian tubes, which left her sterilized.
The case never went to trial, but court documents first reported this
week by Salon.com show that Coburn withheld information about the
sterilization in submitting a bill to Medicaid for a related procedure
involving a troubled pregnancy because the Medicaid program does not
cover the sterilization of anyone younger than 21.
___________________________________________________________
No wonder this guy malpratice damages.
It was probably one of those moral lapses known as "youthful
indiscretions" that all under-50 Repugs get caught doing...
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