Connecticut Psychiatrist Agrees to Repay the Feds over $3 million under False Claims Act

“…we will hold accountable providers who submit false claims to Medicare and receive payments to which they are not entitled.”

(Special Agent in Charge Phillip Coyne of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)

 
Medicare fraud US map
 
Dr. Bassam Awwa, educated in Syria and affiliated with Yale University has settled a claim by the government that he billed Medicare and Medicaid multiple times for the same test at his Connecticut Behavioral Health Associates, a clinic for substance abusers.
The news is here at the US Attorney’s Office Connecticut District.
I was looking to see if a whistleblower was going to get a reward for turning in the ‘new American’ doc under the False Claims Act, but don’t see that mentioned.
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Foreign National Attempts Entry to Ft. Bragg; why so Little Media Attention?

The incident that caused the Special Operations Facility to briefly close its gates happened a week ago today and according to the Fayetteville Observer the illegal alien arrested that day is expected in court today.
Fort Bragg
 
A week ago and we just learn about it this week! 
And, as of this morning the only media outlets reporting are the Fayetteville Observer and now Big League Politics.  Very strange!
The Observer has a very thorough report on the incident (thanks to reader Cathy for directing our attention to the puzzling news).
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