Legislative, Regulatory & Legal

A Canadian doctor bilked America’s health-care program of more than $375-million – the largest-ever scheme to defraud the U.S. Medicare system – according to senior justice officials.

Robert F. Kennedy's son, Douglas, faces misdemeanor charges over an incident at a New York hospital last month in which he knocked down a nurse while holding his newborn son, attorneys for both sides say.

Protesters say policy has stopped job advancement, promotion to full time status.

Move could mean some seniors will pay as much as $6,000 a month for care.

In an op-ed piece, Patricia Dennehy says nurse practitioners are the key to primary care reform stateside:

Three nurses and a nurse supervisor work each day, seven days a week at Windsor Jail, but no nurse works between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m.

MDs worry changes are unrealistic, rely on untested ideas and may drive up costs