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Healthcare Conversations. Vicky Goode Shelly Smith Rebekah Carmel Jane Von Gaucker Sarah Craig. Rhode Island Senator Sheldon Whitehouse. http://whitehouse.senate.gov/ Senator Whitehouse ’ s Bio http://whitehouse.senate.gov/about/ Senator Whitehouse on Health Care
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Healthcare Conversations Vicky Goode Shelly Smith Rebekah Carmel Jane Von Gaucker Sarah Craig
Rhode Island Senator Sheldon Whitehouse • http://whitehouse.senate.gov/ • Senator Whitehouse’s Bio • http://whitehouse.senate.gov/about/ • Senator Whitehouse on Health Care • http://whitehouse.senate.gov/issues/issue/?id=d5381455-0781-4652-938f-4df34efbc6f4
Virginia Attorney GeneralKen Cuccinelli • http://www.cuccinelli.com/ • Virgina Attorney General Cuccinelli’s Bio • http://www.cuccinelli.com/index.php/meet-ken • Attorney General Cuccinelli on Health Care • http://www.cuccinelli.com/index.php/healthcaredecision • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DL2WY_gU_gw&feature=related • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvgnKWXR37Q
MCFU Prior to Virginia Freedom Healthcare Act, this was chief healthcare function of the Attorney General’s office The Virginia Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCU)investigates allegations of fraud by medical providers receiving payment from the Commonwealth’s Medical Assistance Program (Medicaid). The Unit also investigates allegations of abuse or neglect of elderly and incapacitated adults receiving benefits through the Medicaid program.
The BIG Issue Healthcare Reform….
Healthcare Freedom Act Attorney General Cuccinelli clarifies: “Litigation is about liberty, not healthcare.” Federal law does not trump state law if Federal law is unconstitutional
Update on Virginia Healthcare Freedom Act Case heard by 4th Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond in May 2011 Appeals court is made up of three judge panel randomly selected by computer; in this appeal 2 judges were appointed by President Obama and the third was appointed by President Clinton Click bell for audio of appeal but 49 mins
Acknowledgements A special thank you to for arranging our meetings with Senator Whitehouse and Attorney General Cuccinelli