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Medicare fraud detection full of flaws
MIAMI (AP) — Contractors paid tens of millions of taxpayer dollars to detect fraudulent Medicare claims are using inaccurate and inconsistent data that makes it extremely difficult to catch bogus bills submitted by crooks, according to an inspector general's report released Monday.
Obama signs bill; lawsuits filed
President: It's a new season in America
WASHINGTON - Claiming a historic triumph that could define his presidency, a jubilant Barack Obama signed a massive, nearly $1 trillion health care overhaul on Tuesday that will for the first time cement insurance coverage as the right of every U.S. citizen and begin to reshape the way virtually all Americans receive and pay for treatment.
County buying Odd Fellows hall in Post Falls
Facility to be used as future DMV office; $12M set aside for jail expansion
POST FALLS — Scratch the major remodel of Kootenai County's existing Department of Motor Vehicles office in Post Falls.
Fulcher enters new model of House Freedom Caucus
The conservative-based House Freedom Caucus, which gained political fame by ousting one Republican House speaker (John Boehner) and making life miserable for another (Paul Ryan), has added a new member to its circle. It’s Idaho Congressman Russ Fulcher.
ALS drug will be pulled from US market after study showed patients didn't benefit
The drug's failure is a bitter disappointment for patients and advocates, who have pressed the FDA and other federal agencies to fund and approve more experimental therapies for the fatal muscle-wasting disease.
Cars: Here's one Gap you don't want to fall into
Next to your home, cars are often the largest purchase a consumer makes (hopefully not THE largest). Because that’s the case, I want to spend some time on this subject. I average at least five calls a week from local consumers with complaints relating to cars and trucks.
Game fee gets a warm reception
COEUR d'ALENE — A legislative proposal to create a new $5 charge to buy an annual adult resident hunting, fishing or trapping license in Idaho is on target with reducing depredation and increasing access.
Pour some sugar ... no!
New York City soda size rule eyed from coffee shops to clubs
About half of Idaho schools join Wi-Fi contract
Home sales soar 24 percent
Dalton Gardens, Cd'A area has seen biggest jump
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Tina Marie Voves
Economy appears weaker as retail sales slump
WASHINGTON - The outlook for the U.S. economy appeared dimmer Monday after a report that Americans spent less at retail businesses for a third straight month in June.
Patients have right to correct errors in records
DEAR DR. GOTT: Does a patient have the right to question his or her medical records without retribution? I questioned my records after finding errors in them with the doctor's head nurse. She corrected some of them but said she would have the office manager contact me in regards to other errors. The office manager refused to call to discuss my concerns.
GM, Ford have good month
U.S. auto sales up in June, but Japan still hurting
DETROIT - Gas prices hit a sweet spot for automakers last month. They fell far enough to spur pickup truck sales, yet remained so high that small cars sold well, sometimes just hours after reaching dealers' lots.
Supercar makers chase China's superrich motorheads
Awesome in Idaho
Coeur d'Alene Resort endorsed by Bing Travel
COEUR d'ALENE - The owners of The Coeur d'Alene Resort could be excused for believing that someone signed up for the endorsement of the month club.
HEALTH: Decision time for businesses
“Read my lips.” This statement was the undoing of President Bush after he countered his statement by raising taxes. Time and time again, President Obama has stated that anyone making less than $250,000 a year would not pay more taxes, “Not none red cent.” We now see that everyone will be paying more taxes; this includes all people of high, middle and low-income groups.
Beyond the Uber surge
How to get around on New Year's Eve
NEW YORK - New Year's Eve: the day to overpay for everything from that glass of flat Champagne to the impossibly-high heels you'll wear just once, to, once again, that ride home from Uber.
Low inventory frustrates buyers
As reported in this paper on Friday, the real estate market is healthy but not to the extent where members of the Coeur d’Alene Association of Realtors are fearing a bubble. Even though 2016 sales exceeded the historic high year of 2005 in the number of sales people are actually required to qualify for a loan by proving income. That is a requirement lacking in the bubble period just prior to the Great Recession.