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November 14, 2011 7:39 a.m.

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.

March 23, 2010 9 p.m.

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
June 1, 2016 9 p.m.

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.

May 31, 2019 1 a.m.

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
April 4, 2024 11:45 a.m.

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.

November 9, 2017 midnight

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
February 22, 2017 midnight

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!
March 10, 2013 9 p.m.

Pour some sugar ... no!

New York City soda size rule eyed from coffee shops to clubs
Home sales soar 24 percent
July 6, 2013 9 p.m.

Home sales soar 24 percent

Dalton Gardens, Cd'A area has seen biggest jump
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September 12, 2018 1 a.m.

No headline

Tina Marie Voves

Economy appears weaker as retail sales slump
July 17, 2012 9:15 p.m.

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.

May 8, 2011 9 p.m.

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
July 3, 2011 9 p.m.

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.

Awesome in Idaho
July 15, 2010 9 p.m.

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.

July 8, 2012 9 p.m.

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.

January 1, 2015 8 p.m.

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.

January 22, 2017 midnight

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.

June 8, 2021 1 a.m.

Going up ... and up

Idaho gas prices jump again

Fuel costs climbing