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Medicaid

  • Blogs

    May 25, 2012

    Dr. Abid Nisar Gets Probation and a $250K Fine for Prescribing Misbranded Drugs to Cancer Patients

    Dr. Abid Nisar, he of the $2 million manse in Town & Country, received his sentence today for purchasing $352,504 worth of unlicensed and non-FDA approved cancer drugs from foreign distributors and dispensing them to his patients. Nisar had previously entered a guilty plea to receiving misbrande ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 28, 2012

    Evil Republican Legislators Cut Aid to the Blind

    It's that lovely time of year when it becomes imperative that the state legislature finish wrangling over the budget so everyone can get the hell out of Jeff City and go home for the summer. And so last week, the House approved a $24 billion spending plan, now on its way to the Senate. Facing a $50 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 21, 2012

    The Mega-Mansion of Indicted Town & Country Doctor Abid Nasir

    ​You may have heard last week about Abid Nisar, a local oncologist who pleaded guilty to selling off-brand chemotherapy drugs not approved by the Food and Drug Administration. But have you seen his outrageous Town & Country abode?According to a federal indictment, Nisar began purchasing unregu ... More >>

  • News

    November 3, 2011

    Lost Boys: New research demolishes the stereotype of the underage sex worker — and sparks an outbreak of denial among child-sex-trafficking alarmists nationwide

    ​You may have heard last week about Abid Nisar, a local oncologist who pleaded guilty to selling off-brand chemotherapy drugs not approved by the Food and Drug Administration. But have you seen his outrageous Town & Country abode?According to a federal indictment, Nisar began purchasing unregu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 12, 2011

    State Senator Jane Cunningham Hints at Death Panels, Blocks Bill for Insurance Exchanges

    ​State Senator Jane Cunningham (R - Chesterfield) assures Daily RFT that she is not the "black helicopter type." Still, when reading House Bill 609 that would set up a health insurance exchange in Missouri, she came across language that reminded her of the "death panels" critics of federal health ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 12, 2011

    Study: "Fair Tax" Would Cost Missouri $2.5 Billion, Reduce General Revenue By a Third

    Latest analysis predicts dire consequences of "fair tax."​The Missouri Budget Project is out with a new study that it says shows that several "fair tax" proposals for Missouri would cost the state billions. The report suggests that the efforts of financier Rex Sinquefield to replace Missouri's inc ... More >>

  • News

    April 28, 2011

    Rugby Burn: Gravely injured in a fluke house fire, Iraq War vet Stephen Ellis is dead set on returning to the sport he loves

    Latest analysis predicts dire consequences of "fair tax."​The Missouri Budget Project is out with a new study that it says shows that several "fair tax" proposals for Missouri would cost the state billions. The report suggests that the efforts of financier Rex Sinquefield to replace Missouri's inc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 20, 2011

    Nixon Strikes a Frugal Tone as St. Louisans are Outed as Cheapskates

    ​Yesterday was a big day in Missouri frugality. Gov. Jay Nixon proposed $300 million in budget cuts during his State of the State address -- even as the website Coupons.com ranked St. Louis as the fourth-cheapest city in the country. Nixon outlined a plan to knock down the state's 2012 budge ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 18, 2010

    Interview: Moe Tucker of the Velvet Underground Sets the Record Straight

    A 1966 Velvet Underground press shot. Moe Tucker is on the bottom right.​In April 2009, WALB-TV aired a story about a Tea Party rally in nearby Tifton, Georgia. About two-and-a-half minutes into the feature, one "Maureen Tucker, Tea Party Supporter" was quoted as saying, "I'm furious about the way ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 24, 2010

    The Straight Dope on Missouri Tobacco-Smokers

    ​About 23 percent of Missouri's adults still proudly identify as smokers, according to a new report by Washington University's Center for Tobacco Policy Research (CTPR). That means our state has one of the highest population of smokers in the country. Of all those unrepentant smokers, nearly ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 17, 2010

    Drug Company Caught Bribing Docs with Cardinals Tickets

    ​Forest Laboratories makes drugs and money, and plenty of both. And apparently, they bribe docs so that they can make even more money.On Wednesday, as reported by the New York Times, Forest -- and their St. Louis-based subsidiary, Forest Pharmaceuticals -- agreed to pay a $313 million settlement i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 3, 2010

    Obamacare Litigation Update: Missouri's Vote Today Could Actually Count

    Today, Missouri voters will weigh a measure that would reject a key provision of President Barack Obama's health care reform package -- the provision mandating that individuals either find insurance coverage, or pay a fine. Missouri votes on a referendum to stop Obama's plan today.â ... More >>

  • News

    June 30, 2010

    An Immigrant's Heart

    To survive the ordeal of escaping Guatemala, Julia needed a big Heart. But not this big.

  • News

    May 19, 2010

    The potentially explosive "shake-and-bake" method is burning its way through meth land

    To survive the ordeal of escaping Guatemala, Julia needed a big Heart. But not this big.

  • Blogs

    February 23, 2010

    Missouri Smoking Ban Gets No Opposition During Hearing

    The trouble with smoking? It makes not a sound.​I received an email last night from Bill Hannegan, smoking-ban foe and founder of Keep St. Louis Free, alerting me to a Senate hearing yesterday to consider a bill to ban public smoking in Missouri. The fact that state senators held a hearing on the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 9, 2010

    Mo. State Senators Think They're in D.C., Argue Federal Budget, Health Care Reform

    Mr. Schmitt goes to Washington, err Jefferson City.​Attention State Senator Eric Schmitt (R-Glendale): The Missouri Capitol may look like the U.S. Capitol. (Indeed, the building in Jefferson City is modeled after the one in Washington D.C.) But let us remind you of one little thing: You're a state ... More >>

  • News

    January 6, 2010

    Is There a Doctor in the House? Confined to his home for a decade, Doug Lindsay is certain he knows what ails him, and he thinks he knows the cure.

    Mr. Schmitt goes to Washington, err Jefferson City.​Attention State Senator Eric Schmitt (R-Glendale): The Missouri Capitol may look like the U.S. Capitol. (Indeed, the building in Jefferson City is modeled after the one in Washington D.C.) But let us remind you of one little thing: You're a state ... More >>

  • News

    November 12, 2009

    Thespians on Wheels: Joan Lipkin's DisAbility Project is on a roll

    Mr. Schmitt goes to Washington, err Jefferson City.​Attention State Senator Eric Schmitt (R-Glendale): The Missouri Capitol may look like the U.S. Capitol. (Indeed, the building in Jefferson City is modeled after the one in Washington D.C.) But let us remind you of one little thing: You're a state ... More >>

  • News

    June 24, 2009

    Clayton's "Heartbreak Hotel," a dirty mouth and criminal foot doctors all make headlines

    Mr. Schmitt goes to Washington, err Jefferson City.​Attention State Senator Eric Schmitt (R-Glendale): The Missouri Capitol may look like the U.S. Capitol. (Indeed, the building in Jefferson City is modeled after the one in Washington D.C.) But let us remind you of one little thing: You're a state ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 18, 2009

    Podiatry and Crime: Who Knew?

    focusedfootcare.comUntil this past week, we here at Daily RFT had no idea about the clear connection between foot medicine and crime. But certainly such a connection exists. Consider the case of David Quang Pham. He's the St. Louis podiatrist indicted last week for fraudulently billing Medicaid and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 12, 2009

    Podiatrist Charged With Bilking Medicaid; Billed Amputees with No Feet

    flickr.com/photos/noprawnsDr. Pham, I presume?At first glance a press release today from the U.S. Attorney's office looks like dozens of dull media alerts the prosecutor routinely sends out alleging Medicaid fraud. Then I noticed this outrageous line in the release regarding podiatrist David Quang P ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 25, 2009

    How Rich, a Clinic for Downtown Loft Dwellers

    www.flickr.com/photos/nicholasianAt long last, downtown loft dwellers suffering from, say, a bad sore throat, have a place nearby to go for treatment -- a walk-in, no-appointment-needed clinic where they can expect to see a doctor faster than you can say Marcus Welby. No more coo ... More >>

  • News

    March 18, 2009

    Vanishing Act: Six years after the fact, the disappearance of nine-year-old Christian Ferguson remains a mystery. A Riverfront Times Special Report.

    www.flickr.com/photos/nicholasianAt long last, downtown loft dwellers suffering from, say, a bad sore throat, have a place nearby to go for treatment -- a walk-in, no-appointment-needed clinic where they can expect to see a doctor faster than you can say Marcus Welby. No more coo ... More >>

  • News

    January 23, 2008

    Ghost Boat

    Four people disappeared from the Joe Cool. They may never be found.

  • Blogs

    May 11, 2007

    Bertelson Moves off Post-Dispatch Editorial Page

    Four people disappeared from the Joe Cool. They may never be found.

  • News

    August 2, 2006

    Mac-a-nude-o!

    The polls say St. Louis isn't an adventurous city, but we disagree as we smoke a fat one on a bus, vote Republican and take on The Friendliest Stores in Town.

  • News

    April 26, 2006

    Going Down Slow

    Bennie Smith and a dwindling cadre of St. Louis music pioneers have a right to sing the blues

  • News

    March 5, 2003

    Keeping Up With the Jasarevics

    Bosnian refugees found safe haven in St. Louis in the 1990s. Many are on the move again -- this time to the suburbs.

  • Music

    March 27, 2002

    Sweet Willie

    Friends of local musical treasure Willie Akins want to help erase his medical bills

  • News

    February 27, 2002

    Butter -- No Salt

    Week of February 27, 2002

  • News

    February 13, 2002

    The Gap

    Medicaid's toothless protection for poor kids

  • News

    January 30, 2002

    Hard to Heal

    Fred Rottnek, doctor to the downtrodden, tried his luck playing the boardroom politics of one of the city's most prestigious charities, Grace Hill. He lost. So did the homeless of St. Louis.

  • News

    September 5, 2001

    Living on a Thin Line

    When Chris Nilhas learned he had cancer, his wife, Beckie, knew she might lose him. She didn't know she and their three young sons would also risk losing everything else.

  • News

    August 29, 2001

    Following the Melons

    Angel Castro used to be one of the thousands of migrant workers who pass through Missouri every summer. Now he's trying to interrupt their kids' journey.

  • News

    July 19, 2000

    A Twist of Faith

    From her small-town Baptist roots to her run for public office, Jeanette Mott Oxford has relied on her religious convictions to overcome fear and prejudice -- including her own.

  • News

    July 19, 2000

    This Ain't No Party

    Ross Perot launched the Reform Party as the voice of the American people. Eight years later, it's a shrill, staticky free-for-all, and the moderates can't get heard.

  • News

    May 24, 2000

    Letters to the Editor

    Published the week of May 24, 2000

  • News

    May 10, 2000

    The Olmstead Challenge

    The U.S. Supreme Court says it's time to end segregation: People with disabilities must be allowed to leave institutions and move into the community. Sounds great -- except the state's overwhelmed and the community's nowhere near ready.

  • News

    April 12, 2000

    The Lead Menace

    In its lawsuit, St. Louis is eager to blame the lead industry for making the area one of the most contaminated in the nation. But the city itself is guilty of doing little to prevent the poisoning of thousands of children like "Little Al" Evans.

  • News

    April 12, 2000

    A Tale of Two States

    Missouri could learn from Massachusetts, a model for how to get the lead out

  • News

    February 9, 2000

    State of Pain

    Fayzen Woods simply wanted to get rid of her toothache. Then she had to deal with Missouri's Medicaid mess. That's when the real suffering began.

  • News

    August 11, 1999

    Seeing Red

    After years of taking it on the chin, Bob Goeggel struck back at his competitor. Thanks to his accusations of fraud, the state's largest ambulance company is on the operating table and the feds are doing the cutting.

  • News

    July 21, 1999

    Sympathy for the Devil

    Six years ago, a St. Louis judge took a hell of a risk. He let Von Nebbitt go free despite years of drug dealing and stealing, weapons offenses and parole violations. One of them has learned a lesson.

  • News

    March 31, 1999

    Shooting Back

    As gun makers stockpile money for a PR and marketing battle to convince still more citizens to take up arms, besieged cities such as St. Louis aren't taking it lying down. They're returning fire with lawsuits.

  • News

    February 17, 1999

    Breaking Down the Wall

    A quiet revolution is taking place as religious groups begin ministering to the poor using government money -- and succeeding where government couldn't. But eternal vigilance may be the real price.

  • Film

    December 2, 1998

    Squeals of Delight

    A quiet revolution is taking place as religious groups begin ministering to the poor using government money -- and succeeding where government couldn't. But eternal vigilance may be the real price.

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