Dr. Wit A. Jamry, who reportedly worked at both Des Peres and St. Lukes hospitals, pleaded guilty to federal health care fraud this week.
*NOTE: This article has been updated to reflect the fact that the physician was not employed by Des Peres Hospital. A doctor who reportedly reportedly had offices at both Des Peres Hospital and St. Lukes Hospital pleaded guilty to federal health care fraud Wednesday. (For instant news updates follow Patch on Facebook and Twitter.) According to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Dr. Wit A. Jamry, 62, admitted billing Medicare and Medicaid for services he had not performed. According to a Des Peres Hospital spokesperson, the physician was not employed by the hospital. "He is an independent physician who was on staff, but we had nothing to do with his practice," the hospital spokesperson stated to Patch. Quoting from the Post story: "Jamry admitted…
Former Missouri Governor Bob Holden, who now runs the Holden Public Policy Forum at Webster University, educated residents about health care reform and its impact on Medicare at a seminar in Des Peres Wednesday night.
With much of the budget debate in Washington centered around the spiraling costs of Medicare and changes from the health care overhaul passed in 2010 beginning to take effect, Missouri senior citizens have been left with a lot of questions. To help provide some answers, Lutheran Senior Services sponsored a seminar held Wednesday night at the Lodge Des Peres titled "Separating Fact from Fiction—The Impact of Health Care Reform on Seniors." Speakers for the event were former Missouri Governor Bob Holden, who now runs the Holden Public Policy Forum at Webster University, and Missouri Foundation for Health President and CEO Dr. James Kimmey. Eighty-three-year-old Dan Faber was one of the attendees and came because he wanted to see what all the…
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2:02 am on Friday, May 13, 2011
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