and the beat goes on......and the beat goes on.....Obama health czar directed firms in trouble
DeParle made millions from companies under federal investigationChip Somodevilla / Getty Images
President Barack Obama introduces Nancy-Ann DeParle on March 2 as director for health reform. After serving as a director of companies under federal investigation, she's back in government.
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Gee i dont know....FRAUD?By Fred Schulte
Investigative Reporting Workshop, American University
updated 8:18 a.m. CT, Thurs., July 2, 2009
Nancy-Ann DeParle, President Barack Obama’s health policy czar, served as a director of corporations that faced scores of federal investigations, whistleblower lawsuits and other regulatory actions, according to government records reviewed by the Investigative Reporting Workshop at American University.
Several of the companies were investigated for alleged kickbacks or engaging in other illegal billing schemes, while others were accused of serious violations of federal quality standards, including one company that failed to warn patients of deadly problems with an implanted heart defibrillator. Several of the cases ended with substantial fines paid to the federal government, even though the companies admitted no wrongdoing.
Since leaving her government job running Medicare for the Clinton administration, DeParle built a lucrative private-sector career. Records show she earned more than $6.6 million since early 2001, according to a tally by the Investigative Reporting Workshop.ANOTHER FRICKIN DEM GETTING RICH OFF THE LITTLE GUYS! NOT JUST FOR REPUBS ANYMORE IS IT?
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