Lawyers for Sgt. Erik Duran said he had to make a “life-or-death” decision when he struck Eric Duprey as he rode a motorbike recklessly down a sidewalk. Mr. Duprey died almost immediately.
The Justice Department and whistle-blowers accused the major health insurer of overbilling the government for about $1 billion under the private plans.
Dr. James Taylor, a physician and coding expert who worked for Kaiser Permanente, was one of the whistle-blowers who flagged the overbilling. “The cash monster was insatiable,” he said.
Notices went out late Tuesday to more than 2,000 programs nationwide that will be affected by budget slashing at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
Months after the partisan clash that led to the longest shutdown in history, lawmakers have agreed on spending bills that look far different from what the president wanted.
The U.S. Capitol last week. The House voted to pass bills to fund the State and Treasury Departments, as well as other foreign aid programs, providing money for agencies the president had proposed eliminating entirely.
The case, escalating the interstate battle over abortion, is the second time Louisiana has criminally charged out-of-state doctors with sending abortion pills to Louisiana residents.
After the Supreme Court eliminated the national right to abortion in 2022, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order saying that the state would not extradite health providers accused of providing reproductive health services in other states.