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but worse than fraud says ceron, is patient abuse and neglecta&(sot-david ceron// office of inspector general, special agent) "we found various instances of abuse where individuals were supposed to be getting one on one care with personal care attendants, and the didn't stop by for weeks on end. cases where attendants went on cruises in the caribbean and the beneficiary was left alone in their home." the problem, he says? there are no consistent standards for personal care workers nationwide. which is why the inspector general's office is recommending "minimum federal qualifications and screening standards" for workers, including background checksa&.state registers for all attendantsa&and better tracking of services provided. in response, the centers for told us "the health and well-being of medicaid beneficiaries...is a top cms priority....we are actively strengthening the program's protections for beneficiaries and taxpayers." (sot-david ceron// office of inspector general, special agent) "this could be somebody's mother. could be somebody's grandmother. their brother. their sister.
but worse than fraud says ceron, is patient abuse and neglecta&(sot-david ceron// office of inspector general, special agent) "we found various instances of abuse where individuals were supposed to be getting one on one care with personal care attendants, and the didn't stop by for weeks on end. cases where attendants went on cruises in the caribbean and the beneficiary was left alone in their home." the problem, he says? there are no consistent standards for personal care workers...
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but worse than fraud says ceron, is patient abuse and neglecta&(sot-david ceron// office of inspector general, special agent) "we found various instances of abuse where individuals were supposed to be getting one on one care with personal care attendants, and the attendant didn't stop by for weeks on with personal care attendants. and the attendant did not stop by for weeks on end. cases were attendants went on cruises in the caribbean and the beneficiary was left alone in their home. >> he problem -- the problem he says, are there are no standards nationwide. that is why the inspector general's office is recommending minimum qualifications and tracking of services provided. in response, the centers for medicare and medicaid services told us "the health and well-being of medicaid beneficiaries...is a top cms priority....we are actively and better tracking of all services provided. in response, the centers for medicare and medicaid told us the health and well-being of medicaid beneficiaries is a top cms priority. we are actively strengthening the program's protections. >> this could be
but worse than fraud says ceron, is patient abuse and neglecta&(sot-david ceron// office of inspector general, special agent) "we found various instances of abuse where individuals were supposed to be getting one on one care with personal care attendants, and the attendant didn't stop by for weeks on with personal care attendants. and the attendant did not stop by for weeks on end. cases were attendants went on cruises in the caribbean and the beneficiary was left alone in their home....
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but worse than fraud says ceron, is patient abuse and neglect"we found various instances of abuse where individuals were supposed to be getting one on one care with personal care attendants, and the attendant didn't stop by for weeks on end. cases where attendants went on in their home."the problem, he says? there are no consistent standards for personal care workers nationwide. in response, the centers for medicare and medicaid services told us "the health and well-being of medicaid beneficiaries...is a top cms priority....we are actively strengthening the program's protections for beneficiaries and taxpayers." 3 c-m-s says it's working on specific steps including training for states in monitoring fraud, waste, and abuse.but the o-i-g points out it issued a major report on all this in 2012, and no major changes have happened as of yet.anna werner, cbs news, new york. 3 the united states is on a mission to save some of its busiest workers -- bees. bees.for the first time ever -- the u-s has placed seven bee species on the endangered list.listing the bees allows authorities to provide re
but worse than fraud says ceron, is patient abuse and neglect"we found various instances of abuse where individuals were supposed to be getting one on one care with personal care attendants, and the attendant didn't stop by for weeks on end. cases where attendants went on in their home."the problem, he says? there are no consistent standards for personal care workers nationwide. in response, the centers for medicare and medicaid services told us "the health and well-being of...
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. >> "saturday night " c n th handsh tn't during second prede debate.heountryouns da t opening ceron don't think chge sth kea would have been eightears unhe anizingly had o injuryvonn i ob gut u i nd this is t?c&he with to hold your breath crashes. another in 2013, at the world championship, where she sustained career-threatening injuries. >> does being airlifted off the mountain plant a seed? >> no. >> why not? >> that's part of the job. i accept the risk that at any time i could get in an accident kill myself. ski racing is a very dangerous sport, but i love it. i don't want to be doing anything else, so i accept the risk. if it happens, it happens. >> that fearlessness helped vonn become one of the best in the world. it also made her a celebrity off of thmpic in 2010, that changed my career. all of a sudden people knew who was. there d never happened really before. >> the attention that came with a gold medal who had spent her life worried only about going fast downhill began to worry about her image. >> rep carpets, paparazzi following you, that couldn't have been easy for someon
. >> "saturday night " c n th handsh tn't during second prede debate.heountryouns da t opening ceron don't think chge sth kea would have been eightears unhe anizingly had o injuryvonn i ob gut u i nd this is t?c&he with to hold your breath crashes. another in 2013, at the world championship, where she sustained career-threatening injuries. >> does being airlifted off the mountain plant a seed? >> no. >> why not? >> that's part of the job. i accept the...