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Jeb Bush Lobbied On Behalf Of Infamous Medicare Swindler, Says Former HHS Secretary
Jeb Bush Lobbied On Behalf Of Infamous Medicare Swindler, Says Former HHS Secretary
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/31/jeb-bush-lobbied-medicare-fraud-margaret-heckler_n_1241496.html
Posted: 01/31/2012 2:08 pm
WASHINGTON -- Jeb Bush personally lobbied the secretary of health and human services while his father was vice president on behalf of a hospital executive who would later be accused of defrauding the government of hundreds of millions of Medicare dollars, The Huffington Post has confirmed.
Miguel Recarey, head of International Medical Centers (IMC), also paid Bush $75,000 in the mid-1980s, money that Bush acknowledges receiving but says was tendered for real estate consultation.
With the GOP presidential campaign now focused on Tuesday's Florida primary, attention has turned to Jeb Bush, the popular former Florida governor, as observers analyze his every move for signs of a possible endorsement -- or wonder whether Bush himself will wind up the nominee after a brokered political convention.
In 1992, as his father, President George H.W. Bush, ran for reelection, Jeb Bush denied having reached out to HHS Secretary Margaret Heckler on Recarey's behalf, a denial he maintains through a spokeswoman to this day. Bush said that he only spoke to a lower-level HHS official to ask that Recarey be given a "fair hearing" with regard to his application to renew a waiver that allowed IMC to receive more than 50 percent of its revenue from Medicare. (The waiver had been granted as part of an HMO pilot project that was set to expire. The renewal was ultimately not granted.)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/31/jeb-bush-lobbied-medicare-fraud-margaret-heckler_n_1241496.html
Posted: 01/31/2012 2:08 pm
WASHINGTON -- Jeb Bush personally lobbied the secretary of health and human services while his father was vice president on behalf of a hospital executive who would later be accused of defrauding the government of hundreds of millions of Medicare dollars, The Huffington Post has confirmed.
Miguel Recarey, head of International Medical Centers (IMC), also paid Bush $75,000 in the mid-1980s, money that Bush acknowledges receiving but says was tendered for real estate consultation.
With the GOP presidential campaign now focused on Tuesday's Florida primary, attention has turned to Jeb Bush, the popular former Florida governor, as observers analyze his every move for signs of a possible endorsement -- or wonder whether Bush himself will wind up the nominee after a brokered political convention.
In 1992, as his father, President George H.W. Bush, ran for reelection, Jeb Bush denied having reached out to HHS Secretary Margaret Heckler on Recarey's behalf, a denial he maintains through a spokeswoman to this day. Bush said that he only spoke to a lower-level HHS official to ask that Recarey be given a "fair hearing" with regard to his application to renew a waiver that allowed IMC to receive more than 50 percent of its revenue from Medicare. (The waiver had been granted as part of an HMO pilot project that was set to expire. The renewal was ultimately not granted.)
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Jeb Bush Lobbied On Behalf Of Infamous Medicare Swindler, Says Former HHS Secretary (Original Post)
Amerigo Vespucci
Jan 2012
OP
Thanks for posting this.At the time Jeb's criminal friend fled, he was the largest Medicare thief.
Judi Lynn
Jan 2012
#2
That does explain a lot, doesn't it. Otherwise I'm sure he'd be grasping for power.
Kurmudgeon
Jan 2012
#3
BlueToTheBone
(3,747 posts)1. His wife also smuggled furs into the US
so she wouldn't have to pay duty on them. That's pretty terrible, but that she wears furs is disgusting. In Florida, no less.
patrice
(47,992 posts)5. ! Barbarian!!!
Judi Lynn
(160,656 posts)2. Thanks for posting this.At the time Jeb's criminal friend fled, he was the largest Medicare thief.
Could it be his dirty friends in South Florida are the reason Jeb Bush has felt it necessary to stay out of the Presidential race? Sure seems to be a good possibility if his past won't stand up to scrutiny.
Kurmudgeon
(1,751 posts)3. That does explain a lot, doesn't it. Otherwise I'm sure he'd be grasping for power.
patrice
(47,992 posts)4. Oh, I hope they bring Jeb on. I, for one, would LOVE to talk about this sort of thing 24/7, not to
even mention Wars 'r U.S. to hire for OIL Royalty invested in American Real Estate and other equities.