Obama administration faulted for ‘passive’ stance on health fraud

Obama administration faulted for ‘passive’ stance on health fraud

WASHINGTON (AP) — With billions in tax dollars at stake, the Obama administration has taken a "passive" approach to identifying potential fraud involving health care, nonpartisan congressional investigators say in a report released Wednesday.

While the Government Accountability Office stopped short of alleging widespread cheating in President Barack Obama's signature program to broaden the availability of health insurance, investigators found that the administration has struggled to resolve eligibility questions affecting millions of initial applications and hundreds of thousands of consumers who were actually approved for benefits.

Boston Ballet announces a dynamic 2016-17 season
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Boston Ballet announces a dynamic 2016-17 season

Mary Hierholzer

Last week, Boston Ballet announced a dynamic program for its 2016-17 season. The company will open with the North American premiere of Ivan Liška's Le Corsaire, and will also be the first North American group to perform William Forsythe's complete Artifact. The catalogue also includes works by Marius Petipa, George Balanchine, Jiří Kylián, and a world premiere by Boston Ballet's Resident Choreographer, Jorma Elo.

The new season "really represents our mission of presenting academic classical ballet and a strong commitment to contemporary dance," said Boston Ballet's Artistic Director, Mikko Nissinen, in an interview with the NewBostonPost. "We are looking back and recreating the quality of past catalogues, but also feel the need to be pushing the art form forward."

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