Criminal Background Checks on Medicaid Providers
States have until the end of July to start screening high-risk Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program providers, according to new guidance by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. These screenings will be fingerprint-based criminal background...
University of Iowa to add criminal background check to application
Work is being done to create a standardized application for all three universities IOWA CITY — Starting next month, for the first time, all student applicants to the University of Iowa will have to disclose whether they’ve ever been convicted of a crime or subject to...
Does a criminal background mean you won’t get hired?
So you have a criminal record; a DUI from a couple of years ago. Maybe it’s a youthful indiscretion such as shoplifting or perhaps something a little more serious such as assault and battery. One thing that would go a long way towards helping to keep you far away from...
Why Medical Identity Theft Is Rising
Why Medical Identity Theft Is Rising And How To Protect Yourself Anthem. Premera. Carefirst. Since the start of the year, these three major health insurers, all Blue Cross Blue Shield plans, have been victims of major data breaches, with up to about 92 million records...
Background Checks on All National Organizations
PANAMA CITY-- Leaving a child in someone else's care can be concerning for parents if they don't know much about that person. That's the reason behind a bill that would enforce background checks on all national organizations in Florida dealing with young children,...