ASCOG Advocate: August 20, 2013

Artist's depiction of the probe.

On this date, in 1977, NASA launched this probe which is the only man-made object to visit Uranus and Neptune.  Today, it still transmits data to earth.

What is the name of the probe?

A Detroit doctor is under arrest for bilking Medicare out of millions and giving chemo to patients who did not need it.

Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services set to penalize hospitals for high rates of laparoscopic surgical complications including lacerations and punctures.

Changes in Medicare seem to have a greater impact than "black box" warnings from the FDA on dialysis treatments.

Over 90,000 Wisconsin medicaid recipients to be cut from services in new budget.

The New York state auditor found $46 million in medicaid overpayments to nursing homes.

Veteran peer-counselors help other veterans in wake of mental health concerns.