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Mortgage help lacking Natick woman frustrated with Obama program to modify loans By Thomas Grillo Saturday, January 2, 2010 - Updated 5h ago EmailE-mail PrintablePrint Comments(58) Comments LargerSmallerText size Bookmark and Share Share Buzz up! When the Obama administration launched a mortgage modification program for distressed homeowners, it sounded like the perfect solution for Cheryl Freier. But the 65-year-old Natick resident, who is struggling to make payments on an $185,000 loan, has been unable to convince JPMorgan Chase to lower the 7 percent interest rate on her loan or forgive some of the principal. “My husband died suddenly in 2006...

WASHINGTON - A majority of states don't verify claims of U.S. citizenship by those seeking Medicaid, which could let illegal immigrants into the health-care program, an inspector general's report has found. "The quality-assurance checks aren't there. That's how we see it," said Jodi Nudelman, an acting regional inspector general for the Department of Health and Human Services. "And it's our sense the people may not be aware of that." Federal law says that, with a few exceptions, a person must be a citizen to receive Medicaid benefits. States can accept a signed declaration as proof of U.S. citizenship. Forty-six do....