Julianne Hough's new dance DVD; AARP Bulletin looks at Medicare fraud

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Beyond Richard Simmons "Dance With Julianne: Just Dance!" (Anchor Bay Entertainment, $14.98)

Two-time "Dancing With the Stars" champion Julianne Hough, who is also in the upcoming Christina Aguilera and Cher movie "Burlesque," has a sexy new exercise video out now called "Just Dance!" The lithe performer leads at-home dancers through moves such as the snake and the skate (just be sure to select the "Personal Dance Lesson" before moving onto the "Just Dance! Workout"). Hough's words of encouragement include "Work that hair!" and "C'mon, sex it up!"

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Big-time crime gets into health care AARP Bulletin, November issue

Medicare fraud costs the system $60 billion a year, according to a new AARP Bulletin article. But it's not just crooked physicians submitting phony claims anymore: Medicare fraud is a magnet "for violent felons and mobsters, who consider cheating the system safer, easier and more lucrative than drug dealing." Rather than diving into the underworld of Medicare fraud, the article gives a big-picture view of the government's efforts to crack down on scammers. Great detail: In a Brooklyn medical clinic that allegedly ran a $72 million scam, a Soviet-style poster warned would-be snitches, "Don't gossip! These days, the walls have ears."

- Rachel Saslow