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2 more sentenced in $16M California Medicare hospice scam

ustowner-012 2025-11-18 16:42

Nov. 18 (UPI) — Two more defendants have been sentenced for their roles in a $16 million California hospice scam that billed Medicare for medica[……] ....

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Seniors hit with 10 percent Medicare Part B cost increase in 2026

ustowner-012 2025-11-17 15:22

Medicare Part B premiums will rise by about 10 percent in 2026 according to a notice from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). The[……] ....

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Hospitals, health systems stop Medicare telehealth appointments amid government shutdown

ustowner-013 2025-10-08 03:06

Hospitals and health systems across the U.S. are informing some Medicare patients that they will be unable to schedule telehealth appointments due to[……] ....

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AstraZeneca asks Supreme Court to hear lawsuit challenging Medicare drug price negotiation

ustowner-013 2025-09-25 22:32

AstraZeneca has asked the Supreme Court to hear its case challenging the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program created through the Inflation Reducti[……] ....

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Democratic attorneys general sue to block changes to ACA health insurance marketplaces

ustowner-013 2025-07-18 03:53

A group of Democratic attorneys general sued Thursday to block the implementation of portions of a Department of Health and Human Services rule set to[……] ....

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Senate Republicans open the door to cutting Medicare ‘waste’ in Trump agenda bill

ustowner-013 2025-06-06 04:26

WASHINGTON — Looking at new ways to pay for their sprawling bill for President Donald Trump’s domestic agenda, Republicans are exploring ide[……] ....

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Murphy fears more Medicare pay cuts will kill private practice

ustowner-012 2025-03-06 20:01

Rep. Greg Murphy (R-N.C.) worries that if nothing is done to curb Medicare payment cuts to physicians, doctors will no longer be able to afford t[……] ....

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Senior citizens are rattled by news that Medicare telehealth coverage could expire next month

ustowner-012 2025-02-27 18:06

Advocates say the coverage has bipartisan support, but efforts to make it permanent have been unsuccessful. For Kaye Peterson, 67, the expansion of[……] ....

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