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UnitedHealth Wins Ruling Over $2B in Alleged Medicare Advantage Overpayments
The civil fraud case against UnitedHealth Group, the nation's largest Medicare Advantage insurer, was filed in 2011 by whistleblower Benjamin Poehling, a former company employee. The DOJ took over the ...
Fact check: The war of words over Medicaid cuts
By Lori Robertson Democrats and Republicans are accusing one another of “lying” about what a House Republican budget ...
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A Response’ to President Trump’s Congressional Address
As most Americans know, we are living in a pivotal moment in American history – facing unprecedented challenges. How we respond to this moment will impact ...
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CMS rescinds Medicaid's health-related social needs guidance
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has pulled information on health equity for the Medicaid and Children’s ...
GOP must cut Medicaid or Medicare to achieve budget goals, CBO finds
The nonpartisan bookkeeper said there’s no other way to cut $1.5 trillion from the budget over the next decade.
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Medicare Coverage Of Medical Technologies In A New Era
Potential Medicare coverage reforms, such as eliminating Coverage with Evidence Development, would remove key policy tools ...
Democrats bring Medicaid fight to Trump at joint address
Democrats used President Trump’s address to Congress on Tuesday to ramp up pressure on Republicans over potential Medicaid ...
Sixty Years After Its Creation, Medicaid Faces A Crossroads
Cuts to the largest insurance program would directly impact the 72 million people who depend on it, and also our nation's ...
Congress' proposed cuts may jeopardize Medicaid and negatively impact the economy, report finds
Federal cuts to Medicaid would impact more than 80 million people who rely on the program. It may also negatively effect the ...
Kentucky congressman leading cuts that could affect Medicaid. What to know
Brett Guthrie chairs the Committee of Energy and Commerce, which has been tasked with finding $880B in spending cuts under a House budget resolution.
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GOP Can’t Attain Budget Goal Without Cuts To Medicaid, Medicare, Or CHIP
The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office released an analysis Wednesday. Other coverage from Capitol Hill and the White House is on high-deductible health plans, price transparency, Medicare ...