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Police Accountability in Senatobia, Mississippi. Then, Medicaid Cuts Will Hit Everyone in California
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (139+ words) On today’s show, guest-host Sara Blanco discusses police accountability in Mississippi with the Senatobia Committee for Accountability and Transparency, a community group demanding reform following local police violence, including the shooting of one-year-old baby Kohen Wiley. Also, while California almost…...
CMS Is Targeting Unauthorized Health Insurance Enrollments—Here’s What Consumers Should Check
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (566+ words) Editor’s Note: This article concerns Affordable Care Act Marketplace coverage, not Medicare plan enrollment. That’s significant because CMS says Enhanced Direct Enrollment platforms accounted for approximately 76% of active plan selections during 2026 Open Enrollment. The additional protection is intended to make…...
California workers' comp medical costs rise 5% in 2026
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (636+ words) Medical service costs paid per workers’ compensation claim in California increased 5% in 2026 after rising 10% in 2024, according to the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California. Medical expenses represented 52% of total loss payments in the state’s workers’ compensation system during the…...
Trump promises $500 Obamacare rebate checks for 1M enrollees in 30 states
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (280+ words) Fatima Hussein And Ali Swenson WASHINGTON – The Trump administration is promising $500 rebate checks to an estimated 1 million Affordable Care Act enrollees across 30 states, whom the White House alleges were overcharged by the Biden administration for exchange fees. The promise comes…...
Father jailed after $555k tax offending, mother spared prison for sake of children
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OBBBA Changes to Improper Payment Penalties Pose Risks to State Medicaid Programs
3+ day, 9+ hour ago (205+ words) Beginning October 1, 2029, OBBBA makes significant changes to Medicaid's Payment Error Rate Measurement (PERM) program: The law eliminates the "good faith waiver," making penalties for error rates over 3 percent mandatory, and it changes definitions to expand the universe of payments subject…...
THE HISTORY OF HOMECARE FRAUD: NGO'S, BUREAUCRATS, AND LABOR UNIONS UNDERMINED MEDICAID FRAUD PREVENTION
3+ day, 9+ hour ago (977+ words) The following information was released by Capital Research Center (CRC): The Medicaid "homecare" program is probably the most defrauded welfare program in America today, and it got that way because a cabal of nonprofits, the Medicaid "deep state," and big…...
Maryland lawmakers press health officials over millions in questionable Medicaid payments
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (516+ words) BALTIMORE (WBFF) — Maryland lawmakers pressed state health officials Wednesday over millions of dollars in questionable Medicaid payments and other repeat problems flagged by state auditors, including claims tied to people who were incarcerated or already dead. The scrutiny came during…...
New Jersey Fails to Vet Medicaid Providers, Raising Fraud Concerns
3+ day, 12+ hour ago (620+ words) The state failed to revalidate a third of its Medicaid providers over the last five years, in violation of federal law. New Jersey is failing to keep up with federally mandated oversight procedures for Medicaid recipients, creating an environment in…...
6 Charges on Your Medicare Statement You Should Never Ignore
3+ day, 12+ hour ago (153+ words) When was the last time you went line by line through your Medicare claims instead of simply filing the statement away? Share your experience in the comments. Two Florida Men Sentenced in $34.8 Million Medicare Scheme That Sent Unneeded Braces to…...