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Boston Mayor Wu, City Hall unions battle over ‘skyrocketing’ GLP-1 weight loss drug coverage costs
2+ hour, 56+ min ago (701+ words) The Wu administration is considering dropping GLP-1 coverage for weight loss for City of Boston employees due to "skyrocketing" health insurance costs that are straining the city's finances. Chief Financial Officer Ashley Groffenberger said in a letter to the Boston…...
End of enhanced Obamacare subsidies puts tribal health lifeline at risk
3+ week, 3+ day ago (982+ words) By Katheryn Houghton, Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez, KFF Health News Leonard Bighorn said his mother tried for two years to get help for severe stomach pain through the limited health services available near her home on the Fort Peck Reservation in…...
Nassour: What happens when no one is watching the money
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (425+ words) It shouldn't have to be said, but here we are: waste, fraud, and abuse of taxpayer dollars is wrong. It's showing up with alarming frequency across the county. What used to be dismissed as a "one-off" scandal or an unfortunate…...
Leventhal: Let small biz band together for health insurance
2+ mon, 5+ day ago (173+ words) In 2018, President Trump attempted to expand eligibility for AHPs through regulatory action, but the effort was overturned in court after some states challenged the administration's legal interpretation of the term "employer." Other research confirms similar savings for'comprehensive coverage. When eligibility…...
Medicaid fraud is a problem. But so is a lack of understanding about the program. (Editorial)
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (602+ words) Medicaid is a federal program jointly funded with the states, providing health and long-term care insurance to more than 80 million low-income Americans. And if you didn't know all of that, you're not alone. Marketing efforts have succeeded in disguising Medicaid,…...
Editorial: Nationwide fraud cases slap in the face to taxpayers
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (452+ words) To paraphrase the late Speaker of the House Tip O'Neill: All fraud is local. When that happens, we're all ripped off. If there's one mandate for lawmakers heading back to DC after the holiday break, it's this: find fraud and…...
Medicaid paid more than $207 million for dead people. A new law could help fix that
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (276+ words) A new Department of Health and Human Services report reveals Medicaid programs made over $200 million in improper payments to health care providers between 2021 and 2022 for people who had already died. By FATIMA HUSSEIN, Associated Press [Trump warns Maduro against playing…...
Cae confianza del consumidor en EEUU en medio de ansiedad por inflación y aranceles
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (371+ words) El Conference Board inform" el martes que su "ndice de confianza del consumidor cay" 3,8 puntos a 89,1 en diciembre desde la lectura revisada al alza de 92,9 en noviembre. Eso est" cerca de la lectura de 85,7 de abril, cuando Trump implement" sus…...
Medicaid pagó más de $207 millones por personas fallecidas; nueva ley podría solucionarlo
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (343+ words) Por FATIMA HUSSEIN WASHINGTON (AP) " Programas de Medicaid realizaron m's de 200 millones de d'lares en pagos indebidos a proveedores de atenci'n m'dica entre 2021 y 2022 para personas que ya hab'an fallecido, seg'n un nuevo informe del organismo de control independiente del…...
Towhey: Nonprofit hospitals acting like Big Business
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (319+ words) These stories are becoming the face of a growing national outcry. While more than 2,900 U.S. hospitals hold tax-exempt status as nonprofits, critics argue they have undergone a "mission drift," prioritizing aggressive expansion, lavish marketing, and high-margin profits over the charity care…...