4+ hour ago  (754+ words) A collaborative audit by state and federal inspectors has identified more than $24 million in Utah Medicaid payments that shouldn't have been made. But they also report it's a system problem that creates waste, not a question of fraud. Inspectors told…...

4+ week, 6+ hour ago  (714+ words) Art is an award-winning reporter who covers advanced industry and technology on the Deseret News' special projects team. Utah-based Intermountain Health announced last week that it plans to bring its long-running pension program to an end. The move puts the…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (494+ words) A COVID-19-era change to the Affordable Care Act, often referred to as "Obamacare" has been funneling money to insurance companies without providing individuals with health care, according to a recent nonpartisan Government Accountability Office report. In its undercover fraud…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (676+ words) I'm glad there are a growing number of senior discounts," Linda Groom from Las Vegas says. It's like a reward for getting old. It is a way to recognize our status. There should be even more discounts to recognize us....

5+ mon, 1+ day ago  (541+ words) SALT LAKE CITY " A new report found multiple failures within the Utah office tasked with overseeing and identifying fraud in the state's Medicaid system and says leadership "has not made adequate effort to improve" since a similar audit in 2018. Leadership…...

6+ mon, 1+ day ago  (454+ words) Utah taxpayers will shoulder a higher share of administrative costs associated with food stamps under the so-called "big, beautiful bill," but rough estimates suggest the state can avoid having to chip in to cover benefits directly. That's according to initial…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago  (584+ words) Perhaps the least surprising news story in recent days concerned the fact that the nation's gross national debt passed the $37 trillion mark. Least surprising " and probably the most overlooked. Yes, as recently as 2020, the Congressional Budget Office predicted this milestone…...

7+ mon, 2+ day ago  (424+ words) What is the national debt? It is the accumulated borrowing of the federal government over many years. What is the budget deficit? It is the yearly difference between federal expenditures and the amount of money collected through taxes. What is…...

8+ mon, 2+ day ago  (231+ words) In response to strict wage controls during World War II, employers started offering health insurance to attract top talent. This shotgun marriage of health care and the labor market created a public policy Gordian knot " full of benefits, but also…...

8+ mon, 2+ day ago  (697+ words) Major health insurers have agreed to six reforms that should reduce both wait times and barriers that stand between patients and procedures or services their health care providers say they need. Monday, during an industry discussion convened by the U.S. Department…...