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New Medicaid work rules to save money, but states first must spend to figure out path forward
3+ hour, 58+ min ago (304+ words) "In a lot of cases, these systems that states use to manage their Medicaid are decades old," David Lieb said. Terry Gerton I want to ask you first to refresh our memory. There are new Medicaid work requirements that are…...
Feds with Benefits: Healthcare affordability part 3 — How Medicare Part D can reduce prescription drug costs for federal annuitants
4+ day, 6+ hour ago (662+ words) For federal annuitants enrolled in Medicare, adding a Part D prescription drug plan may offer meaningful savings. How Part D works in FEHB Beginning in plan year 2024, OPM allowed FEHB carriers to offer Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Plans (PDPs),…...
Beyond frameworks: What GAO gets right, and what it misses, about fighting government fraud
1+ week, 5+ day ago (634+ words) What makes today's fraud landscape fundamentally different is the degree of professionalization and specialization within the ecosystem. Fraud in federal government programs is often discussed as a series of program-specific failures. In practice, fraudsters do not experience government that way....
Feds with Benefits: Healthcare affordability part 2 — How supplemental benefits from your FEHB plan can put money back in your pocket
3+ week, 6+ hour ago (688+ words) Many FEHB, FEDVIP and Medicare Advantage plans offered by FEHB carriers include supplemental benefits that can help lower your out'of'pocket healthcare costs. Many FEHB, FEDVIP and Medicare Advantage plans offered by FEHB carriers include supplemental benefits that can help lower…...
Feds with Benefits: Healthcare affordability part 1 — Can feds save money on prescription drug costs with TrumpRX?
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (638+ words) Can the newly launched TrumpRX program help federal employees save money on their out-of-pocket prescription drug costs? Paying for healthcare continues to weigh heavily on Americans. In a recent KFF tracking poll, respondents ranked healthcare expenses, including premiums and out-of-pocket…...
OPM closes DC federal offices for second day in a row
2+ mon, 5+ day ago (247+ words) Federal employees in the D.C. region are under maximum telework as the area continues to dig out from Sunday's winter storm. Federal offices in the Washington, D.C., metro area will remain closed as the region continues to dig out from Sunday's winter…...
OPM makes the call early: Fed offices in DC closed on Monday
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (346+ words) Most federal employees in the DC metro area will be granted weather and safety leave, with emergency employees, remote and telework employees expected to work. With an impending winter storm expected to dump as much as 10 inches of snow " and…...
Navigating insurance, maintaining careers and making smart money moves as a Gen Z military family
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (610+ words) For Gen Z military families, navigating life in their early-to-mid 20s means wading their way through unique challenges that can get overwhelming quickly. For Gen Z military families, navigating life in their early-to-mid 20s means wading their way through unique challenges that…...
Pandemic watchdog builds AI fraud prevention ‘engine’ trained on millions of COVID program claims
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (713+ words) The Pandemic Response Accountability Committee is working with agency IGs on ways to prevent fraud in programs funded in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. " When Congress authorized over $5 trillion in pandemic-era relief programs, and directed agencies to prioritize speed…...
Medicaid paid more than $207 million for dead people. A new law could help fix that
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (218+ words) A new HHS report reveals Medicaid programs made over $200 million in improper payments to health care providers from 2021-2022 for people who had already died. But the department's Office of Inspector General said it expects a new provision in Republicans' One…...