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US government overpaid welfare and Medicare recipients by $186 billion last year " after a shocking surge
2+ hour, 28+ min ago (416+ words) The federal government overpaid welfare and social services recipients by a stunning $186 billion in fiscal year 2025, a startling surge of $24 billion from the previous year's total. According to the Government Accountability Office (GAO), 15 federal agencies made up the massive improper…...
Feds defer $1. 3 B in California Medicaid funding amid healthcare fraud crackdown
1+ week, 5+ day ago (317+ words) The federal crackdown on California is escalating, with The California Post learning the Trump administration is withholding $1. 3 billion in Medicaid funding amid mounting concerns over fraud tied to the state's hospice and home health agencies. The anti-fraud task force, led…...
United Health to remove annoying barrier for slew of medical procedures
2+ week, 6+ day ago (445+ words) United Health Group said Tuesday it is planning to stop requiring doctors to get approvals for a slew of tests, surgeries and other procedures, an effort to ease patient access to care. The company, which runs the largest insurer in…...
$2. 67 B Blue Cross Blue Shield settlement to finally start payouts soon " how to see if you're eligible
4+ week, 6+ hour ago (254+ words) Blue Cross Blue Shield will soon start sending payments to millions of Americans from its $2. 67 billion fund in what is one of the largest antitrust settlements in the US healthcare industry. Eligible customers who previously used Blue Cross Blue Shield…...
Ferrari drivers on food stamps " how states help scammers game welfare
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (742+ words) What do a university professor, a celebrity barber and a professional football player have in common? All three bought new, six-figure luxury sports cars and lived lavish lifestyles " while collecting food stamps. How on earth can these "welfare recipients" purchase…...
Exclusive | Dr. Oz touts "Fraud War Room," ending payments to 400 hospices in California over fears of $100 B fraud
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (552+ words) WASHINGTON " Over 400 hospices in Los Angeles have been shut down or cut off as the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services" (CMS) "Fraud War Room" kicks into gear, Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz revealed on "Pod Force One." Shockingly, CMS received "zero…...
Exclusive | FDNY plans to hike cost of ambulance rides by 29%, increase on site emergency treatment by 42%
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (568+ words) These price tags are enough to make you sick. The FDNY is considering hiking ambulance and emergency medical bills by double digits " blaming the squeeze on patients" pockets on inflation and coming pay increases for union workers. The proposed hikes…...
Inside Gavin Newsom's empire of fraud
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (1327+ words) California is a cash machine. The state collects some of the country's highest income, business, and fuel taxes, and now spends more than $300 billion per year. And yet, everywhere you look, California seems to be falling apart. The roads are…...
JD Vance suspends 447 hospices in LA as part of anti-fraud crackdown
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (690+ words) The'anti-fraud task force'led by Vice President JD Vance has suspended 447 hospices and 23 home health agencies suspected of fraud in Los Angeles, with a total fraud estimate of more than $600 million. The number of suspensions is roughly a 539% increase from the…...
Exclusive | Fraud whistleblowers could make millions as Bessent cracks down on sprawling scams
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (1108+ words) Uncle Sam needs you to help crush the billion-dollar financial fraud gangs. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is launching a new program on Monday that will reward tipsters with up to 30% of the fines imposed on criminals who are trying to…...