4+ hour, 3+ min ago  (1087+ words) Uncle Sam needs you to help crush the billion-dollar health care fraud gangs. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is launching a new program on Monday that will reward tipsters with up to 30% of fines imposed on criminals who are trying to…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (351+ words) Dr. Mehmet Oz, the federal Medicaid chief, is entirely right to probe New York's bloated $124 billion spending on the program. Cost controls and fraud prevention are anathema to the state's political establishment and the leader of that establishment, Gov. Kathy…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (453+ words) They sell Botox, lip filler and laughing gas'and we're paying for it. No " a new beauty-centric dentist hasn't opened up in California's State Capitol of Sacramento. In reality, a Planned Parenthood branch in the city is pivoting to make ends…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (578+ words) New York is about to get the Oz treatment. Medicaid czar Dr. Mehmet Oz is turning up the heat on Gov. Kathy Hochul, launching an investigation into the state's massive $124 billion Medicaid program " which he has claimed is rife with…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (829+ words) You thought that medical procedure hurt? Just wait "til you see the bill. The average cost of a one-day hospital stay in the US topped $3,200 in 2024, with California recording the highest costs ($4,700) and Mississippi the lowest ($1,400). It"s no wonder…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (664+ words) Americans want to help people in need, but when government does that, taxpayer dollars get stolen. It's how the system is designed, says the United Council on Welfare Fraud's Andrew McClenahan. "You're measuring success by the amount of money you…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (919+ words) After billions in Medicaid money was stolen by fraudsters in Minnesota, all eyes are on New York " where spending on health programs is set to top $115 billion in 2026. Although New York spends more on Medicaid than Florida and Texas " both…...

2+ mon, 22+ hour ago  (771+ words) California is already home to some of the highest taxes in the country, and another tax increase may be on the ballot this year: the "billionaire tax." This naked money grab is a one-time,5%tax on anyone's wealth over $1 billion…...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago  (630+ words) Drugmakers'plan to raise US prices on at least 350 branded medications including vaccines against COVID, RSV and shingles and blockbuster cancer treatment Ibrance, even as President Trump pressures them for cuts, according to data provided exclusively by healthcare research firm 3 Axis…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (449+ words) President Trump released his "great healthcare plan" on Thursday that he vowed will put Americans first and allow them to purchase their own healthcare options, thereby lowering the cost of prescription drugs and insurance premiums." "The government is going to…...