19+ hour, 58+ min ago  (93+ words) State Medicaid directors are told to develop strategies to ensure that providers are legitimate. Noncompliant states could face audits. Dr. Oz Demands States Take Action on Medicaid Fraud The head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) demanded…...

5+ hour, 7+ min ago  (81+ words) State and federal laws provide some patient protections regarding hospital prices and billing, but experts say more is needed. More Action Needed on Hospital Price Transparency, Experts Say Congress passed the No Surprises Act in 2020 to protect patients from receiving…...

16+ hour, 26+ min ago  (64+ words) The company became the 17th drug manufacture to enter a Most Favored Nation prescription pricing agreement. Regeneron Strikes Drug Pricing Deal With Trump, Will Offer New Hearing-Loss Therapy for Free Regeneron Pharmaceuticals on April 23 became the latest drug manufacturer to enter…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago  (516+ words) Nearly all U. S. health care is government-subsidized through direct payments, assistance with premium payments, tax deductions, or tax exemptions. Health Coverage in Charts: Who Actually Benefits From Government Subsidies? Nearly all U. S. health care is government-subsidized through direct payments, assistance with premium…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago  (86+ words) We're asking the states to own that problem. .. red and blue, all of them,' he says. Dr. Oz Says Anti-Fraud Effort Coming to All 50 States' Dr. Mehmet Oz, the administrator of the agency overseeing Medicaid and Medicare, announced Tuesday that…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (467+ words) Most of the world believes that the United States has a free-enterprise system of health care provision. This is not true. The market is severely controlled on both the supply side and the demand side. For supply, governments heavily subsidize…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (101+ words) The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services finalized a 2. 48 percent average payment increase, far above the near-flat rate proposed in January. CMS Boosts 2027 Medicare Advantage Payments The federal government will increase payments to private Medicare insurers by 2. 48 percent in 2027, far more…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (87+ words) Private health insurance premiums increased by an average of 4. 41 percent in April, marking one of the steepest rises in recent years. Rising Premiums Drive Australians to Scale Back Private Health Cover Australians are facing another cost-of-living hit, with private health…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago  (77+ words) Payments to suspected fraudsters continued because of an error that has remained uncorrected since 1995, the Office of Legislative Auditor found. Minnesota Audit: Agency's "Fraud' Definition Mistakenly Omitted Kickbacks That was the key finding of the state's Office of Legislative Auditor,…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (441+ words) Smart moves can help you dodge costly Medicare surcharges. How to Avoid the Medicare IRMAA Premium Hit If you're a high earner approaching the Medicare age of 65 or are already receiving these benefits, you may have to pay a surcharge…...