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Vance's anti-fraud task force halts more than $1 B in federal funding to home health firms
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (402+ words) WASHINGTON (TNND) " The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) said it is imposing a six-month nationwide freeze on new Medicare enrollments for hospices and home health agencies as part of a sweeping effort to crack down on fraud within the…...
Vance's anti-fraud task force halts $1. 4 B in federal funding to home health firms: reports
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (219+ words) WASHINGTON (TNND) " Vice President JD Vance's anti-fraud task force withheld $1. 4 billion in federal funding from home health and hospice providers across the U. S. as part of an ongoing crackdown on suspected fraud, according to reports. Fox News reported that members of…...
Dr. Oz notifies Minnesota Gov. Walz that CMS is deferring $91 million in Medicaid funding
1+ week, 6+ day ago (145+ words) WASHINGTON (TNND) " Dr. Mehmet Oz, administrator of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services, announced Thursday that the agency notified Minnesota Democratic Gov. Tim Walz that they were deferring an additional $91 million in federal Medicaid funding. Oz's statement comes the…...
Americans link government fraud to rising cost of living, new poll finds
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (412+ words) WASHINGTON (TNND) -- A growing majority of Americans believe government fraud is contributing to their financial strain, according to new polling, as federal prosecutors continue to secure convictions in high-profile fraud cases across the country. The survey, released by the State…...
Nick Shirley releases California alleged fraud video on X, says its bigger than Minnesota
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (166+ words) WASHINGTON (TNND) " You Tuber Nick Shirley on Monday evening posted a 40-minute video on X on exposing alleged fraud in the state of California. Last year, Shirley went viral after he went to Minnesota and filmed multiple daycare centers that…...
Trump gives drugmakers an ultimatum: Lower prices in the US, or else
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (683+ words) WASHINGTON (TNND) " President Donald Trump is ratcheting up pressure on some of the world's biggest drug companies to reduce their prices in the U. S. or risk facing the full force of the federal government if they do not comply by the…...
Dr. Oz sounds alarm as Minnesota welfare fraud scandal triggers nationwide review
3+ mon, 2+ day ago (396+ words) President Donald Trump makes an Announcement with the Administrator of the EPA at the White House. WASHINGTON (TNND) " A massive welfare fraud scandal in Minnesota is drawing renewed scrutiny to other states as federal officials review programs that receive billions…...
Obamacare enrollment down more than 1 million as coverage becomes more expensive
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (632+ words) (TNND) " Over 1 million fewer people are enrolled in Affordable Care Act health insurance following the expiration of enhanced tax credits that made coverage more affordable. And that's just the first wave of attrition. "There's probably going to be a bunch…...
Call for medical billing price transparency
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (1098+ words) by ANGIE MORESCHI AND NATHAN AARON | Spotlight on America WASHINGTON (SOA) " A lack of transparency in health care costs has long been blamed as part of the problem driving up prices. New federal rules passed five years ago were supposed…...
Trump administration announces savings with new drug price negotiations
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (342+ words) WASHINGTON (TNND) " The Trump administration announced Tuesday that there would be major savings coming to the federal government, thanks to a new round of negotiated drug prices. Fifteen drugs, including those used by Medicare beneficiaries to treat Asthma, Cancer and…...