1+ week, 5+ day ago  (614+ words) The Trump administration is ramping up its fight against waste, fraud, and abuse in healthcare. And that effort could help make care more affordable for millions of Americans. One of its latest targets is the 340 B Drug Pricing Program, a…...

2+ week, 8+ hour ago  (316+ words) By Michael Katz "|" Wednesday, 06 May 2026 10: 09 PM EDT United Healthcare said Wednesday it will eliminate prior authorization requirements for 30% of services in a move aimed at reducing delays for patients and paperwork for physicians. "Prior authorization is an essential safeguard but…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (416+ words) By Solange Reyner "|" Friday, 24 April 2026 06: 13 PM EDT Dr. Mehmet Oz said Friday on Newsmax that a federal crackdown on Medicaid fraud is gaining momentum, as the Trump administration ramps up a nationwide effort targeting vulnerabilities in services provided to low-income…...

1+ mon, 12+ hour ago  (393+ words) By Solange Reyner "|" Monday, 20 April 2026 06: 49 PM EDT Dr. Mehmet Oz, administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, told Newsmax on Monday that eliminating Medicare fraud could significantly extend the program's financial stability, potentially adding years to the life of…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (526+ words) By James Morley III "|" Tuesday, 07 April 2026 12: 55 PM EDT The claims generated roughly $71. 7 million in taxpayer-funded payments, placing him among the highest-billing hospice physicians in California. Experts say such a workload would be extraordinarily difficult to manage. "They would have a…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (660+ words) Two-thirds of Americans worry about being able to afford healthcare, according to a recent KFF poll. And they're looking to Washington to do something about it. Republicans have an opportunity to meet that demand "and turn healthcare from a political…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (450+ words) By Jim Thomas "|" Tuesday, 10 March 2026 07: 09 PM EDT More than 700 of the roughly 1, 800 hospices operating in Los Angeles County are triggering multiple state-defined warning signs of fraud, according to a CBS News review. The findings suggest patterns California auditors flagged years…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (768+ words) America's healthcare system consistently ranks as the most expensive in the developed world. It's not, as some politicians claim, expensive because markets have failed. It's expensive because the market has been repeatedly blocked from succeeding. Until we're honest about that,…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (26+ words) Newsmax The State of Our Journalism Viciously Anti-Trump CBS's Weiss Latest Target of Antisemitic Campus Intolerance More Tim Graham Stories...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (528+ words) By Theodore Bunker "|" Friday, 06 February 2026 10: 48 AM EST Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz promoted the newly launched Trump Rx. gov prescription drug pricing website during a Friday morning television interview with Newsmax, saying the platform could significantly…...