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United Healthcare to Cut Prior Authorizations
9+ hour, 32+ min 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…...
US to Speed Up Medicare Payments for Medical Devices
1+ week, 6+ day ago (227+ words) Thursday, 23 April 2026 09: 16 AM EDT Health regulators in the U. S. "are set to announce a program to speed up federal payments for new medical devices for people insured by Medicare, the Financial Times reported on Thursday. The program is designed "to shorten…...
Medicare Rule Keeps Seniors in Hospital Too Long
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (670+ words) Dennis Thompson Tuesday, 10 February 2026 08: 01 AM EST An outdated Medicare policy is keeping seniors in hospitals longer than necessary, wasting their time, hospital resources and federal health funding, a new study says. Established in 1965, the "three-day rule" was intended to justify…...
More Nursing Home Staff Means Better Resident Health
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (270+ words) Dennis Thompson Wednesday, 21 January 2026 07: 14 AM EST Boosting staffing levels at nursing homes could improve the health of residents, a new study says. Fewer residents wound up with injuries and illnesses after an Illinois program increased staff at nursing homes with…...
Kaiser Permanente Affiliates to Pay $556 M Over Medicare Fraud Claims
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (279+ words) Jonathan Stempel Wednesday, 14 January 2026 06: 01 PM EST The "Department of Justice said five Kaiser Permanente "affiliates in California and Colorado agreed to pay $556 million to resolve claims they illegally pressured doctors to add codes for diagnoses they never considered to patients…...
Report: United Health Used Aggressive Tactics to Boost Medicare Payments
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (82+ words) Monday, 12 January 2026 06: 43 AM EST Health "insurer United Health Group used aggressive tactics to gather diagnoses that can boost Medicare Advantage payments, the Wall "Street Journal reported on Monday, citing a U. S. "Senate committee investigating the company's practices. Shares of the company…...
Dr. Oz to Newsmax: Use Open Enrollment, Don't Throw Money Away
5+ mon, 4+ day ago (308+ words) By Theodore Bunker "|" Tuesday, 02 December 2025 11: 06 AM EST Dr. Mehmet Oz urged Medicare beneficiaries to use the final days of open enrollment, warning that failing to review coverage options could mean "throwing money away," he told Newsmax in an interview as…...
CMS: Medicare Part B Premiums to Rise 10% Next Year
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (365+ words) By Brian Freeman "|" Tuesday, 18 November 2025 12: 08 PM EST Medicare Part B premiums will go up by about 10% next year,"according to a"Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announcement, The Hill reported. CMS released a statement explaining"the monthly actuarial rates for…...
Medicare Agency to Recall 3, 000 Workers for Open Enrollments
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (210+ words) By Theodore Bunker "|" Thursday, 23 October 2025 05: 38 PM EDT The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will recall roughly 3, 000 staff members who have been furloughed since the beginning of October as the agency ramps up operations during the annual open-enrollment periods for…...
Sens. Wyden, Warren Launch Probe Into United Health Over Alleged Nursing Home Payments
8+ mon, 4+ week ago (293+ words) Thursday, 07 August 2025 07: 57 AM EDT Sens. Ron Wyden, D-Ore. , and Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass. , are launching an investigation into United Health Group related to allegations that the company secretly paid nursing homes thousands in bonuses to help slash hospital transfers for ailing…...