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Medicare Rule Keeps Seniors in Hospital Too Long
9+ hour, 54+ min ago (670+ words) Dennis Thompson Tuesday, 10 February 2026 08:01 AM EST An outdated Medicare policy is keeping seniors in hospitals longer than necessary, wasting their time, hospital resources and federal health funding, a new study says.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
2+ week, 6+ day 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 $556M Over Medicare Fraud Claims
3+ week, 6+ day 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: UnitedHealth Used Aggressive Tactics to Boost Medicare Payments
4+ week, 1+ day ago (82+ words) Monday, 12 January 2026 06:43 AM EST Health "insurer UnitedHealth 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 were…...
Dr. Oz to Newsmax: Use Open Enrollment, Don't Throw Money Away
2+ mon, 1+ week 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
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (299+ 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 (CMS) announcement, The Hill reported. CMS released a statement explaining"the monthly actuarial rates…...
Medicare Agency to Recall 3,000 Workers for Open Enrollments
3+ 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 UnitedHealth Over Alleged Nursing Home Payments
6+ mon, 3+ day 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 UnitedHealth Group related to allegations that the company secretly paid nursing homes thousands in bonuses to help slash hospital transfers for ailing residents....
UnitedHealth Complying With DOJ Criminal, Civil Requests
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (124+ words) Thursday, 24 July 2025 08:50 AM EDT UnitedHealth has begun complying with formal criminal and civil requests from the U.S. Department of Justice after media reports about investigations into its participation in the Medicare program, according to a filing. The company said it has…...
Dr. Oz to Newsmax: Goal to Return to Medicaid's 'Noble Mission"
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (198+ words) By James Morley III "|" Saturday, 19 July 2025 03:00 PM EDT The goals of the Trump administration in revamping Medicaid are to return the program to its "original noble mission,""Dr. Mehmet Oz, administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, told…...