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Federal Regulators Bar Eleven Medical Equipment Suppliers That Billed Medicare for Beneficiaries Who Had Already Died
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (1028+ words) For families, that detail is the part worth pausing on. Claims filed under a dead relative's Medicare number are not an abstract accounting problem. They generate real paperwork, land in real statements, and are frequently discovered by an adult child…...
157 Lab Providers Lost Medicare Billing Privileges—Here’s Why Checking Your Medicare Statement Matters
3+ day, 14+ hour ago (192+ words) According to CMS, those systems look for abnormal combinations involving testing, results, billing, documentation, and relationships that could indicate fraud, waste, or abuse. The technology can help flag high-risk claims for additional review and potentially allow claims to be held,…...
Medi-Cal Home Care Changes: What Happens To Patients In 2027?
4+ day, 3+ hour ago (688+ words) An El Segundo-based home care company is laying off 738 healthcare workers across California, with layoffs scheduled to begin Sept. 15. But the bigger story may not be the jobs being lost. It is what happens to the Medi-Cal patients who depend…...
A Medicare policy designed to encourage certain business arrangements produced unexpected results
4+ day, 15+ hour ago (393+ words) "The exclusion bar can be for the rest of your lifetime or for several years, but it effectively halts your ability to participate," said Alice Harris. Terry Gerton The Health and Human Services Department recently delegated one of its powers…...
Health Net must extend assisted living benefits, state says
4+ day, 19+ hour ago (310+ words) California regulators ordered Health Net to fix how it’s handling the termination of assisted living services for low-income residents after the insurer’s abrupt decision left patients and providers scrambling. The state’s corrective action plan requires Health Net to extend services…...
How Much Will FEHB Cost You Before Medicare? | MyFederalRetirement
5+ day, 13+ hour ago (802+ words) Financial Planning Resources for Federal & Postal Employees September 8, 2026 My Federal Retirement If you’re retiring from federal service before age 65, there’s a number worth calculating before you leave: how much you’ll pay in Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) premiums between retirement…...
The Spend-Down Was About to Consume Her Last $180,000. A 'Medicaid-Compliant Annuity' Turned It Into Monthly Income the Nursing Home Couldn't Touch
6+ day, 7+ hour ago (693+ words) When a husband enters a nursing home billing nearly $11,000 a month, the clock starts ticking on the couple's savings. A little-known federal rule gives the at-home spouse a narrow window to act before Medicaid decides how much of that… This…...
Change coming to Medicare Part D plans effective Jan. 1
1+ week, 3+ day ago (574+ words) Watch your mail in September for your stand-alone Medicare Part D or Medicare Advantage plan’s annual notice of change. Dear Toni: Recently, the Trump administration announced an end to the Inflation Reduction Act’s Medicare program effective Jan. 1. I have searched…...
AARP Is Pushing a Bill That Would Cap What Medicare Costs You at $5,000 a Year
1+ week, 3+ day ago (872+ words) A bill might provide relief for Medicare enrollees with high costs. AARP is encouraging Congress to pass the Medicare Cost Cap Act of 2026, helping seniors save money in retirement. The bill would limit the out-of-pocket costs for original Medicare enrollees,…...
Changes to Medicare Part D effective January 1, 2027
2+ week, 1+ day ago (195+ words) Jacksonville Daily Progress Toni: Recently, the Trump administration announced an end to the Inflation Reduction Actâs Medicare program effective January 1, 2027. I have searched online at www.medicare. gov to find out what 2027 Medicare Part D plan will be the…...