9+ hour, 21+ min ago  (212+ words) Rep. Buddy Carter, R-Ga., joins ‘Varney & Co.’ to sound off on Republicans defying President Donald Trump over Obamacare subsidies and defend legislation to denaturalize and deport immigrants convicted of fraud. A new report warns that stronger safeguards against fraud are…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (661+ words) Three major hospital systems on Monday filed lawsuits accusing CVS Health and its subsidiaries of running a secret scheme that allegedly siphoned hundreds of millions of dollars away from hospitals serving vulnerable and uninsured patients. The lawsuits – filed by Mount…...

9+ mon, 1+ week ago  (445+ words) Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz breaks down the changes to Medicaid, the impact on hospitals, its 60th anniversary and more on Varney & Co. Leading health insurers announced Wednesday that they will scale back their Medicare Advantage offerings next year…...

10+ mon, 3+ week ago  (516+ words) 'Barron's Roundtable' panelists discuss calls for a breakup for CVS prompting a strategic review. A federal judge has ordered CVS Health’s pharmacy benefit manager, Caremark, to pay nearly $290 million after a whistleblower accused the business of overcharging Medicare on prescription…...

11+ mon, 2+ week ago  (401+ words) UnitedHealth Group announced Thursday that it is under an investigation by the Department of Justice over the insurance company's Medicare billing practices. UnitedHealth says it proactively reached out to the DOJ following a February report from the Wall Street Journal…...