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Senator Gallego Backs Bipartisan Bill in Washington to Tackle National Obesity Crisis with Enhanced Medicare Coverage
Senator Gallego supports the bipartisan Treat and Reduce Obesity Act to improve Medicare's obesity-related services.
Humana to Back Curbs to Medicare Advantage Billing Practices
The changes would limit how insurers add patient diagnoses that trigger lucrative extra payments.
Liz Weston: Delaying signing up for Medicare? Make sure you’re still covered under employer’s health plan
If you or a spouse is still working for an employer with 20 or more employees, generally you can opt to keep the ...
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Arizona Fraudster CEO Guilty of Bilking Medicare in $1 Billion Scheme
The CEO of DMERx was convicted in a $1B Medicare fraud scheme, exploiting vulnerable patients and manipulating medical ...
Omahans rally in support of Medicare, Medicaid funding
Omaha resident Melody Sheldon said she supports funding for Medicare and Medicaid, a potential target of budget cuts in the ...
Humana to back curbs to Medicare Advantage billing practices, WSJ reports
Humana has told congressional staffers that it will support moves that would curtail billing practices worth billions in ...
Should You Ditch Your Medicare Advantage Plan? Most People Do
If you're tempted to ditch your Medicare Advantage plan, you're not alone. Here's when it's a good idea and how to go about ...
Medicare Penalties Would Change for 700,000 Seniors Under New Bill
More than 700,000 Medicare beneficiaries currently face permanent increases in their Part B premiums because of late enrollment, with average penalties reaching 30 percent.