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An investigation into the secret practices insurers use to pocket billions from Medicare.
Opinion
Means-Testing Medicare Would Do No Harm
In what other industries do we think customers are better off being forced to pay for a poorly run monopoly?
Medicare Agency to End Some Demonstration Projects, Cancel $2 Generic Drug Initiative
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services plans to terminate four demonstration projects by the end of 2025, closing out ...
Sen. Grassley Opens Inquiry Into UnitedHealth’s Medicare Billing Practices
The Iowa Republican’s letter to the company cites findings from a series of Wall Street Journal articles.
Dr. Oz Is About to Take Over Medicare. Expect a Show.
The celebrity doctor, if confirmed, will head a $1.5 trillion agency that oversees health insurance for more than 160 million ...
DOJ Investigates Medicare Billing Practices at UnitedHealth
The Justice Department is probing diagnoses and practices that triggered extra payments to UnitedHealth’s Medicare Advantage plans, people familiar with the matter say.
Dr. Oz Criticizes Some Medicare Advantage Business Practices
President Trump’s nominee to lead the Medicare agency criticized ‘upcoding,’ a business tactic of private insurers in the ...
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American Health Insurance Needs a Check Up
After being treated in the emergency department and hospital, her Medicare Advantage plan denied her claim. They cited a national standard for denial—which, on closer inspection, did actually ...
Highlights: Dr. Oz Confirmation Hearing to Head Medicare and Medicaid
Former TV show host Dr. Mehmet Oz was questioned by senators on Medicaid funding and his promotion of supplements during his ...
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Sen. Grassley Launches Inquiry Into UnitedHealth Group’s Medicare Billing Practices
The letter—which cited findings from a series of Wall Street Journal articles published over ... is simply unacceptable and harms not only Medicare beneficiaries, but also the American taxpayer.” ...