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House Oversight Committee investigating after claims of fraud, gender transition care for kids

The House Oversight and Accountability Committee is investigating whistleblower allegations of fraudulent billing to the Medicaid program for pediatric gender reassignment care, including at Texas Children’s Hospital (TCH) in Houston. In letters sent to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), committee members expressed […]

Hospital discharges limiting home care in England, councils say | Social care

A rapid wave of hospital discharges is draining resources and leaving vulnerable people at risk of missing out on basic preventive social care at home, local government leaders have warned. Despite cross-party support for expanding early care at home, city hall officials are being forced to allocate resources to people with more complex needs, many […]

FBI charges 5 Mass. residents in $1 million health care scheme – WCVB Boston

The FBI Boston Office has indicted five Massachusetts residents for allegedly submitting false insurance claims to multiple insurance companies and defrauding health insurance companies out of $1 million, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts announced on Friday. The indictment names Brendon Ash, 40, of Dorchester; Akila Atherton, 36, of Roxbury; Darin Kobler, […]

Save big with these picks if you want to go green with your lawn care

Electric leaf blowers produce less noise pollution and are environmentally friendly. (iStock) Amazon Prime Day is a great time to buy an electric lawn mower for your lawn mower. According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), A gasoline-powered lawnmower produces as much pollution per hour as an average of 11 cars.Making the switch will not […]

Gender-affirming care restrictions added to Senate NDAA

The Senate’s annual defense policy bill would ban the military from paying for surgeries for transgender soldiers, a move made possible by Sen. Joe Manchin, R-Indiana, who joined Republicans in a committee vote. The bill, added in a private amendment by the Senate Armed Services Committee last month to the bill known as the National […]