Florida’s Deloitte-run computer system cut off new moms entitled to Medicaid – Tampa Bay Times
In mid-May, Mandy Locks, who has a 3-month-old baby, received a letter from a Florida government agency warning that both children would be removed from Medicaid, a health insurance program for people with low incomes and disabilities. It has arrived. under Florida law passed in 2021Rokx was supposed to have continued coverage for 12 months […]
3 million 'fraudsters' on Medicaid are costing NY $20B: report – New York Post
As many as 3 million New Yorkers may be receiving fraudulent benefits from taxpayer-funded Medicaid and other public health insurance benefits, with costs potentially reaching $20 billion annually. A surprising new research result has been announced. Approximately 5.5 million Empire State residents have incomes low enough to meet the standard eligibility limits for Medicaid or […]
Biden proposes weight-loss drugs Ozempic, Wegovy be covered by Medicare and Medicaid
Millions of obese Americans would be eligible to receive popular weight-loss drugs like Wigoby and Ozempic covered by Medicare or Medicaid under new rules proposed by the Biden administration Tuesday morning. A costly proposal from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is the latest in a potential showdown between the powerful pharmaceutical industry […]
What to know about Dr. Mehmet Oz, Trump’s pick to lead Medicare and Medicaid – The Associated Press
Mehmet OzThe renowned heart surgeon turned talk show host and lifestyle guru runs the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, a massive federal health bureaucracy that covers more than a third of Americans. President-elect Donald Trump was chosen to run it. Here we meet a TV doctor who became a politician and was now put […]
Trump Picks Dr. Oz to Lead Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
President-elect Donald Trump announced the selection of Dr. Mehmet Oz to run the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). In a press release from the Trump-Vance transition team, President Trump praised Oz as a “distinguished physician, heart surgeon, inventor, and world-class communicator,” adding that Oz worked closely with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. He added […]
Biden Expands Medicaid Coverage for Children in 5 States – Newsweek
President Joe Biden has expanded Medicaid coverage in five states, allowing children to continue qualifying for health insurance, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced today. For several years surrounding COVID-19, Medicaid recipients were provided with continuity of coverage to ensure they had access to care during the pandemic. During this period, Americans […]
Scammers ripped off NY’s controversial Medicaid homecare program for $68M: feds
Two Brooklyn-based companies defrauded the state's controversial Medicaid home health program out of $68 million, federal prosecutors alleged this week. Eight indicted fraudsters, including the owners of two adult day care facilities, allegedly orchestrated a multi-year kickback and bribery scheme to defraud state programs, according to an indictment unsealed Wednesday. . The Consumer Personal Assistance […]
Expert says Medicaid, Medicare reform is critical and can save $2.1 trillion
Paragon Health Institute's Brian Blades discusses strategies for reforming key federal health care programs. Expenses Federal Health Programs As America's aging population has caused health care costs to soar in recent years, health policy experts have called for reform of programs such as Medicare and Medicaid, as well as Obamacare. Paragon Health Institute, a think […]
Medicaid madness: Forgiven debt could sink health coverage
Though it didn’t make national news, the Biden administration recently announced a new initiative that, despite its best intentions, will have unintended consequences for patients and, needless to say, taxpayers: the initiative further expands Medicaid to cover the latest liberal claims. Late July, North Carolina Announced The state received a Medicaid waiver from Washington that […]
Homecare ‘middlemen’ sue to stop Gov. Hochul’s proposed Medicaid program overhaul
Governor Hockle’s plan to overhaul the fraud-ridden $9 billion Medicaid home care program, the system that allows New Yorkers to get paid to care for the elderly, is facing a lawsuit from “middleman” companies that act as payroll agents between Medicaid and caregivers. During state budget negotiations earlier this year, the governor quietly pushed through […]