Donald Trump clarifies he will ‘never do anything’ to ‘jeopardize’ Social Security and Medicare
Former President Donald Trump vowed he would not “jeopardize” Social Security or Medicare after causing an uproar earlier this week. President Trump (77): “I would never do anything that would jeopardize or harm Social Security or Medicare.” He spoke in a wide-ranging interview with Breitbart. At Mar-a-Lago. “We’ll have to do it elsewhere. But we’re […]
‘I Will Never Do Anything that Will Jeopardize or Hurt Social Security or Medicare’
PALM BEACH, Fla. — Former President Donald Trump told Breitbart News exclusively Wednesday night that he would never touch Social Security or Medicare. Asked about reducing government waste in an exclusive 90-minute interview (his first in print since blocking the Republican presidential nomination for three consecutive years), Trump said he would never cut Social Security […]
Joe Biden Claims He Will Stop ‘Anyone’ Who Tries to Cut Medicare
Claim: President Joe Biden claimed in Thursday’s State of the Union address that he will stop “anyone” who tries to cut Medicare. Verdict: False. Biden has moved aggressively to cut Medicare Advantage, an increasingly popular Medicare option for older Americans. biden I went out for a short run It’s the well-worn rhetoric that Republicans are […]
Medicare announces emergency funds for doctors affected by Change Healthcare hack – The Washington Post
Federal health officials said Saturday that doctors, physical therapists and other professionals who provide outpatient care have been cut short after a cyberattack crippled the nation’s largest medical claims processing agency and left many organizations in financial trouble. announced that it would provide emergency funding to The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services also announced […]
Joe Biden says Medicare should negotiate prices for more drugs
President Joe Biden said Wednesday that Medicare should negotiate higher prices for at least 50 prescription drugs each year than the president’s current goal. “Medicare should not be limited to negotiating just 20 drugs a year,” the White House said. fact sheet The announcement was made ahead of Biden’s previously reported State of the Union […]
GOP leaders demand answers from Medicare on alleged $2B catheter fraud – The Washington Post
House Republicans on Wednesday called on federal health officials to address allegations of Medicare fraud estimated at more than $2 billion. Medical groups have warned that the scheme has ensnared hundreds of thousands of patients and continues to grow. At least 10 companies charge more for intermittent urinary catheters, low-cost devices used to alleviate urinary […]
HHS moves to assist Medicare providers affected by Change Healthcare hack – The Washington Post
Federal officials on Tuesday crippled healthcare payment networks across the country, after healthcare industry leaders warned that some organizations were at risk of going out of business and called for federal intervention. announced plans to assist hospitals, doctors, and other health care providers affected by cyberattacks. . The Department of Health and Human Services said […]
Without Medicare Part B's shield, patient's family owes $81,000 for a single air-ambulance flight – Reno Gazette Journal
Debra Pritchard was a retired factory worker who was careful with her money, including medical expenses, said her daughter Alicia Wieberg. She said, “She was someone who would never go to the doctor no matter what.” That ended last year when the rural Tennessee native suffered a severe stroke and several aneurysms. She was rushed […]
South Florida call centers linked to multi-billion dollar Medicare fraud scheme – NBC 6 South Florida
Investigators have described it as a multibillion-dollar fraud scheme targeting people who rely on Medicare services. Call recordings provided to NBC6 by federal agents show how criminals are targeting seniors from their own backyards. In the recording, used as evidence in a criminal case, an 84-year-old man receives a phone call from someone claiming to […]
Federal judge tosses PhRMA lawsuit challenging Medicare drug negotiations
A federal judge in Texas on Monday dismissed a lawsuit filed by the pharmaceutical industry lobby group PhRMA challenging the Biden administration’s Medicare drug price negotiations. The ruling marks a modest victory for the Biden administration, marking the first time a court has completely rejected a challenge to Medicare’s new price-negotiating powers. Eight other lawsuits […]