Medicare pushes new payment rule after alleged $3 billion fraud scheme – The Washington Post
Federal regulators are calling for an overhaul of how Medicare pays health care providers after a $3 billion scheme to defraud the agency became one of the largest in history. Over the course of more than a year, about a dozen companies used the personal information of Medicare recipients and doctors to submit bills to […]
Pakistan Sentences Christian to Death for ‘Blasphemous’ TikTok Post
An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan has sentenced a young Christian, Ehsan Shan, to death for allegedly reposting blasphemous images of a desecrated Quran on social media. Shan is share “Blaithy content” was posted on the social media site TikTok and deemed to be a provocation to the anti-Christian mob violence that erupted in Jaranwala in […]
FACT CHECK: No, Travis Kelce Did Not Make Post Accusing Trump Of ‘B**** Behavior’
A photo shared on X allegedly shows a post made by Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce accusing former President Donald Trump of “b**** behavior.” 😆 pic.twitter.com/ZP2i9Xxdm2 — Jess Margera (@jessmargera) June 27, 2024 Verdict: False This is not a genuine post from Kelce. It originates from a parody account. Fact Check: Kelce recently […]
FACT CHECK: Threads Post Shows Two Different Men, Not Before And After Photos Of Same Palestinian Prisoner
A post shared on Threads claims to show before and after photos of 29-year-old Palestinian man Badr Dahlan, who was purportedly tortured by Israeli soldiers. Post by @rudol9h View on Threads Verdict: Misleading The photos show Qusay Salem, a car driver killed during an Israeli airstrike, and Dahlan, a Palestinian man who was […]
GOP leaders call for probes into alleged Affordable Care Act fraud – The Washington Post
House Republican leaders are calling for a government watchdog to investigate ACA health insurance enrollment, citing reports that insurance brokers may have fraudulently enrolled customers in some ACA health plans, allowing millions of Americans to unfairly benefit from federal insurance subsidies. The House Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means and Judiciary committees met on Friday. […]
It was a $6.6B deal for 9 years. Then the feds reneged. Did politics play a role? – The Washington Post
On the surface, 1-800-MEDICARE is a government success story: a popular free service that helps tens of millions of older Americans understand their health insurance and health care options. Federal officials say the call line boasts a 95 percent satisfaction rate. But behind the scenes, the multibillion-dollar job of running Medicare call lines and similar […]
Trump, Biden to hold dueling rallies in these key states post debate as they aim to expand the 2024 map
ATLANTA – With the first debate over their 2024 presidential rematch over, President Biden and former President Trump will remain in the South, holding rallies in states they hope to take back in November. After facing Biden onstage at CNN’s presidential debate in Atlanta on Thursday night – where Biden struggled with a raspy voice […]
Ex-Fujitsu engineer apologises at Post Office inquiry over ‘bandwagon’ claim | Post Office Horizon scandal
A former Fujitsu engineer has apologised for an email in which he accused Seema Misra, a high-profile victim of the Japan Post Horizon IT scandal, of “jumping on the bandwagon” to question the reliability of the organisation’s computer systems. Gareth Jenkins, a former senior engineer at Fujitsu, which developed the Horizon system, was testifying for […]
SCB clarifies Myanmar-related transactions – Bangkok Post
Banks mentioned in UN arms trade report say they comply with all laws Release date: June 27, 2024 21:51 small Moderate big Siam Commercial Bank headquarters on Ratchadapisek Road in Bangkok. (Bangkok Post file photo) Siam Commercial Bank (SCB) has said it has found no wrongdoing in its transactions with Myanmar and disputes some statements […]
IRS issues rare apology to billionaire Ken Griffin over tax records leak – New York Post
The Internal Revenue Service has issued an unprecedented apology for leaking billionaire investor Ken Griffin’s tax returns to the press. The apology comes after the Citadel CEO settled a lawsuit he filed against the IRS in 2022 on Monday. The suit alleges that an IRS employee illegally leaked his tax returns to the news site […]