As enrollment for Medicare Advantage begins this month, older Americans are confronting fewer options because insurers are discontinuing coverage in many areas.
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Private Medicare Plans Are Raising Costs And Forcing Millions To Find New Insurance
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Trump Officials May Undo Nursing Home Mandates for Reporting Covid
The New York Times – Business:The agency led by Dr. Mehmet Oz is proposing an end to weekly tracking of respiratory infections at the facilities where thousands of elderly residents died in the pandemic.
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Trump Officials Eject 750,000 From Obamacare Markets, Claiming Fraud
The New York Times – Business:Vice President JD Vance said the measure would save the government $2.2 billion.
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Trump Officials Eject 750,000 From Obamacare Markets, Claiming Fraud
The New York Times – Business:Vice President JD Vance said the measure would save the government $2.2 billion.
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U.S. Health Officials Move Quickly to Deploy Medical A.I. Despite Concerns
The New York Times – Business:Federal projects are rolling out A.I. agents that offer therapy and prescribe medicine, raising concerns about safety and the influence of venture capital investors.
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Medicare Advantage’s Perks Are Getting Scrutiny
The New York Times – Business:Officials said no to health plans that wanted to expand extra benefits to cover medical marijuana, streaming services and shopping clubs. More changes are coming in 2027.
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Trump Administration Will Withhold $1.3 Billion in Medicaid Payments to California
The New York Times – Business:Vice President JD Vance said the state had not done enough to fight fraud in the public health insurance program.
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New A.C.A. Plans Could Increase Family Deductibles to $31,000
The New York Times – Business:The Trump administration is proposing Obamacare plans that it says will lower health insurance premiums. But critics warn they would make care unaffordable.
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Kaiser Permanente Agrees to Pay $556 Million to Settle Medicare Overbilling Claims
The Justice Department and whistle-blowers accused the major health insurer of overbilling the government for about $1 billion under the private plans.
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U.S. Health Workers Recalled From Shutdown Furlough for Medicare, A.C.A. Enrollments
A federal agency said its employees would return on Monday, with the costs paid by user fees collected from researchers.
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Medicare Will Require Prior Approval for Certain Procedures
A pilot program in six states will use a tactic employed by private insurers that has been heavily criticized for delaying and denying medical care.
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U.S. Prosecutors Accuse Large Insurers of Paying Kickbacks for Private Medicare Plans
The Justice Department accused large insurers of colluding with national brokers to steer older people and those with disabilities toward coverage that might not offer the best medical care.