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Medicare Advantage’s ‘secretive maze’ of costly marketing and incentives needs an overhaul, Senate report says
The “secretive maze of marketing and enrollment incentives” surrounding Medicare Advantage costs taxpayers extra money and ...
US officials target undocumented immigrants using Medicare data
U.S. immigration officials and the U.S. Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) are seeking to use a sensitive Medicare database as part of their crackdown on undocumented immigrants, The ...
Democratic senators call on RFK Jr. to keep rule allowing Medicare coverage of anti-obesity drugs
A group of Democratic senators are calling on Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to keep a proposed ...
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Trump gives major lift to 2026 Medicare Advantage payments
President Trump’s Medicare agency finalized a rule Monday that would raise benchmark payment rates to privatized Medicare ...
Dr. Oz’s impact on Medicare and Medicaid: Key insights for retirees
So far, Oz has been tight-lipped on what he thinks about potential cuts to Medicaid, dodging questions during his hearings ...
Chapter, a Medicare startup with links to Vance, Thiel, and Ramaswamy, just raised a round at $1.5B valuation
Chapter, a Medicare advisory startup co-founded by former Republican presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy, has closed a $75 million funding round at a valuation of $1.5 billion led by private equity ...
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Trump administration seeking sensitive Medicare data as part of immigration crackdown
The Medicare database, which is run by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), holds a lot of personal medical ...
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4 Things Docs Should Know About New Medicare Advantage Rules
Prior authorization leeway will be trimmed while health plans get more money under new federal rules for Medicare Advantage ...
GOP senator turns tables on Dem narrative about Social Security and Medicare: 'Get fraud out of there'
Tenn., responded to accusations from Democrats that Republicans are trying to make cuts to Social Security and Medicare.
What Republican Budget That Passed House Means for Medicare, SNAP
Though the budget text does not spell out specific program reductions, it instructs key congressional committees to slash ...