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Congress Can Change the Cancer Story with a Vote
An early-detection blood test, if covered by Medicare, could save money and lives. Source link
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Republicans Sneak Massive Medicare Cuts Into Their Horrid Tax Bill
House Democrats immediately pounced. At a House Rules Committee meeting early Wednesday morning, ranking member Jim McGovern asked…
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Social Security, Medicare cuts face massive opposition in deep red state
Registered voters in Tennessee, which backed President Donald Trump by nearly 30 points in the 2024 election, are deeply opposed to cuts…
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UnitedHealth’s Move to End Cyberattack Loan Lifeline Upsets Medical Providers
Two independent medical practices in Minnesota once hoped to expand operations but have spent the past year struggling to recover from the…
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U.S. Prosecutors Accuse Large Insurers of Paying Kickbacks for Private Medicare Plans
The Justice Department on Thursday accused three of the nation’s largest health insurers of paying hundreds of millions of dollars in…
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Republican Senator warns Social Security could "blow up"
Senator Tommy Tuberville, an Alabama Republican, warned on Fox News' Sunday Morning Futures that entitlement programs like Social Security…
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Trump administration gives update on Medicare coverage
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced late Friday that it will not cover medications like Zepbound and Wegovy…
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After party rift on shutdown, California Democrats try to refocus budget fight on Medicaid
After a bruising Washington battle that averted a government shutdown but broke their party in two last week, leading California Democrats…
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Dr. Oz: How His Millions Collide With Medicare
Dr. Mehmet Oz, the celebrity TV doctor nominated by President Trump to oversee Medicare and Medicaid, has been a relentless promoter of…
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Oz, Trump’s Medicare Nominee, Pledges to Divest Interests in Health Care Stocks
Since 2023, Dr. Mehmet Oz, the celebrity doctor nominated by President Trump to head the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, has…
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Immigrants consume far less welfare than American citizens: Study
Immigrants were claiming 54 percent less in benefits from the federal government than native-born American citizens, including Medicare…
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Trump says DOGE cost-cutting measures won't affect Social Security, Medicare
President Trump said Tuesday that his administration's cost-cutting measures won't affect entitlements such as Social Security and…
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Medicare Doesn’t Pay for Everything: How to Bridge the Cost Gap
Medicare can cover most of your health care needs when you turn 65, but it doesn’t pay for everything. And one of the most significant…
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Lawmaker demands answers to reports Musk seeking Treasury payment access
Democrat lawmakers have demanded an explanation from the Trump administration as to why tech entrepreneur Elon Musk and his Department of…
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If You’re Retired, or Not: 5 Changes That Will Affect Your Money in 2025
Amid the global turmoil of this young new year comes a flurry of welcome developments that will help many people — especially retirees and…
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Medicare to Negotiate Lower Prices for Weight-Loss Drugs
That would slow the growth of the government’s spending on obesity drugs even as more people on Medicare started using them. New prices…
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UnitedHealth’s Revenues Rise, in First Earnings Report Since CEO’s Killing
UnitedHealth Group reported on Thursday that it earned less than expected this past quarter, citing higher medical costs and pressure on…
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Texas counties have least health insurance coverage
Texas has 19 out of the 20 counties across the U.S. with the highest proportion of their population aged under 65 having no health…
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Medicare Advantage Is Scamming You
Perhaps that’s because, as the Journal’s investigations found, Medicare Advantage insurers routinely pad their government reimbursement…