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About 500,000 Louisianans use Medicare Advantage. But critics say it's overcharging.
Medicare Advantage, the privately run insurance on which roughly 500,000 older Louisiana residents rely for health care, is ...
Medicare, Medicaid plan to experiment with covering weight loss drugs
The Trump administration is planning an experiment to cover weight loss drugs under Medicare and Medicaid, potentially ...
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Primary Care Physicians Increasingly Leave US Medicare
An estimated 4.4% of primary care physicians left Medicare in 2023 — a higher exit rate than specialists — according to a new ...
US plans to test Medicare, Medicaid coverage for weight-loss drugs, Washington Post reports
The Trump administration is considering a five-year pilot program to cover weight-loss drugs under Medicare and Medicaid, the ...
Medicare Advantage offers better access, superior outcomes at a lower cost
More than half of people who are eligible for Medicare now choose Medicare Advantage plans because of the stable, affordable ...
Medicare insurers rise as Wolfe points to favorable CAHPS survey cutpoints
Medicare Advantage stocks rise as Wolfe Research highlights easier 2026 CAHPS cutpoints, that can boost the companies' Star ...
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Medicare Advantage ‘Coding’ Loopholes Targeted in New Bill
A new bill to improve the way Medicare Advantage (MA) providers determine patients’ health risks, to eliminate overpayment.
4 South Florida men charged with bilking Medicare in $110 million COVID test-kit case
On Monday, three men who operated the healthcare businesses pleaded not guilty in Fort Lauderdale federal court to charges of ...
The Medicare Pullback Is Here
Insurers are planning to scale back benefits, trim plans and exit from markets. Investors are cheering.
Healthy Returns: Medicare, Medicaid will reportedly pilot covering obesity drugs – a potential win for drugmakers
The Trump administration is planning to pilot covering weight loss drugs. A longtime healthcare exec moves to a strategic advisory role at General Catalyst.
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Surgical care through Medicare Advantage is lower cost and does not compromise patient safety, new major study finds
Medicare Advantage (MA) plans deliver surgical care to seniors at significantly lower costs than traditional Medicare (TM) ...
York County physician charged with Medicare fraud, must pay $1.4 million in restitution
A former physician that served patients in York County pled guilty to conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud and has been ...