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Federal nursing home regulators fined the Cheltenham Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Philadelphia $824,213 for failures related to the suicide of an elderly patient in June 2018 at the East Olney facility. It was the second largest…
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The FDA's decision to let pharmacists prescribe Pfizer's Paxlovid could be a game changer in expanding access to Covid-19 treatment, but only if pharmacies receive adequate payment for their work, business groups say. The Food and Drug…
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Congress should crack down on Medicare Advantage health plans for seniors that sometimes deny patients vital health care while charging the government billions of dollars each year, government oversight agencies told a House panel last…
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The Biden administration finally released the 2022 fiduciary reports for Social Security and Medicare. These annual reports to Congress, which detail the fiscal status of Social Security old-age and disability insurance programs and…
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Medicare could have saved $ 3.6 billion in a single year if it had bought generic drugs at Mark Cuban’s online pharmacy, according to a report from Harvard University. In the report, published this week in the Annals of Internal Medicine,…
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A new tool aims to help older adults in Arkansas and beyond who receive Medicare keep track of what happens to their doctor appointments. It can also help detect and prevent Medicare fraud. My Health Care Tracker is provided by Senior…
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Damian Williams, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Scott J. Lampert, Special Agent in charge of the New York Regional Office of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Inspector General (…
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Progressives are criticizing the Biden administration’s recent announcement that the 2022 Medicare premium will not be cut despite lower-than-expected costs for a new Alzheimer’s drug. The cost of a premium rose $ 21.60 to a low of $…
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U.S. House lawmakers are calling on Medicare and Medicaid Service Centers to expand the definition of medically necessary dental coverage for Medicare beneficiaries, saying the agency currently has the regulatory authority to do so. In a…
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Stronger-than-expected economic recovery from pandemic has delayed Social Security and Medicare breakout dates, but officials warn that the current economic turmoil is putting additional pressure on retirement programs base. The annual…
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