Medicaid Fraud Control Unit recoveries grow to $1.8B in FY 2016
(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) Medicaid Fraud Control Units were responsible for more convictions and had more total
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CMS fines UnitedHealthcare $2.5M over improper Medicare denials, delays
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS fined Minnetonka, Minn.-based UnitedHealthcare $2.5 million after an audit found systemic compliance
Read More10 drugmakers with highest direct-to-consumer ad spending in 2016
(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) The pharmaceutical industry spent 9 percent more on direct-to-consumer ads in 2016 than
Read MoreFive Ways The GOP Health Bill Would Reverse Course From The ACA
(By Julie Rovner for Kaiser Health News) After literally years of promises, House Republicans finally have a bill they say
Read MoreDentists Work To Ease Patients’ Pain With Fewer Opioids
(By Elana Gordan, WHYY for Kaiser Health News) Firsts can be life-changing — think about your first kiss, your first
Read MoreThree Key Senators Ask GAO To Investigate Possible Abuses Of The Orphan Drug Act
(By Sarah Jane Tribble and Sydney Lupkin for Kaiser Health News) Building on weeks of mounting pressure to address high
Read MoreMore Than $40 Billion Lost Annually
Medicare wastes more taxpayer dollars than any other program government-wide, with more than $40 billion lost annually to provider billing
Read MoreWhat you need to know about the big Obamacare fight: Medicaid
(By Dylan Scott for STAT) WASHINGTON — Medicaid emerged Monday as perhaps the singular issue on which the Republican bid
Read MoreAre Virtual Doctor Visits Really Cost-Effective? Not So Much, Study Says
(By Ana B. Ibarra for California Healthline produced by Kaiser Health News) Consultations with doctors by phone or video conference
Read MoreDentistry Advocates Aim To Fill Medicare Gaps
(By Phil Galewitz for Kaiser Health News) BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Carolyn Thompson’s tight-lipped smile hides a health care problem the
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