Biden administration officials at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) want to renew an Obama era regulation that allowed labor unions to skim an estimated $1 billion from Medicaid payments to home healthcare providers. The proposal “will place a federal stamp of approval on abusive state and union practices to pressure, mislead, and…
Biden Administration Proposal Would Renew Union Skimming From Medicaid Payments
Pittsburgh Doctor Accused of Performing Multiple Surgeries at Once
The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), University of Pittsburgh Physicians, and Dr. James Luketich, are facing accusations of health care fraud under the False Claims Act in the U.S. District Court of the Western District of Pennsylvania. The United States filed a complaint, based on a two-year investigation into allegations originally brought by a…
Tens of Billions Wasted as Medicaid Misspending Grows
Medicaid misspending exceeded $140 billion in 2019 and 2020, according to estimates by the relevant federal agency, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), with the money often spent on services for people not eligible for the program or improperly overpaid to health care providers and insurance companies, several experts told The Epoch Times. CMS…
Medicaid Enrollment Skyrocketed During Pandemic
Enrollment in Medicaid grew by nearly 10 million during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to newly released data. The number of people covered by the program, which helps poor people with healthcare bills, reached 73.7 million in January, according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). That was up from 64 million 11 months prior, and…
Texas Can Remove Planned Parenthood From Medicaid Program, Judge Rules
A state district court has given the green light for Texas to remove Planned Parenthood from its Medicaid program. In her ruling on Wednesday, State District Judge Lora Livingston sided with state officials, who have been seeking to oust Planned Parenthood from Medicaid since 2015. The abortion provider sued the state last month, arguing that…
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