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A 'very coordinated effort to defraud Medicare' hits home in Nebraska
Omaha World-Herald· 4 days agoThe Medicare bills were startling — and suspicious. Late last year, officials with Nebraska groups...
Walmart closes health centers, telehealth unit as costs rise
Orange County Register· 2 days agoWalmart is abandoning its plan to build out a network of low-cost health clinics due to escalating...
Medicare’s push to improve chronic care attracts businesses, but not many doctors
The Columbian· 5 days agoCarrie Lester looks forward to the phone call every Thursday from her doctors’ medical assistant, who asks how she’s doing and if she needs prescription refills. The assistant counsels her on ...
Agency won’t disclose payment status of $5.7 million in Iowa nursing home fines
Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier· 12 hours ago“There is so much secrecy surrounding this whole regulatory process,” said Toby Edelman, senior...
CVS acquires Medicare Advantage broker Hella Health
Healthcare Dive· 2 days agoCVS Health has acquired startup Medicare Advantage broker Hella Health, according to a LinkedIn post from Hella’s chief executive officer. The acquisition will add Hella’s ...
At least 25,000 people in the US are starting weight-loss drug Wegovy each week, drugmaker says
CNN via Yahoo Finance· 9 hours agoDrugmaker Novo Nordisk said it’s been increasing supply of its sought-after weight-loss drug Wegovy,...
Dr. Adarsh Gupta convicted of health care fraud charges
Courier Post via Yahoo News· 2 days agoThe indictment said patients were...Hill office faces prison term It said Gupta then had brief phone calls with Medicare beneficiaries and wrote prescriptions asserting the ...
Essential things to know about your Social Security benefit: Part 1
Government Executive· 5 hours agoToday’s column is aimed at everyone who pays or has paid the FICA or federal payroll tax. Employees...
Pfizer stock gains 7% after earnings beat, company calls dividend 'secure'
Yahoo Finance· 1 day agoCEO Albert Bourla has made several moves to bolster the pipeline, including the $43 billion...
CVS posts big earnings miss, cuts profit outlook on higher medical costs
CNBC· 2 days agoCVS Health on Wednesday reported first-quarter revenue and adjusted earnings that missed expectations and slashed its full-year profit outlook, citing higher medical costs that are dogging the ...