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Weight loss drug wins 25,000 new US users a week
BBC via Yahoo Finance· 1 day agoBut the high price of the drugs has prompted many health insurance plans in the US - including Medicare, the government plan for seniors - to restrict...
A 'very coordinated effort to defraud Medicare' hits home in Nebraska
Omaha World-Herald· 5 days agoThe Medicare bills were startling — and suspicious. Late last year, officials with Nebraska groups...
Pelham Manor man pleads guilty in health care fraud and kickback scheme
News 12· 4 days agoManishkumar Patel, of Pelham Manor, has pleaded guilty to health care fraud, wire fraud, and violation of the anti-kickback statute. Between 2019 and 2022, Patel and a co-conspirator obtained ...
Alvia Lewis Frey: Medicare wellness appointments worth the time
Pharos-Tribune· 2 days agoWhen I was 25 years old, Medicare seemed like a faraway world. My introduction to Medicare began...
Medicare’s push to improve chronic care attracts businesses, but not many doctors
The Columbian· 6 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 ...
NY hospital safety ranking rises nationally. Check your local hospital's grade
Gannett via AOL· 14 hours agoThe study looked at Leapfrog as well as the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services...
Aetna hit with $900M in surprise MA costs, CVS Health reports
Modern Healthcare· 2 days agoAetna is eyeing benefit cuts and other measures to lift Medicare Advantage profit margins from -3% to at least 4% over the next few years, CVS Health executives said.
CVS Health Corporation (NYSE:CVS) Q1 2024 Earnings Call Transcript
Insider Monkey via Yahoo Finance· 1 day agoCVS Health Corporation (NYSE:CVS) Q1 2024 Earnings Call Transcript May 1, 2024 CVS Health...
New Jersey physician convicted for $5.4M Medicare fraud scheme
Becker's ASC Review· 5 days agoA physician from Sewell, N.J., was convicted for causing the submission of more than $5.4 million in fraudulent claims to Medicare. Adarsh Gupta, MD, signed thousands of prescriptions ...
CVS Health chops 2024 forecast as cost struggles with Medicare Advantage persist
Midland Reporter-Telegram· 2 days agoCVS Health missed first-quarter expectations and chopped its 2024 outlook more than a dollar below...