President says Medicare continues negotiating drug prices to reduce costs. President Joe Biden reported that drugmakers have submitted counteroffers this week for Medicare’s new price negotiation program, beginning…
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DOJ Sentences Hospice Director for Fraud
The director had perpetrated over $150 million in false Medicare claims. The Department of Justice (DOJ) sentenced a hospice medical director to four years and two months of…
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White House Advisor Certain of Legality of Drug Price Negotiations
Pharmaceutical companies challenge the administration in court over negotiations by Medicare. White House Domestic Policy Council Director Neera Tanden expressed confidence in the legality of Medicare’s new program…
Read MoreAdministration Announces Prescriptions Available for Price Negotiations
Ten drugs will be negotiated, with new pricing as of 2026. President Biden’s administration has announced the first 10 prescription drugs available for Medicare price negotiations. The pharmaceuticals…
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DOJ Addresses Healthcare Fraud Across the Nation
Justice Department names 78 defendants in case of false billing to Medicare. The Department of Justice (DOJ) recently released dozens of federal and local criminal charges that address…
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Legislation Would Expand Medicare Coverage
Telehealth coverage is proposed after the pandemic adaptation was implemented. Bipartisan legislation has been introduced by Senators Tim Kaine and Mark Warner, both from Virginia, to expand Medicare…
Read MoreSCOTUS Revives False Claims Act Case
Returns the case to the Seventh Circuit. The justices of the Supreme Court unanimously voted to revive claims brought by whistleblowers alleging SuperValu and Safeway defrauded the federal…
Read MoreMedicare Trustees Predict Fund Exhausted by 2031
The president’s proposed budget would protect it, HHS Secretary says The Hospital Trustee Fund, which pays for patient care and hospital stays for senior citizens, will be exhausted…
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President’s Budget Includes Tax Increases
Increases focus on the wealthy and big corporations. President Biden promised a budget that would accomplish many things during his State of the Union address last month, including…
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President and House Speaker to Meet Wednesday
The debt ceiling is expected to be at top of the agenda. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy of California said he and President Joe Biden will meet Wednesday to…
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