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News articles in this section include actions by federal regulators like the CMS and HHS, as well as information on Medicare and state Medicaid coverage and benefits.

Hospitals Are Adding Billions in ‘Facility’ Fees for Routine Care

Tim Ebel’s visit with an ear, nose and throat specialist at an Ohio clinic last October came to $348. At the same time, he got a second bill for $645. The hospital system that owns the Avon, Ohio, clinic had charged him separately for use of the office where he met his physician. It is ...

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Trump Cleans Up Remarks About ‘Cutting’ Social Security And Medicare

Former President Trump in a new interview sought to clarify comments from earlier in the week in which he said there are ways to go about “cutting” entitlement programs such as Social Security and Medicare. “I will never do anything that will jeopardize or hurt Social Security or Medicare,” Trump told Breitbart News on Wednesday. “We’ll have ...

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Five Years After Facing Closure, Valley Health Center Opens In Morgan Hill

Santa Clara County Valley Healthcare is reopening a newly revamped health care center in the historically underserved South County after the site faced closure and years of reduced capacity. Valley Healthcare Center Morgan Hill, formally known as De Paul Health Center, will begin operating on Monday and is set to expand primary care and urgent ...

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Nevada Gets Federal Approval To Test Out Medicaid Funds For Housing

Nevada Medicaid recently received federal approval to use funds to cover housing and supportive services through Medicaid’s managed care providers. The pilot program will help an estimated 20,300 Nevadans who had identified themselves as homeless when applying for Medicaid. As the state implements the program, it is also seeking approval from the federal government to cover ...

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4 Top Drugmakers Present Their Case To Overturn Medicare Price Negotiation Program

Four leading drugmakers were back in federal court on Thursday to challenge the constitutionality of the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program under the Inflation Reduction Act.

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Medicare Announces Emergency Funds For Doctors Affected By Change Healthcare Hack

Federal health officials on Saturday said they would offer emergency funding to physicians, physical therapists and other professionals that provide outpatient health care, following a cyberattack that crippled the nation’s largest processor of medical claims and left many organizations in financial distress. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services also announced that it would make ...

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Health Package Talks Break Down Amid Broader Spending Feud

The smaller bill will likely focus extender policies as well as possible funding for community health centers and partial offsets to scheduled Medicare cuts for physicians

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Common Heart Health Drugs Now Available Under $30 Through GoodRx

GoodRx is offering 30 common heart health medications for less than $30 at more than 70,000 pharmacies across the country. Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the U.S. Among the generics now available are ACE inhibitors like lisinopril, beta blockers like propranolol, calcium channel blockers like amlodipine and statins like pravastatin. Brand-name medications available ...

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‘A Giant Unknown’: What The Alleged $2B Medicare Catheter Fraud Scheme Means For ACOs

Seven durable medical equipment companies cost the Medicare system $2 billion in payments, the National Association of ACOs (NAACOS) told the federal government in recent months. But it's unclear just how problematic that will be for accountable care organizations.

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New Eligibility Rules Are a Financial Salve for Nearly 2 Million on Medi-Cal

Millions of Medi-Cal beneficiaries can now save for a rainy day, keep an inheritance, or hold on to a modest nest egg, without losing coverage, thanks to an eligibility change phased in over the past year and a half. It also has opened the door for thousands who previously did not qualify for Medi-Cal, the health insurance ...

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