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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.

Sutter Will Pay $30 Million to Settle Allegations that it Overcharged Medicare

Sacramento-based Sutter Health and four of its affiliates agreed to pay out $30 million to the federal government to settle allegations that it had overcharged for services provided patients covered by Medicare’s managed care plan, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Friday.

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Sanders Unveils New Medicare for All Bill With Backing from Other 2020 Dems

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Wednesday unveiled his revamped Medicare for all bill with the support of four Senate Democrats also running for president.

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‘I’m Agnostic’: Pelosi Questions Whether Medicare-for-all Can Deliver Benefits of Obamacare

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi questioned whether a health-care proposal embraced by several Democratic presidential candidates would be too expensive and fail to provide the same coverage as the Affordable Care Act.

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Sanders to Roll Out Updated ‘Medicare for all’ Proposal Wednesday

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) will roll out an updated version of his "Medicare for all" plan Wednesday on Capitol Hill. 

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Proposed Medicare Bill Would Affect Just One Nevada Hospital

Most hospitals in Nevada would have to accept Medicare if a bill working its way through the state Legislature passes.

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U.S. Government Boosts 2020 Medicare Payments to Insurers by 2.53 Percent

The U.S. government on Monday said it would increase by 2.53 percent on average 2020 payments to the health insurers that manage Medicare Advantage insurance plans for seniors and the disabled, a reflection of a new estimate on medical cost growth.

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Medicare for All Would Abolish Private Insurance. ‘There’s No Precedent in American History.’

Unlike Obamacare, emerging plans would sweep away the private health insurance system. What would that mean for the companies’ workers, the stock market and the cost of care?

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Cohen Named Nevada Assembly Health, Human Services Chair

Assemblywoman Lesley Cohen, D-Henderson, has been named to chair the Health and Human Services Committee.

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Report Examines Americans ‘Priced Out’ of Health Insurance

A Las Vegas couple in their early 60s making $65,800 a year can receive nearly $1,200 in monthly subsidies from the federal government to buy health insurance.

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Costly Confusion: Medicare’s Wellness Visit Isn’t The Same As An Annual Physical

When Beverly Dunn called her new primary care doctor’s office last November to schedule an annual checkup, she assumed her Medicare coverage would pick up most of the tab.

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