YOU WONT BELIEVE: 5 - What They Never Told You

CMS Admitted Its NY Medicaid Fraud Number Was Wrong. The Crackdown Continued Anyway.

CMS admitted its Medicaid fraud claim against New York was off by a factor of ten. Weeks later, Washington cut the state's fraud-fighting funds anyway.

Latin Times · Aug 17

CMS Ends Federal Medicaid and CHIP Funding for Certain Gender-Transition Care for Minors

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a final rule prohibiting the use of federal Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP)...

Saving Advice · Aug 17

CMS Final Rule Ends Federal Medicaid and CHIP Funding for Certain Gender-Transition Care for Minors

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a final rule prohibiting the use of federal Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) funds to pay for what the rule terms “sex-rejecting procedures” for minors, according to an official announcement published in the Federal Register on August 13,…

The Free Financial Advisor · Aug 17

Federal Records Show Two Connecticut Hospitals Drew More Serious Safety Citations Than Any Others in the State

Saint Francis Hospital has received nine immediate jeopardy citations since January 2023, the most of any Connecticut hospital, state records show.

Medical Daily · Aug 11

2027 Medicare Costs: What We Know Now—and What Seniors Are Still Waiting For

Anyone trying to build a retirement budget for next year is dealing with an awkward Medicare calendar: some important 2027 numbers are available, while others...

Saving Advice · Aug 11

The Same Knee Replacement Costs Twice as Much an Hour Apart, and the Price Files Now Show It

Federal price disclosure data show a knee replacement billed at about $16,000 at one North Carolina hospital and around $40,000 at another.

Medical Daily · Aug 11

Federal Reviewers Found Problems in Nearly 30 Percent of Cases at a Four-State Organ Procurement Group

HHS moved to decertify Network for Hope after federal reviews found concerning features in 103 of 351 organ donation cases examined.

Medical Daily · Aug 11

Advocacy Group Says a Medicare Rule Change Delayed Price Negotiation for a Costly AbbVie Drug by Seven Years

Public Citizen says a CMS eligibility change kept AbbVie's Creon out of Medicare price negotiation for seven extra years. Here is how it works.

Medical Daily · Aug 10

Hospitals Will Report Which Implants Go into Which Patients Under a New Medicare Measure

Medicare will require hospitals to capture unique device identifiers for implants starting in 2027, addressing a longstanding recall notification gap.

Medical Daily · Aug 8

Iowa Auditor Says Nursing Home Inspections Now Meet Federal Standards After Years of Delay

Iowa nursing homes are now inspected every 12 months on average, meeting federal standards, the state auditor says. The agency disputes the report.

Medical Daily · Aug 7