COLUMBIA, S.C. — Andrew Chmiel, a 48-year-old resident of Mt. Pleasant, received a nine-year federal prison sentence for his involvement in a scheme exceeding $100 million. This scheme involved the …
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MEMPHIS, TN – Nathan Lucas, D.P.M., a 59-year-old podiatrist from Memphis, has been convicted by a federal jury for orchestrating a fraudulent scheme that targeted Medicare and TennCare. Lucas, who …
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(Reuters) – Cigna has agreed to sell its Medicare business to Health Care Service Corp for $3.3 billion in cash, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday. Health Care Service …
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(Reuters) – Health Care Service Corp and Elevance Health are competing to acquire Cigna Group’s business providing medical coverage to those aged 65 and over, Bloomberg reported on Friday, citing …
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A federal grand jury in Baton Rouge returned an indictment today charging a Louisiana man for his role in a scheme to defraud Medicare and Medicaid of over $148 million …
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HARRISBURG, PA – Attorney General Michelle Henry announced that Philadelphia-based Aramingo Pharmacy, led by owner Ahmed Bachir, pleaded guilty to Medicaid fraud. The investigation revealed the pharmacy filed fraudulent claims …
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A Florida man was sentenced today to four years and six months in prison and ordered to pay $21.7 million in restitution for his role in a health care fraud …
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HARTFORD, CT – Healthcare insurer Cigna has agreed to pay $172,294,350 to settle allegations that it submitted fraudulent diagnosis codes to inflate Medicare Advantage payments. The Connecticut-based company allegedly violated …
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By Mark Miller (Reuters) – An important Biden administration effort to control the soaring cost of prescription drugs made headlines this week – but drug costs are just one part …
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Biden Admin Unveils List Of Drugs Subject To Medicare Price Negotiations Will Kessler on August 29, 2023 The Biden administration on Tuesday revealed a list of ten drugs subject to …
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By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) -The U.S. Medicare health plan on Thursday offered details of plans to collect patient data as a condition for reimbursement for Eisai Co Ltd and …
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(Reuters) – The U.S. budget deficit swelled in May from a year earlier as revenue tumbled and Medicare spending surged, the Treasury Department said on Monday in its first monthly …
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Vulnerable House Dems Back Bernie Sanders’ Left-Wing ‘Medicare For All’ Proposal Arjun Singh on May 22, 2023 Several House Democrats who are running in competitive congressional elections in 2024 have …
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By Deena Beasley and Julie Steenhuysen (Reuters) – Eli Lilly and Co expects the U.S. Medicare health plan to back down from strict coverage limits on new Alzheimer’s drugs as …
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By Ahmed Aboulenein WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. government aims to publish the final guidance for its Medicare drug price negotiation program in early July and is currently talking to …
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By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) – The cost of expanding U.S. Medicare prescription drug coverage to pay for expensive, new obesity medications could be catastrophic, health economists warned in a report …
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(Reuters) – The White House will propose raising taxes on people earning more than $400,000 and reduce what Medicare pays for prescription drugs in a bid to keep the program …
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By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senator Rick Scott on Friday revised his plan to end all federal programs after five years to exclude the popular Social Security and …
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By Ahmed Aboulenein WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. government will select the 10 costliest prescription medicines to Medicare for negotiating prices with drugmakers starting early next year, the program’s top …
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Biden Pledges To Prevent Medicare Cuts — But He’s Cutting Medicare Advantage Right Now Laurel Duggan on February 8, 2023 President Joe Biden pledged to stop anyone who tries to …
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By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former President Donald Trump warned his fellow Republicans on Friday not to “destroy” federal retirement and health benefits as they try to exact spending …
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Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that MATTHEW TAYLOR WITKOWSKI pled guilty today to a one-count criminal Information charging him with conspiracy …
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Earlier today, in federal court in Central Islip, Morris Barnard, a gastroenterologist practicing in Great Neck, New York, was sentenced by United States District Judge Gary R. Brown to 30 …
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Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Phillip Coyne, Special Agent in Charge for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General, …
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Benton, Ill. – A federal grand jury in Benton, Illinois, returned a six-count indictment charging Theresa Kelly, 56, of Herrin, Illinois, with engaging in a scheme to seek approved medical …