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Medicare Advantage plans took millions from the US government and aren’t required to pay it back: report Story by Meaghan Ellis • Yesterday 4:00 PM A new report is shedding light on the tactics used by Medicare Advantage plans to overcharge the U.S. government for senior-citizen memberships. But despite receiving multi-millions in overage charges, these entities […]

U.S. Health Care from a Global Perspective, 2022: Accelerating Spending, Worsening Outcomes TOPLINES The U.S. spends nearly 18 percent of GDP on health care, yet Americans die younger and are less healthy than residents of other high-income countries Not only does the U.S. have the lowest life expectancy among high-income countries, but it also has

Employer-based health insurance was a failure during the pandemic. Here’s how single-payer healthcare could do better. Paul Constant Feb 5, 2022, 8:15 AM …and with roughly 30 million Americans uninsured, two-thirds of all family bankruptcies in America citing medical expenses as the primary reason for their financial ruin, and one in seven Americans reporting that they’d avoid seeking medical

Warren Buffett: Health care is a “tape worm” for the U.S. cbsnews.com May 8, 2017 / 8:34 am / Motley Fool In fact, Buffett claimed at Berkshire Hathaway’s (BRK-A, BRK-B) annual shareholders meeting that other corporate leaders who complain about tax rates know the real issue is health care. He even went so far as

Insurance Companies Must Not Take Shortcuts with Medicare Advantage Record Keeping MarketScale Jan 26, 2023 Insurance Companies Must Not Take Shortcuts with Medicare Advantage Record Keeping – MarketScale Medicare Advantage has allegedly overcharged Medicare by $1,000 per policyholder. Melanie Musson, an insurance expert with ExpertInsuranceReviews.com, says, “Medicare Advantage insurance providers must prepare to justify their

  ‘This can only go on so long.’ Patients needing routine care pack MLK emergency department Esmeralda Avendano, right, sits with her son Xavier Gomez, 9, left, inside a tent outside the emergency department at MLK Community Hospital in South Los Angeles. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times) BY EMILY ALPERT REYESSTAFF WRITER  Photography by

With the help of a consulting firm, the Providence hospital system trained staff to wring money out of patients, even those eligible for free care.

Politicians on both sides of the aisle spent the midterms telling us that more police and prisons will make us safer. Voters didn’t bite—and perhaps they know better.