Many failed political candidates can attest to the risks of supporting changes to Medicare. It’s an easy problem to exploit in the heat of the moment. At the same time, there is no avoiding the centrality of the program to two serious challenges: rising medical care spending and the sharp increase in the projected federal …
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At an event hosted by the nonprofit think tank Public Policy Institute of California, U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra and California HHS Secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly gave their point of view on where the nation and state stand with COVID-19 and what comes next for the pandemic response. The two leaders …
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HAVANA (AP) — In the Telegram group chat, messages roll in like waves. “I need liquid ibuprofen and acetaminophen please,” one user wrote. “It’s urgent, it’s for my 10 month old baby.” Others offer medicine brought from outside Cuba, adding: “Write me in a direct message. Emoji’s spotted lists feature antibiotics, pregnancy tests, vitamins, rash …
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JEFFERSON CITY — Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services officials have blacklisted six nonprofits from a federal child nutrition program that paid them for meal distribution. The largest recent applicant for Missouri’s summer food service program, Connie Bobo’s New Heights Community Resource Center, received more than $20.6 million in federal reimbursement for pandemic meal …
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Those looking to enroll in the Federal Long-Term Care Insurance Program (FLTCIP) will soon have to wait a few years before applying. The Office of Personnel Management said it would suspend all new applications to the program from December 19. The suspension will last for the next two years, but those who apply before the …
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The federal government could launch an investigation into HCA, the largest for-profit health care company in the United States, over allegations of fraud. HCA is one of the largest for-profit healthcare chains in the United States, with more than 180 hospitals. They also own health clinics for wound care, behavioral health, and surgery centers all …
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Information on long-term care insurance, form, leaflets and stethoscope. Getty The federal government has suspended its sale of long-term care insurance policies to its employees for two years. Some industry experts wonder if the program will ever return to its current form. The long-running initiative, called the Federal Long-Term Care Insurance Program (FLTCIP), was halted …
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When Elko County commissioners rejected a $500,000 grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that could have helped the county create a health department or health district, Kayla Hopkins pleaded with them to reconsider. Hopkins, who has lived for nearly nine years in the sprawling, rural county that forms the northeast corner of …
CMS’s proposed rule to streamline eligibility processes in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (“CHIP”) and the solicitation of public comments on the creation of a national provider database impacts states, payers and providers. To inform the development of public comment, this article summarizes the main elements of these recent agency publications. Medicaid Eligibility …
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