Sentencing delayed for Medicare fraud mastermind
After pleading guilty to health care fraud charges in federal court in New Orleans 18 months ago, the organizer of a $56 million Medicare fraud conspiracy has yet to be sentenced, according to court...
View ArticleMedicare fraud scheme leads to 6-year sentence
Federal authorities say a former New Orleans company owner faces six years and eight months in prison for a Medicare fraud scheme.
View ArticleTrump, GOP face no easy task to ‘repeal and replace’ Obamacare
While Trump and fellow Republicans are likely to repeal Obamacare in some form or fashion, unwinding the complex law in total and in short order is unlikely.
View ArticlePeoples Health adds south Louisiana hospital to network
Peoples Health has added Lady of the Sea General Hospital to its network of hospitals.
View ArticleStudy: Louisiana among states wasting most Medicare money
For a second year, Louisiana ranks among the top 10 states in Medicare waste per beneficiary, according to the Council for Medicare Integrity.
View ArticleSlidell son, mother convicted of $8.9M Medicare scam in 4 Gulf Coast states
Federal prosecutors say two owners of psychological service companies have been convicted of an $8.9 million fraud scheme that billed Medicare for unnecessary or nonexistent tests on nursing home...
View ArticlePeoples Health lays off 42 employees
Metairie-based Peoples Health, a Medicare Advantage company, has laid off 42 employees as part of an organizational shakeup.
View ArticleQ&A: Tax bill impacts ‘Obamacare’ and potentially Medicare
The tax overhaul Republicans are pushing toward final votes in Congress could undermine the Affordable Care Act's health insurance markets and over time add to the financial squeeze on Medicare.
View ArticleYear in Review: Health care consolidation continues despite policy uncertainty
Amid uncertainty over future federal health care policy, industry consolidation continued in 2017 with providers and insurers promising the deals will curb costs and help patients by better...
View ArticleTrustees report warns Medicare finances worsening
Medicare will run out of money sooner than expected, and Social Security's financial problems can't be ignored either, the government said Tuesday in a sobering checkup on programs vital to the middle...
View Article6 New Orleans area residents sentenced in Medicare fraud
Six people have been sentenced to prison for their role in a Medicare fraud scheme in the New Orleans area.
View ArticleHelp Wanted: Overseers for Social Security and Medicare
Key posts overseeing the financial health of Social Security and Medicare have been vacant for more than three years, leaving the programs without independent accountability in the face of dire...
View ArticleMedicare expands access to in-home support for seniors
In a harbinger of potentially big changes for Medicare, seniors in many states will be able to get additional services such as help with chores, safety devices and respite for caregivers next year...
View ArticleSanders’‘Medicare for All’ expands long-term care benefits
Sen. Bernie Sanders is raising the stakes of the "Medicare for All" debate by expanding his proposal to include long-term care, a move that is forcing other Democratic presidential candidates to take a...
View ArticleOutcry over Trump’s cuts to Medicare hospital payments
As a presidential candidate, Donald Trump promised not to cut Social Security, Medicare, or Medicaid.
View ArticleWatchdog to examine Medicare chief’s publicity spending
A government watchdog said Friday it will review costly outside contracts to provide publicity for Medicare chief Seema Verma, whose agency oversees health insurance programs covering more than 100...
View ArticleFeds say $1.2B Medicare back brace scam busted
Federal authorities say they've broken up a $1.2 billion Medicare scam that peddled unneeded orthopedic braces to hundreds of thousands of seniors via foreign call centers.
View ArticleBernie Sanders to reveal new version of ‘Medicare for All’
Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont will unveil a new version of his "Medicare for All" plan on Wednesday, shaking up the 2020 presidential election by reopening the debate over his call to eliminate...
View ArticleBudget office: $177B in added costs from Trump drug plan
The Trump administration's plan to ease the financial hit of prescription drugs prices for Medicare beneficiaries will cost taxpayers another $177 billion over 10 years, congressional budget experts...
View ArticleDoctor, 66, faces 3 years in prison in fraud scheme
A Louisiana doctor has been sentenced to more than three years in prison for a scheme to defraud Medicare and other health insurers.
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