Tag: Medicare and Medicaid

Massive fraud in Medicare's prescription drug programs may be going untracked, according to a government watchdog. (Photo: Thinkstock)

Insurer Humana being probed for possible overbilling: Report

Kelly Cohen · May 23, 2014 8:31 pm

Dietitians, athletic trainers and massage therapists will no longer be able to prescribe and order Medicare drugs.Ã (Thinkstock Image)

New Medicare rule hopes to crack down on excess drug prescriptions

Kelly Cohen · May 22, 2014 4:00 am

Emergency room visits up after Obamacare implementation, survey says

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Emergency room visits up after Obamacare implementation, survey says

Philip Klein · May 21, 2014 7:26 pm

Indiana Gov. Mike Pence who has been talked about as a potential 2016 presidential candidate, has rankled conservatives by unveiling a plan to expand Medicaid through President Obama's health care law.ÃÂ (AP/Darron Cummings)

Beltway Confidential

Mike Pence sides with hospital lobbyists in Medicaid fight

Philip Klein · May 20, 2014 9:36 pm

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Tennessee woman caught defrauding state Medicaid — again

Kelly Cohen · May 20, 2014 6:38 pm

The Great Society at Fifty

Nicholas Eberstadt · May 19, 2014 4:00 am

Brewer appeals ruling in Medicaid expansion suit

Brewer appeals ruling in Medicaid expansion suit

Washington Examiner · May 14, 2014 10:34 pm

Rick Weiland takes issue with Mike Rounds’ Medicare ad

Rick Weiland takes issue with Mike Rounds’ Medicare ad

Associated Press · May 14, 2014 7:44 pm

California is on the hook for $1.2 billion more in Medicaid costs than previously expected as nearly a third of the state's population will now be on the government program thanks to an expansion through President Obama's health care law. (AP Photo)

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After Obamacare, nearly one out of three Californians will be on Medicaid

Philip Klein · May 14, 2014 4:00 am

Medicaid rolls grow in states resisting health law

Medicaid rolls grow in states resisting health law

Washington Examiner · May 13, 2014 9:54 pm

Healthcare.gov: ‘Health Insurance With Medicaid Is The Perfect Mother’s Day Gift’

Jeryl Bier · May 13, 2014 2:02 pm

Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., grabbed the third rail of American politics Tuesday, outlining proposals to reform Social Security and Medicare and facilitate increased retirement savings in a speech at the National Press Club.ÃÂ (Graeme Jennings/Examiner)

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Marco Rubio grabs the ‘third rail’ of entitlement reform

Joel Gehrke · May 13, 2014 4:00 am