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Insurers Running Medicare Advantage Plans Overbill Taxpayers By Billions As Feds Struggle To Stop It
[UPDATED at 1:45 p.m. ET] Health insurers that treat millions of seniors have overcharged Medicare by nearly $30 billion the past three years alone, but federal officials say they are moving ahead with long-delayed plans to recoup at least part of ... [Continue Reading]
State Highlights: Maryland Cites ‘Dickensian’ Abuse Conditions In Suit Against For-Profit Group Homes; Researchers Grapple With Problems Of…
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State Highlights: Barriers Slow Investigation Of Deaths At St. Louis County Jail; Health Insurance Scam Impacts Dozens In Massachusetts
Media outlets report on news from Missouri, Massachusetts, Nevada, New York, Florida, Connecticut, Illinois, Iowa, Maryland, California, Virginia, Colorado, New Hampshire, Texas, Michigan, Mississippi and Nebraska. SOURCE: Kaiser Health News - Read ... [Continue Reading]
Calif. Lawmakers Pass Bills To Stabilize Utilities After Wildfires, But Critics Call Law ‘A Reward For Monstrous Behavior’
The legislation is complicated and was quickly shepherded through the California Legislature with fears of the utility companies going bankrupt if something wasn't done. The bill will provide investor-owned utilities with at least $21 billion to pay ... [Continue Reading]
Judge Orders Improvements In Tracking, Caring For New York’s Severely Mentally Ill Living In Supported Housing
A ProPublica and Frontline investigation about gaps in oversight for patients living outside institutions prompted U.S. District Judge Nicholas Garaufis to order a report and make recommendations for improving care. At least six had died and others ... [Continue Reading]
State Highlights: Texas Ordered To Relieve ‘Crushing’ Workloads Of Those Who Oversee Foster Care Program; Connecticut To Boost Mental Health…
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In Era Of Conspiracy Theorists, Sandy Hook Families Are Having To Prove Their Children Lived And Their Children Died
But they're starting to gain ground against the hoaxers. Meanwhile, a top Virginia Republican proposed surprise legislation that would ban guns in government buildings. SOURCE: Kaiser Health News - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
State Highlights: Former Chief Of Troubled North Carolina Hospital Could Be In Line For UNC Presidency; Outreach About New Hampshire’s Medicaid Work…
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State Highlights: Indiana, Texas Governors Sign First Laws Making Fertility Fraud Illegal; New Law In Oregon Upholds Medical Decision Process For…
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One Patient Dies Of Mold Infection That Forces Closure Of Seattle Children’s Hospital Operating Rooms
Five other patients also developed an Aspergillus infection. Aspergillus is a common mold tolerated by most people but poses a greater risk to those with weakened immune systems. Gaps in air filtration is believed to have been key in the presence of ... [Continue Reading]
Virginia Marks State Medicaid Program’s 50th Anniversary With Promises To Improve Maternal Mortality Rates
The state's Medicaid agency will help by using new technology to ensure qualifying low-income women don’t experience a gap in health insurance coverage; working with the Department of Social Services to streamline enrollment; and launching an ... [Continue Reading]
State Highlights: Utah Family Sues After School Bars Diabetic Son From Attending; Attorney General Declares Public Safety Emergency In Rural Alaska
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Woman Whose Fetus Died After She Was Shot Charged With Manslaughter, Yet Accused Shooter Goes Free
Marshae Jones of Birmingham was five months pregnant when she was shot during an argument. On Wednesday, a grand jury indicted Jones on a manslaughter charge. But now Jefferson County prosecutors say they have not yet made a decision whether they ... [Continue Reading]
Major Hospital Systems In South Dakota, Iowa To Merge To Create Another Regional Giant
The deal between Sanford Health and UnityPoint Health is just the latest big merger in the industry. Deal-making is remaking the landscape by consolidating local hospital markets, forming regional powerhouses and creating new national giants. ... [Continue Reading]
Oregon Has Botched Efforts To Move Patients Out Of Restrictive Psychiatric Facilities, Investigation Finds
The Oregonian/OregonLive launched an investigation into the Oregon Health Authority's management of moving patients out of specialized care. Chris Bouneff, director of Oregon’s branch of the National Alliance on Mental Illness, said the newsroom’s ... [Continue Reading]
State Highlights: Many States Grapple With Finding Homes-Not Group Homes-For Foster Teens; Ohio House Passes $11M Bill Aimed At Reducing Infant…
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