Hawks clarify Dimpane not under investigation over Medicare24 contract

Can prisoners sue over medical care? Supreme Court weighs in

The Supreme Court is revisiting whether federal inmates can sue over medical care regarding a 1980 decision in Carlson v. Green. Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/06/22/supreme-court-prisoner-sue-medical-care/90595044007/ Sign up for our newsletter for the day's top stories, from sports to movies to politics to world events: https://profile.usatoday.com/newsletters/daily-briefing/

Study Reveals Medicare Comes With a $688,996 Price Tag for Retirees

If you're assuming that Medicare will cover all your medical care costs in retirement, you're in for an unpleasant surprise.

Medicare (temporarily) covers GLP-1s starting tomorrow

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Healthcare Health Care The Big Story Temporary Medicare GLP-1 coverage begins tomorrow The Trump administration’s temporary program to cover GLP-1 medications for obesity starts tomorrow and runs through 2027, but we still don’t know for sure how much it will cost taxpayers. © Adobe Stock Medicare is prohibited by law from covering weight-loss drugs but the...

Sen. Rand Paul Fumes About Healthcare Expense

Sen. Rand Paul Fumes About Healthcare Expense

SEE IT: Gonzo journalist Nick Shirley exposes massive fraud in NYC

Nick Shirley is back, this time exposing large-scale Medicare fraud involving senior centers for elderly Koreans and Chinese. It’s another video that’s nearly an hour long, which he posted in full here: “Your tax dollars are paying for elderly Koreans and Chinese to play ping pong and do tai chi, while the fraudsters give kickbacks []...Click to read more

455 Defendants Including 90 Doctors Were Charged in the Largest Healthcare Fraud Takedown of 2026

The 2026 National Healthcare Fraud Takedown charged 455 defendants including 90 doctors for 6.5 billion in false claims with patient deaths. Here's what the cases covered.

Update on The Ohio Coalition for Police Accountability and Transparency

This is where we are at with my Federal civil rights litigation. We are reaching out to provide a transparent update on the status of our federal civil rights litigation, Cynthia Brown v. Dave Yost (Case No. 2:24-cv-01401). ​As of July 2, 2026, we have passed the 210-day mark since our last major briefings were submitted to the court. We know many of you are waiting—just as we are—for a final ruling from Judge Graham regarding our request for a permanent injunction.

DOJ charges 10 in largest federal health Care fraud crackdown in U.S. history

The Justice Department announced the results of the 2026 National Health Care Fraud Takedown, charging 455 defendants, including 90 doctors and other licensed medical professionals, in schemes involving more than 6.5 billion in fraudulent claims. The operation spanned 56 federal districts across 45 states and territories and involved all 50 state Medicaid Fraud Control Units,...

Why Clinicians Worry Medicare’s New $50 Weight-Loss Program Could Backfire

For the first time ever, Medicare will cover drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound. But a strict BMI checklist and a 2027 deadline has some experts expressing concern.

Trump Whisperer Floats Wild Theory About McConnell Home Renovations

Stephanie Keith / Stephanie Keith/Getty ImagesA right-wing activist with close ties to the president said she would not be shocked if Sen. Mitch McConnell’s office soon announced that the 84-year-old lawmaker had “peacefully passed away in his sleep.”The bombshell claim from online influencer Laura Loomer, 33, came as attention turned to the timing of renovations at McConnell’s Washington, D.C., home, which were underway nearly four weeks after the Kentucky Republican suffered a reported heart attack and disappeared from public view.Loomer sparked fresh speculation on X on Saturday, claiming that renovations at McConnell’s home looked like a “massive coverup” and questioning the timing of the work while the senator was hospitalized.Read more at The Daily Beast.

Gavin Newsom’s Healthcare Tax: Just the Latest Hit to CA Families

Gavin Newsom’s Healthcare Tax: Just the Latest Hit to CA Families

Trump promised tougher healthcare fraud enforcement. The numbers tell a different story

The decline complicates the Trump administration's portrayal of an unprecedented crackdown on healthcare fraud

Personal convenience: Demystifying codes on medical invoices

In this explainer we take a look at the meaning of some of the codes that appear on medical invoices, to shed some light on costs that are not covered by the CNS.

Watch Live: Justice Department announces charges in alleged $200M in false Medicaid claims

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche announced the charges

Trump’s healthcare fraud crackdown is paying off

Federal prosecutors recently announced that they’d charged 455 defendants in connection with more than 6.5 billion in alleged fraud involving Medicare, Medicaid, and other public healthcare programs. The news serves as a vivid reminder of just how much taxpayer money can disappear when oversight falls short. According to the Justice Department, the defendants include 90 []

“None of This is Making Healthcare Better”: Americans Are Fed Up With the Monopolization of Healthcare Services

A video shared on X has sparked discussion after a woman criticized the growing consolidation of healthcare services. According to the video, insurance companies play an outsized role in determining healthcare costs. The woman also argues that insured patients have little control over how they pay for healthcare. A video shared on X outlines the Sign up to receive the Daily Dot’s Internet Insider newsletter for urgent news from the frontline of online. The post “None of This is Making Healthcare Better”: Americans Are Fed Up With the Monopolization of Healthcare Services appeared first on The Daily Dot.

Whistleblowers expose federal health agencies’ concealment of COVID vaccine injuries

(NaturalNews) Sen. Ron Johnson alleges federal health agencies concealed COVID-19 vaccine injury data, calling it the greatest government scandal of his lifet...

Ventas: Ahead Of Q2 Results, Lots To Like About This Senior-Care REIT

Ventas: Ahead Of Q2 Results, Lots To Like About This Senior-Care REIT

Tucker Carlson Is Done With the Republican Party. Good Riddance.

Tucker Carlson Is Done With the Republican Party. Good Riddance.

AC Piplan reviews healthcare facilities at THQ Hospital

AC Piplan reviews healthcare facilities at THQ Hospital

Diagnosis for 6.29.26: Checking the pulse of Florida healthcare news and policy

Budget vetoes reshape Florida healthcare as new laws and innovations emerge. The post Diagnosis for 6.29.26: Checking the pulse of Florida healthcare news and policy appeared first on Florida Politics - Campaigns Elections. Lobbying Government..

Medicare Launches GLP-1 Bridge Program Covering Novo Nordisk (CPH: NOVO-B) And Eli Lilly (NYSE: LLY) Weight-Loss Drugs

Medicare is launching a temporary bridge program that will cover select GLP-1 weight-loss medications from two of the pharmaceutical industry’s largest players. The program will extend coverage to Novo Nordisk’s (CPH: NOVO-B) Wegovy, both in injection and tablet form, marking a significant shift in how the federal health program approaches obesity treatment. Eli Lilly’s (NYSE: [] The post Medicare Launches GLP-1 Bridge Program Covering Novo Nordisk (CPH: NOVO-B) And Eli Lilly (NYSE: LLY) Weight-Loss Drugs appeared first on Foreign Policy Journal.

Turkish American Dr. Oz Targets Armenian Community in Los Angeles

The former TV Doctor thinks an Armenian bakery is part of a mafia-linked Medicare fraud ring.

I Tested AI to Find Errors in My Medical Bills. Here’s What It Found

Using ChatGPT to audit my complex health insurance claims was a massive undertaking -- but it confirmed a hidden 1,512 overpayment.

Advocates worry new law will raise drug prices, harm self-insured businesses – Center Square

The Pharmaceutical Care Management Association filed a complaint June 16 in Springfield federal court against the Illinois Department of Insurance and Ann Gillespie, its director. “There are many ways to lower prescription drug prices and deliver affordability to patients and employers. But prohibiting the use of tools proven to lower costs and deliver cost-efficient, high-quality pharmaceutical care to patients and imposing onerous reporting burdens is not one of them, said David Marin, PCMA president and CEO.

NPR Published, then Retracted, a Report About Alito’s Retirement. The Reaction on Capitol Hill Was Swift

NPR quickly retracted its “erroneous” report that Justice Alito was retiring, but not before House Speaker Mike Johnson’s office circulated the story with a note, viewed exclusively by Vanity Fair, thanking the justice for his service— a swift response that suggested the Republican congressman was prepared for, or at least readily accepted, the possibility of such an announcement.

Senate Democrats Press Trump-Affiliated Companies Over IRS Settlement Scope

Senate Democrats are pressing companies tied to President Donald Trump’s family to say whether they believe they are covered by a DOJ settlement that limits IRS action tied to prior tax returns.

Dr Oz warns Medicare scammers are stealing billions — and your personal information could be next

Dr. Mehmet Oz says Medicare fraud costs taxpayers about 100 billion a year and warns seniors not to give out their Medicare beneficiary numbers.

White House staff secretly whisper about his age...

White House staff secretly whisper about his age... (First column, 3rd story, link) Related stories:President fumes about swollen 'cankles' coverage...ELI LILLY gave extraordinary obesity drug access to 79-year-old patient. Who?

GOP Holds Medicaid Fraud Hearing Conveniently Timed To Distract From Medicaid Cuts

Congressional Democrats and healthcare justice advocates on Thursday accused Republicans of trying to divert attention away from their destructive cuts to Medicaid—and the resulting large-scale loss of insurance coverage—by convening a hearing on purportedly “rampant” fraud in the program that provides care to tens of millions of low-income Americans. Rep. Frank Pallone Jr. (D-NJ), the top Democrat on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, noted in his scathing opening remarks at the hearing that Republicans have “repeatedly insisted” they are only interested in fighting fraud and abuse of taxpayer dollars, even as their unprecedented Medicaid cuts strip healthcare from millions of people across the US, including many children.read more

News outlet mistakenly releases Mitch McConnell memoriam piece

The Hill inadvertently published an article clearly intended to be held until Sen. Mitch McConnell's (R-KY) death.Titled A lookback at Mitch McConnell's time in the Senate, the piece was reportedly prefaced with an all-caps editorial warning, DO NOT USE. The article was screenshotted and shared on social media before removal. McConnell, 84, a decades-long Senate titan who previously served as Republican Leader, has been hospitalized since June 14, reports PBS. Limited public details about his condition have emerged, though some sources claim he is recovering. The incident follows unsubstantiated claims from far-right influencer Laura Loomer, who alleged without evidence that McConnell is officially brain dead. No other sources have corroborated her claims. The mishap mirrors a recent NPR error when journalist Nina Totenberg published an article announcing Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito's retirement, which has not occurred.Watch the video below. Your browser does not support the video tag.

Democrats’ ‘Fix’ For A $5 Trillion Medicare Spending Increase Is The Same Proposals That Caused It

At a time when multiple budget analysts have highlighted an explosion in Medicare spending due to the IRA, what did Wyden’s white paper propose? More of the same.

$6.5 Billion Fraud Bust Shows That Government Healthcare Is a Criminal’s Dream

The Justice Department has announced a massive fraud bust that serves as a reminder that American’s government healthcare system is profoundly broken and vulnerable. The DOJ is charging 455 people in 45 U.S. states and territories with healthcare fraud amounting to 6.5 billion, according to an announcement by acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche. The ... The post 6.5 Billion Fraud Bust Shows That Government Healthcare Is a Criminal’s Dream appeared first on The New American.

She Told Her Doctor She Stopped Receiving Her Free Medication Months Ago — His Secretary Accused Her of Lying

Of course this isn't the patient's fault. The post She Told Her Doctor She Stopped Receiving Her Free Medication Months Ago — His Secretary Accused Her of Lying appeared first on TwistedSifter.