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WASHINGTON, D.C. — All 50 states have applied to participate in the Trump administration’s Medicaid drug-pricing model, expanding an effort to tie net prices for selected medicines to prices paid …
Most Favored Nation Drug Pricing Expands Across Medicaid Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — The owner of an Erie County home care agency was sentenced this week to 11 to 23 months in prison and ordered to pay more than $1.8 …
Home Care Owner Gets Prison in $1.8 Million Fraud Case Read More HARRISBURG, PA — The former owner of a Montgomery County home care agency was sentenced Wednesday to 17 months to 10 years in state prison and ordered to repay $1.76 …
Home Care Owner Gets Prison in $1.76 Million Medicaid Fraud Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of Health and Human Services last week referred hospitals and clinics involved in pediatric gender-transition care for possible federal investigation after a commissioned report identified …
HHS Refers Pediatric Gender-Care Billing for Fraud Review Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will end federal Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program funding for certain gender-transition treatments for minors beginning Oct. 13, imposing …
CMS Ends Federal Medicaid, CHIP Funding for Youth Gender Care Read More WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is urging states to strengthen oversight of applied behavior analysis services for children with autism after federal data showed Medicaid …
CMS Targets Autism-Therapy Oversight as Medicaid Spending Surges Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — Four Warren County home care workers are accused of neglecting a care-dependent resident who was later found dead at a shared care home, according to the Pennsylvania …
Care-Dependent Resident Found Dead; 4 Caregivers Face Charges Read More WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said its Medicaid Fraud War Room helped stop more than $203 million in potentially improper payments during its first 88 …
CMS Says Fraud Unit Blocked $203 Million in Medicaid Payments Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA — Administrative costs for independent and provider-sponsored health insurance plans continued to rise in 2025, although at a slower pace than the previous year, reflecting higher labor expenses …
Health Plan Administrative Costs Rise as Staffing Ratios Decline Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is urging state Medicaid programs to restrict or eliminate coverage for mercury-containing dental fillings, a federal push that could shift …
CMS Presses States to End Medicaid Amalgam Coverage Read More