Nov 7, 2023

Medicare scams proliferate during open enrollment

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Open enrollment season is underway, and the Federal Trade Commission is warning consumers about scams — especially ones that target older adults.

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Are college athletes "employees" of their school?

by Henry Epp

Nov 7, 2023

The National Labor Relations Board holds a hearing to decide on the question. The answer could radically alter college athletics and its division of revenues.

University of Southern California Trojans players take the field before a college football game in 2021. USC is at the center of a case that could fundamentally change college athletics.

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Open enrollment season is a heyday for scammers

by Kimberly Adams

Nov 7, 2023

Some estimates put Medicare fraud, including elder abuse, in the neighborhood of $60 billion a year.

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