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Feds make arrests in alleged Medicaid, Medicare scheme

by Dan Gorenstein
Jun 22, 2016
The federal government estimates it loses 12 percent of Medicare spending and about 10 percent of Medicaid to fraud and other improper payments.
A former health clinic in Brooklyn connected to the  alleged fraudulent billing scheme run by  Aleksandr Pikus.
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Health care tax inversions allow double dipping, according to new report

by Dan Gorenstein
Mar 17, 2016
Companies sidestep taxes that support Medicare or Medicaid, then sell those programs drugs.
Mergers with foreign-based companies can help some U.S. companies avoid taxes. 
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Playing out the impact of more children being insured

by Dan Gorenstein
Jan 15, 2016
Getting kids — even healthy ones — onto Medicaid improves education rates.
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Shifting health costs from companies to taxpayers

by Dan Gorenstein
Jan 13, 2016
Moves come as Obamacare's requirements grow more stringent.
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Comparing private vs. public expansion of healthcare coverage

by Dan Gorenstein
Jan 7, 2016
A new report found significantly reduced rates of the uninsured in two states.
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Controlling costs by focusing on expensive patients

by Dan Gorenstein
Nov 11, 2015
Medicaid insurers want to influence the so-called social determinants of health.
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Rising Medicare premiums mean a big increase for some

by Dan Gorenstein
Oct 9, 2015
Even state budgets could take a hit.
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50 years of Medicare, by the numbers

by Tony Wagner
Jul 30, 2015
The sweeping health care laws cover a third of Americans.
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Healthcare expenditures are picking up again

by Dan Gorenstein
Jul 29, 2015
Some analysts see a 'fundamental shift' in the system.
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The Obamacare sales pitch

by Dan Gorenstein
Jul 1, 2015
The president is courting conservative states to expand Medicaid.
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