Tag: medicare_advantage
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Media Monitor: NPR Health Reports on Anhedonia, Medicare Advantage Exits and Paid Family Leave
NPR Health reports on anhedonia, a condition it calls depression's "silent sister," plus Medicare Advantage plans leaving markets and more fathers taking paid bonding leave.
HealthPolitics and GovernmentBusinessMedical ScienceEmployment and LaborSocial IssuesFederal Government anhedoniaJudith JosephMedicare AdvantageMedicare open enrollmentpaid family leaveCaliforniaKFFNPR Health
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Media Monitor: NPR Reports Tight Midterm Races, Deadlocked Israeli Election and a DHS Hack
NPR's Up First newsletter reports Democrats and Republicans pouring six-figure sums into 70 House districts, Israel's election deadlocked with over 90% counted, and hackers breaching DHS personnel files.
Politics and GovernmentSportHealthBusinessElectionEconomyDemocratic PartyRepublican PartyMiddle EastMusic NPRmidterm electionsBenjamin NetanyahuIsrael electionDepartment of Homeland SecurityMedicare AdvantageNPR Breaking News
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Azerbaijani National Pleads Guilty in $137 Million Medicare Advantage Fraud Scheme
Sevindik Huseynov, CEO of a sham medical equipment company, admitted submitting $137 million in fake claims to Medicare Advantage Organizations and wiring most of the proceeds to Hong Kong.
Law EnforcementHealthBusinessUSALegalFederal GovernmentBanking Health Care FraudMedicare AdvantageSevindik HuseynovVonyes Inc.U.S. Department of JusticeFederal Bureau of InvestigationNational Fraud Enforcement DivisionFBI
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Middletown Man Pleads Guilty to Unlawful Money Transmitting in Medicare Fraud Scheme
Middletown resident Habroon Habib pleaded guilty to operating an unlawful money transmitting business, funneling $425,000 to Pakistan from a Medicare Advantage fraud scheme. He faces up to five years in prison for the unlicensed operation.
Law EnforcementPolitics and GovernmentHealthBusinessFederal GovernmentLegalEconomyBanking Habroon HabibMiddletownMedicare AdvantageFraudMoney TransmittingPakistanFBI
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Media Monitor: Millions of seniors face loss of health care coverage
The Washington Post reports that millions of seniors are losing health care coverage as Medicare Advantage plans, which offer extra perks, are dwindling in some regions.
HealthPolitics and GovernmentEconomyMedical ScienceFederal Government Medicare AdvantageSeniorsHealth Care CoveragePrivatized MedicareLoss of CoverageHealthcare CostsThe Washington Post