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Andrew and Michelle Patton rest with their newborn inside their Bentonville home on Feb. 5, 2026. Credit: Antoinette Grajeda for Arkansas Advocate Michelle Patton of Bentonville had a plan for the ...

OIG’s new Medicare Advantage Industry Segment-Specific Compliance Program Guidance (MA ICPG) highlights major compliance risk areas and provides practical guidance for MA plans and other parties. Many ...

Referring to physicians as “providers” undermines their ethical obligations, clinical integrity, accountability and trust with patients, according to a February policy paper from the American Colleges ...

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The one-two punch of stubbornly high interest rates and prolonged inflation has severely impacted supply chains in recent years. And they continue to impact the ability of logistics providers and ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Ambulance providers say insurance companies aren't paying up, leading to emergency medic shortages — especially in rural areas, sometimes leaving communities with no ambulance ...

Ghost patients, sham companies, offshore owners and corrupt doctors. Auditors and prosecutors say hospice fraud in Los Angeles is off the charts, with providers scamming billions from taxpayers for ...

Medicare Advantage (MA) plans and the providers in their networks are crying foul over potentially getting virtually no reimbursement increase from the program in 2027. On Monday, the Centers for ...

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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Diane Omdahl is a Medicare expert who keeps her readers in the know. There’s one question that popped up several times during the ...

U.S. News & World Report has released its 2026 Best Travel Insurance Companies ratings, identifying the top providers for financial protection in an era of heightened traveler risk awareness — and at ...