Operation "Brace Yourself" dismantled one of the largest Medicare fraud schemes in history.
Month: April 2019
Bernie Sanders unveils new Medicare-for-all legislation, a key component of his 2020 presidential bid
Support for a single-payer health plan has grown considerably since the senator from Vermont ran for president, but skepticism remains, even among Democrats.
Bernie Sanders unveils more ambitious new Medicare for All plan
Undaunted by skepticism over the political viability of "Medicare for All," Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders on Wednesday unveiled a new and more sweeping version of his signature health care bill.
Bernie Sanders releases new Medicare for All bill, includes win for disability rights activists
Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) released a new version of his Medicare for All bill on Wednesday, keeping true to form by championing one of the most ambitious health policies in the country. So far, the proposal has the support of more than a dozen Democrats, including fellow 2020 candidates Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand (NY), Kamala Harris (CA), Elizabeth Warren (MA), and Cory Booker (NJ).
The Sanders bill expands the traditional Medicare program, by covering...
Bernie Sanders on the role of insurance companies under “Medicare for All”
Sen. Bernie Sanders, who lost his last bid for president, is unveiling the most recent version of his Medicare proposal Wednesday. Once dismissed as too radical by many Democrats, his universal health care plan is now being co-sponsored by four of his opponents in the race. It is called "Medicare For All". Ed O'Keefe spoke with the self-declared Democratic socialist.
Feds Charge 24 In Alleged $1.2 Billion Medicare Fraud Scheme
Prosecutors allege a multilayered scheme to defraud Medicare, with doctors prescribing unneeded back, shoulder, wrist and knee braces to elderly and disabled patients.
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The Health 202: Bernie Sanders is about to roll out an even more expansive Medicare-for-all bill
It proposes to cover long-term care, a steeply expensive benefit.
Medicare for All and Beyond, Sanders Uses the Senate as His Launching Pad
Senator Bernie Sanders reintroduced his Medicare for All Act on Wednesday in a choreographed event charged with the unmistakable presidential politics of 2020.
Spending Estimates Under Medicare for All
Under a Medicare for All plan similar to some proposals being discussed in Congress, total health expenditures would be an estimated 1.8 percent higher in 2019, relative to the status quo. While this is a small change in national spending, the federal government's health spending would increase substantially, rising by an estimated 221 percent.