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Flaws in Medicare prescription oversight

The 10-year-old Medicare prescription drug benefit is popular with seniors, but there's an apparent downside.

Sunday - 05/12/2013, 08:42pm EDT

Officials: DC Medicaid provider may owe $85M

Officials say the firm that provides health care to Medicaid recipients in the District of Columbia may owe $85 million to the city's doctors, clinics and hospitals.

Saturday - 04/20/2013, 07:21pm EDT

Tags: Medicare, Chartered Health Plan

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Md. officials outline plan to save Medicare waiver

Maryland officials have briefed lawmakers on huge changes to how hospital costs are paid to try to keep the state's unique Medicare waiver agreement with the federal government.

Thursday - 03/28/2013, 12:23am EDT

Tags: Medicare, Maryland, heath care

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Changes to Md. Medicare waiver in works

Maryland officials will submit a plan to the federal government aimed at allowing them to hang onto about $1 billion in Medicare reimbursements received under a unique agreement with Washington.

Tuesday - 01/22/2013, 08:53pm EST

Tags: Medicare, waiver

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Medicare scam hits Virginia residents

It's the time of year when seniors are being asked to reevaluate Medicare and drug program plans. The crooks have picked up on this and are now targeting some seniors, calling and threatening to have benefits cut-off if they don't provide information such as bank account numbers.

Sunday - 01/20/2013, 12:31pm EST

Tags: hank silverberg, Medicare, Medicare fraud

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Obama, Romney make last-minute pleas in close race

Monday - 11/05/2012, 03:19pm EST

Tags: elections, barack obama, Mitt Romney, Hampton Roads, military spending, sequestration, Richmond International Raceway, unemployment, Medicare

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Identity thieves pose as government workers

Maryland Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler warns people not to give out their personal information over the phone.

Friday - 08/24/2012, 10:12am EDT

Tags: Doug Gansler, identity theft, Medicare

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Medicare cracks down on wheelchair fraud

The number of scooters and powered wheelchairs is on the rise as baby boomers get older, and Medicare is closely watching how people are getting them.

Monday - 03/12/2012, 07:52am EDT

Tags: Medicare, scooter, power wheelchair, david burd

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