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• Trump Administration Finalizes $13 Billion Medicare Advantage Payment Hike in Major Win for Health Insurers

  Published: Apr 7, 2026

  Section: US & Canada

  The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has approved a 2.48% increase in average payments to private Medicare Advantage plans for 2027. This finalized rate significantly...

• CMS Administrator Mehmet Oz Threatens Multi-Billion Dollar Medicaid Funding Cuts to States Amid Unprecedented Fraud Crackdown

  Published: Mar 23, 2026

  Section: Health

  Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) head Mehmet Oz has signaled a major escalation in federal oversight, threatening to withhold billions in Medicaid payments from sever...

• Data Challenges CMS Claims as California Leads National Success in Medicaid Fraud Recovery Efforts

  Published: Mar 19, 2026

  Section: Science & Tech

  CMS Administrator Mehmet Oz has accused California of failing to combat a multi-billion dollar healthcare fraud "epidemic" allegedly linked to organized crime. However, federal dat...

• Federal Investigators Uncover Multi Billion Dollar Medicare Fraud Ring Exploiting Physician Credentials in Los Angeles County

  Published: Mar 13, 2026

  Section: US & Canada

  A massive healthcare fraud scheme has surfaced in Southern California, involving the unauthorized use of an 87-year-old physician's provider number to bill Medicare for $600 millio...