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Developing·Aug 28, 2026

2026 Medicare fraud crackdown across labs and hospices

A nationwide investigation uncovers about $3.5 billion in fraudulent hospice claims in Los Angeles County, with patients enrolled in hospice without consent.
California has revoked hundreds of hospice licenses since 2021 and enacted emergency regulations to tighten approvals amid the fraud crackdown.

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CMS Blocks $1.6B in Suspect Medicare Lab Payments — 4dThe CMS says its anti-fraud crackdown on Medicare laboratory payments has blocked or recovered more than $1.6 billion since Trump returned to office, removing 157 labs and halting hundreds of millions in potentially fraudulent claims through AI-driven review. The effort highlights high-profile cases, like labs billing for services never performed, and notes ongoing investigations and recoupments as part of a broader push against improper Medicare billing in 2026.

Social Security Medicare Fiscal Cliff Sparks Bipartisan DebatePolitics — Aug 26, 2026Experts warn that Social Security and Medicare are nearing funding shortfalls, with potential benefit cuts if reform isn’t enacted. Proposals range from increasing taxes or wages, backfilling trust funds with general revenue, to targeted reforms like wage-cap increases, while editorial and political dialogue stress the need for genuine, balanced reform rather than broad cuts.”

LA Hospice Fraud Tops $3.5B MedicareHealth — 6dA nationwide crackdown reveals about $3.5 billion in fraudulent hospice claims in Los Angeles County, with victims like Linda Henry enrolled in hospice without consent, jeopardizing their regular care. California has revoked hundreds of hospice licenses since 2021 and enacted emergency regulations to tighten approvals as regulators confront rampant fraud targeting seniors.

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White House plans new biotech drug pricing deals — 6dThe White House under the current president is preparing new voluntary drug-pricing deals with mid-sized biotech firms to lower outpatient Medicaid costs by aligning prices with international benchmarks, offering relief from certain Medicare pilot programs and possible tariff concessions. The initiative, framed as healthcare affordability ahead of the elections, follows prior similar agreements and is expected to include a new announcement around August 31, 2026.

IJRGeriatric Democrat Senator Fends Off Young-Blood Challenger In Rare Win For Old GuardNicole Silverio · 3 min · 6h

DAVID HOGBERG: Medicare Advantage Reduces Healthcare Costs For Seniors — Oct 21, 2025For Medicare Advantage enrollees, the open enrollment period during which they can switch their Medicare Advantage plans began Oct. 15. Medicare Advantage is the program through which seniors and other beneficiaries can…

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‘Transparently Crooked’: Biden-Harris Admin Might Just Be Buying Votes With New Medicare Changes, Experts SayReporting — Oct 6, 2024The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced in September that it would be reducing certain Medicare prescription drug premiums in what experts who spoke to the Daily Caller News Foundation called a…

Israeli Med-Tech Startup GaitBetter’s Fall Prevention Solution Eligible For Medicare Reimbursement In 12 US States ‌Reporting — Aug 23, 2024A clinically validated solution for fall prevention and gait rehabilitation from Israeli med-tech startup GaitBetter is now eligible for Medicare and Medicare Advantage reimbursement in 12 US states (New Jersey…

FBI’s Most Wanted Medicare Fraud Suspect Captured After 3 Years on the Run — Jul 21, 2026A fugitive accused of orchestrating a massive Medicare fraud scheme has been captured overseas after more than three years on the run, according to the Justice Department. Khalid Satary, 54, was arrested in the Middle…

Where Democratic Presidential Candidates Stand on ‘Medicare for All’Reporting — Jan 31, 2020Perhaps no issue has divided the field of Democratic 2020 presidential hopefuls more than “Medicare for All.” Liberal candidates favor the sweeping proposal, which would replace private health insurance with a single…

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Trump Admin Flags Billions in Medicare Claims as Fraud Crackdown Intensifies — Jul 8, 2026The Trump administration says a dramatic increase in Medicare claims for tissue and organ transplants has led to a nationwide fraud crackdown that is blocking millions of dollars in suspicious billing. According to Fox…

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Biden Questions If Medicare for All Is ‘Doable’: ‘How Are You Going to Find $35 Trillion?’Reporting — Mar 10, 2020Former Vice President Joe Biden is sharing his opinion on the idea of Medicare for All in America and the staggering price estimate. In an MSNBC interview with Lawrence O’Donnell on Monday, Biden was asked a…

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ANDREW LANGER: MedPAC’s War On Medicare Advantage – And Why Republicans Shouldn’t Fall For It — Mar 11, 2026If there were ever a case study in how Washington’s permanent bureaucracy quietly steers policy regardless of who wins elections, it would be the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission, better known as MedPAC, whose…

Senate Confirms Oz As Head Of Medicare, MedicaidReporting — Apr 4, 2025Dr. Mehmet Oz is the new head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services after the Senate confirmed him by a vote of 53-45 Thursday. Oz, a former TV star and heart surgeon, will lead the agency, which oversees…

Feds Nab Russian National In $400 Million Medicare Scheme — Mar 6, 2026A Russian national appeared in a Houston, Texas court Thursday for allegedly submitting over $400 million in fraudulent Medicare claims. Nikolai Buzolin, 38, registered Verisola, Inc. in Houston as a fraudulent durable…

Daily Caller News FoundationGeriatric Democrat Senator Fends Off Young-Blood Challenger In Rare Win For Old GuardDemocratic Massachusetts Sen. Ed Markey defeated Democratic Massachusetts Rep. Seth Moulton Tuesday in a rare win for the old-guard incumbents.6h

Sanders: Trump ‘Would Come Out for Medicare for All’ if It Meant Five More VotesReporting — Oct 16, 2020Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is suggesting President Donald Trump will do anything to win more votes in the upcoming presidential election, including supporting Medicare For All. Radio host Dean Obeidallah discussed the…

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Hundreds of Delegates Vow to Vote Against Democratic Party’s Platform If It Does Not Back ‘Medicare for All’Reporting — Jul 27, 2020Hundreds of delegates, many who support Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) — who previously sought the Democratic Party’s nomination in the 2020 presidential election — are pushing the Democratic platform to support “Medicare…

Biden Slams Sanders’ ‘Medicare for All’ Amid Coronavirus Outbreak: ‘Results, Not a Revolution’Reporting — Mar 16, 2020Former Vice President Joe Biden is criticizing Sen. Bernie Sanders’ (I-Vt.) Medicare for All in the midst of the coronavirus outbreak. The two Democratic presidential contenders faced off during the Democratic primary…

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FBI captures $547M Medicare fraud fugitiveHealth — Jul 21, 2026Khalid Ahmed Satary, accused of orchestrating a $547 million Medicare fraud scheme through diagnostic laboratories across multiple states, was captured overseas and returned to the United States, marking the third arrest from the FBI’s Most Wanted Fraudsters list in five weeks. Prosecutors say the operation leveraged telemarketing, patient recruiters, and illegal kickbacks to push expensive, medically unnecessary cancer genetic tests billed to Medicare from 2016 to 2019, and Satary was indicted in 2019 on multiple health care and fraud charges.

Healthcare Software Company Owner Convicted For ‘Cold, Calculated’ $1,000,000,000 Medicare Fraud Conspiracy — May 14, 2026A federal jury in the Southern District of Florida convicted the founder and owner of HealthSplash on Wednesday for his involvement in an over $1 billion Medicare fraud conspiracy. Brett Blackman, 42, and his…

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Trump Admin Building A Health Care Cost Bomb Set To Explode Right Before Midterms — Mar 21, 2026Some Americans could face significant new health care affordability challenges shortly before the 2026 midterm elections. In January, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed a nearly flat Medicare…

Feds Nab Two Pakistanis For Scamming Medicare, Sending Laundered Money Back Home — Feb 12, 2026A federal court in Chicago indicted two Pakistani nationals for their alleged participation in a $10 million Medicare scam on Thursday, a Department of Justice (DOJ) press release stated. According to the press release…

US To Announce Plan for Medicare, Medicaid To Cover Early COVID-19 Vaccine: PoliticoReporting — Oct 27, 2020The U.S. Trump administration will this week announce a plan to cover out-of-pocket costs of COVID-19 vaccines for millions of Americans who receive Medicare or Medicaid, Politico reported late on Monday, citing four…

Vance’s Anti-Fraud Taskforce Makes Major Move On Medicare Fraud — May 13, 2026The Trump administration is temporarily pausing new home health and hospice providers from enrolling in Medicare, Reuters first reported Wednesday. The move is part of Vice President JD Vance’s anti-fraud task force’s…

Ex-UConn Standout Convicted in $328M Medicare Genetic Testing Fraud — Feb 21, 2026A former University of Connecticut football player turned Texas lab owner is now facing federal prison time after a jury found him guilty in a sweeping Medicare fraud case tied to genetic testing. According to Fox News…

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