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Corpus Christi, TX

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Starting this month, recipients of SNAP benefitscan anticipate a $120 increase in their payments. SUN Bucks, a new federal government initiative, aims to provide additional financial support to families who depend on Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits and free or reduced lunch during the summer. $120 Extra for Families on...

SNAP Benefits Soar: Families to Receive $120 Boost Starting This Month

Minnesota State

Minneapolis, MN

WashingtonExaminer

After a seven-week trial, a jury found five defendants guilty for their part in exploiting government funding for a program created to feed low-income children after school and during the summer. The defendants received more than $40 million from the Department of Agriculture for 18 million meals at 50 food sites across Minnesota, which was overseen […]

Five found guilty in $40 million scheme to steal from federal food aid program

Illinois State

The Center Square

(The Center Square) – A bill that had bipartisan support and is on the governor's desk would remove eligibility requirements for individuals seeking to take a nursing assistant certification exam in Spanish.
                House Bill 5218 requires the Illinois Department of Public Health to offer the exam and it prevents the department from implementing "impractical" eligibility requirements.
                State Sen. Karina Villa, D-West Chicago, said the nursing assistant certification exam is currently...

Lawmaker fears illegal immigrants can take CNA exams, get jobs if Pritzker signs bill

The Department of Health and Human Services through the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has announced that some Medicare enrollees will pay less for 64 drugs available through Medicare Part B. Under the Inflation Reduction Act and Medicare Rebate Program, some people with Medicare will pay less for some...

HHS announces cost savings for 64 prescription drugs

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NewSantaAna

The FBI has seen a rise in scams targeting timeshare owners. In this kind of scam, criminals con these part-time property owners into shelling out hefty sums of cash, all under false pretenses related to their timeshare properties.

FBI warns that Mexican cartels are targeting Americans with timeshare scams

Clark County, WA

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Timothy A Gruver

Dentist Ellis B. Jardine of Clark County has been suspended for allegedly practicing outside the scope of his licenses and subpar care, the Washington State Department of Health reported on Friday.

Dentist Suspended for Subpar Care & Unlicensed Practices

CBS Philly

Wondering if hearing aids would be right for you, but discouraged by confusion around insurance coverage? Hearing loss can be a big issue that goes unchallenged by many people, often because of high costs. It's estimated that more than 28 million adults across the U.S. could benefit from a hearing aid, especially older adults, but many of us don't do anything about it because we're on a budget.But there are certain insurance plans and benefits out there that may cut the cost of new hearing aids -- both prescription-grade hearing aids and their newer counterparts that you can buy directly: over-the-counter,...

Does insurance cover hearing aids?

Medicaid is an important source of health and long-term care coverage for low-income people ages 65 and older and those with disabilities. Seniors and people with disabilities account for less than one in four Medicaid enrollees but over half of Medicaid spending. The Medicaid pathways in which eligibility is based on old age or disability are known as “non-MAGI” pathways because they do not use the Modified Adjusted Gross Income (MAGI) financial methodology that applies to children, pregnant individuals, parents, and other non-elderly adults with low incomes. In addition to considering income and age or disability status, non-MAGI eligibility pathways usually require people to demonstrate that they have limited savings and other financial resources (e.g., assets). Medicaid enrollees who use long-term services and supports (LTSS) must also meet requirements related to their functional needs which are generally measured in terms of the ability to perform activities of daily living such as eating and bathing. Because nearly all non-MAGI pathways are optional, eligibility levels vary substantially across states.

Medicaid Eligibility and Enrollment Policies for Seniors and People with Disabilities (Non-MAGI) During the Unwinding

The IRS recently identified roughly $86 billion in unsupported claims in about one million filings for the Employee Retention Credit. This initiative aims to maintain employee retention amid COVID-related shutdowns, but it’s inadvertently become a platform for fraudulent activities, thus harming small businesses. The situation stresses the urgency of enhancing fraud prevention measures within the IRS’s systems.

IRS identifies fraudulent claims in retention credit filings

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). This document corrects technical and typographical errors in the final rule that appeared in the May 10, 2024 Federal Register , entitled “Medicaid Program; Ensuring Access to Medicaid Services (referred to hereafter as the “Access final rule”). The effective date of the Access final rule is July 9, 2024.

Medicaid Program; Ensuring Access to Medicaid Services; Correction

Your article was successfully shared with the contacts you provided. The Social Security cost of living adjustment, or COLA, for 2025 is likely to be 3%, based on the latest consumer price index data, released Wednesday. The 2024 cost-of-living adjustment for Social Security beneficiaries was 3.2%. The Consumer Price Index...

Social Security COLA Estimate for 2025 Drops to 3%

The Hill

Almost 200 people have been charged in a nationwide operation probing false health care claims involving approximately $2.75 billion in losses, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Thursday. Under its 2024 National Health Care Fraud Enforcement Action, the DOJ filed charges against 193 defendants, including 76 doctors, nurse practitioners and other licensed medical professionals in…

Almost 200 people charged in schemes totaling $2.7B in false health care claims

Retirement Daily

Applying for Medicaid long-term care? Our elder experts explain the complicated process, including the look-back rule.

Medicaid Long-Term Care: Future And Current Retirees Need To Prepare

Arizona State

GOBankingRates

If you're looking to make the move to Arizona, you may be surprised how much it'll cost you. Check Out: 9 Major US Cities Where Buying a Home Is Surprisingly Cheap Read Next: Become a Real Estate...

Here’s the Living Wage a Single Person Needs To Live Comfortably in Arizona

California State

Alameda Post

California regulators just stopped AT&T from pulling the plug. California’s Public Utilities Commission on June 20 rejected AT&T’s application to stop providing landlines and other services in areas where there is no other option.

Still Need Your Landline?

Reuters

(Reuters) -The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said on Monday it plans to close the advance payments program it started to help some Medicare providers and suppliers affected by disruptions at UnitedHealth's Change Healthcare technology unit.

US to stop advance payments for Medicare providers hit by Change hack

For hundreds of thousands of U.S. troops and their families, when the Pentagon orders them to find health care off base there is none. An NPR analysis found that 50% of active duty military installations stand within federally designated health professional shortage areas (HPSA). Those are places where medical services are hard to find — commonly called “health care deserts.”

Half of U.S. military bases in the country are in 'health care deserts'

Denver, CO

David Heitz

The mother of a Denver homeless man told the City Council Monday that city-sponsored services have failed her son. Barbara Hallick Yeomans made her remarks during public comment period of the City Council meeting. She said her son grapples with substance abuse and mental illness and repeatedly has been harassed by police. She said her son also suffered verbal abuse by a guard in the Denver County Jail. Yeomans said she heard the guard harassing her son over the phone.

Mother says Denver homeless services have failed her son

Alaska State

The term “middle class” is often used to describe households within a specific income range. Still, the definition of a middle-class income varies widely across the United States. According to the Pew Research Center, middle-class households earn two-thirds to double the national median household income. However, due to...

Minimum Annual Income Needed To Qualify As Middle Class In Alaska 2024

Jacksonville, FL

Jacksonville Today

Former teacher Jeffrey Clayton, convicted of lewd behavior with a student at Douglas Anderson School of the Arts, walked briskly up to the Duval County Courthouse on Friday carrying a small backpack.

Former Douglas Anderson teacher sentenced to 10 years

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Commentary: Medicaid should put recipients’ needs ahead of corporate profits

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