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Stitt signs executive order to address Medicare Advantage plans
31 Jan 2026 02:39 GMT
OKLAHOMA CITY – Gov. Kevin Stitt signed … the administration of Medicare Advantage (MA) plans in Oklahoma, including the re …
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Medicare Has Changed This Year, and Not Everyone Will Be Happy About It
29 Jan 2026 19:47 GMT
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Medicare recipients will pay more out … $283. This means Medicare beneficiaries will be responsible for … procedures
Starting this year, Medicare began a program called … Arizona, New Jersey, Ohio, Oklahoma, Texas, and Washington -- …
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New Medicare Rules Could Create "Major Burdens and Delays"
28 Jan 2026 10:27 GMT
… , Ohio, Oklahoma, Texas, Arizona, and Washington state and have traditional Medicare coverage … prior approval for 17 different Medicare procedures. Prior approval, or … for insurance to cover it.
Medicare has traditionally required prior approval …
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<![CDATA[WISeR Spending or Unneeded delays in Healthcare? Prior Authorizations, AI in Medicare Prompt Concerns]]>
27 Jan 2026 21:23 GMT
… prior authorization process, while protecting Medicare beneficiaries from being given unnecessary … states: Arizona, New Jersey, Ohio, Oklahoma, Texas and Washington.
Fewer and … need prior authorization under traditional Medicare, and experts acknowledged that …
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Congressman Sold UNH Stock Weeks Before Trump's Medicare Comments — Now The Trade Is Drawing Attention
27 Jan 2026 16:53 GMT
… Trump‘s comments on Medicare insurers.
Investors in the … Rep. Kevin Hern (R-Okla.) sold UnitedHealth shares in December … admin proposing flat rates for Medicare. Rep. Hern (R) … the Trump administration proposed flat Medicare reimbursement rates for insurers, …
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Obamacare enrollment fell by more than 1M enrollees for 2026
31 Jan 2026 01:06 GMT
Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., discusses the ongoing healthcare debate … -19 pandemic.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released …
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The quiet power of swing beds: Healing close to home in Woods County
30 Jan 2026 17:38 GMT
In rural Oklahoma, few things matter more than … acute hospital care (covered by Medicare Part A) to skilled nursing … and rehabilitation care (still under Medicare Part A) in the same …
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House Budget Committee examines drivers behind rising U.S. health care costs
30 Jan 2026 00:14 GMT
… the ACA individual market; revising Medicare Advantage rules to treat healthy … use of supplemental rebates in Medicare Advantage plans.
Dr. Benedic Ippolito … Medicaid.
Rep. Josh Brecheen (R-Okla.) criticized government intervention through Obamacare …
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The promise and reality of the rural health fund
29 Jan 2026 22:18 GMT
… president and CEO of the Oklahoma Hospital Association.
Josh Martin, … So stagnant reimbursement from Medicare and Medicaid and even … well as look at Medicare.
And Medicare Advantage plans as well … that are tapping into Medicare patients that had traditionally …
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On Her Mind: Purview Life helps family's journey through dementia
28 Jan 2026 12:27 GMT
TULSA, Okla. — A Tulsa family's … -service model — not covered by Medicare or Medicaid — but advocates say …