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In brief: Synapse Health contract, CPI-U update, BOC guidance, Trace Medical investment
23 Dec 2025 19:57 GMT
… ) orders for certain UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage plans in additional states … HMO and PPO UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage plans. Additionally, the … and Drug Administration (FDA) Office of Criminal Investigations, the Washington State Medicaid …
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Trump boosts hemp for medicinal use
23 Dec 2025 19:21 GMT
… hemp, as a pain reliever. Medicare administrator Mehmet Oz said that … products each year.”
Growers beware
Washington State University cannabis research director David … how the Food and Drug Administration and Drug Enforcement Administration would enforce …
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How a Grown-Up Health Care System Operates
23 Dec 2025 16:12 GMT
… of the anointed politicians in Washington State. When they were finally … of the allowed alternatives to Medicare. Too late. No … too much sense for Medicare currently. What I contributed … for doctor fees, hospital fees, medications, and a [slothful] government …
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Spokane Valley, Spokane have highest ambulance rates in the region. AMR explains why
21 Dec 2025 11:22 GMT
… supplies, IV therapies, medication or mileage rates typically … some of which – including Seattle, Vancouver and Yakima – also contract … ’re compensating for Medicare and Medicare rates not going … shifting because of low Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement rates …
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Colorado prescription board votes to limit cost of rheumatoid arthritis drug
06 Oct 2025 21:26 GMT
… – similar to how Medicare beneficiaries are facing fewer … prescription medication. From 2014 to 2024, prescription drug prices … implementing price limits on drugs hampers research, as … facility, according to the Seattle Times. In addition, careful …
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Healthcare fraud enforcement in 2025: A year of aggressive action and expanding risk
19 Dec 2025 21:34 GMT
… testing fraud involving falsified Medicare enrollment documents13—blending AKS, … inflating plan sponsor drug costs reported on Medicare Part D claims … trial led by the Washington State Attorney General.21 The … To Prescribe Gilead's Drugs (Apr. 29, 2025), …
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Spokane County ambulance costs soar as funding model shifts burden to patients
24 Dec 2025 18:10 GMT
… While residents in cities like Seattle might pay around $950 … Additional charges for mileage, medications, and medical supplies can … of patients rely on Medicare or Medicaid. Because these … the system’s cost. Seattle offsets emergency‑response expenses …
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22 Dec 2025 19:16 GMT
… provided to Medicare beneficiaries in Medicare Advantage and … care professionals, including medication therapy management pharmacists and … management services may include medication therapy management, care … of Medicine (IBH), Seattle, WA; University of …
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WATCH: Detransitioner to providers: "Please just stop" gender surgeries on minors
19 Dec 2025 21:35 GMT
… block access to gender altering drugs and surgical procedures for … cut off federal Medicaid and Medicare funding from hospitals and … who began prescribing powerful drugs to the then 17- … care for minors continues.
Seattle Children’s Hospital gender clinic …
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Washington AG rebukes federal strategy to ban gender care for minors
19 Dec 2025 19:35 GMT
… medical providers from receiving Medicare or Medicaid funds for … paying for gender-affirming medication and procedures for trans … shutter gender clinics altogether.
Seattle Children’s and Mary … also offers gender-affirming medication and mental health care …