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About 500,000 Louisianans use Medicare Advantage. But critics say it's overcharging.
03 Aug 2025 09:10 GMT
… critics say Medicare Advantage programs … Louisiana has more than 932,000 residents who are part of Medicare … the Louisiana Hospital Association and Louisiana Surgeon … General Ralph Abraham are concerned about delays caused by Medicare …
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STAT+: MAGA influencers take a sudden interest in Medicare Advantage reforms, echoing a dark money group
01 Aug 2025 15:53 GMT
… . Bill Cassidy, a Louisiana Republican who had apparently … curiously-scripted passage: “Medicare Advantage delivers the highest … from MAGA influencers, Medicare Advantage Majority began buying … -and-dagger politics surrounding Medicare Advantage, the $550 …
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Letters: Medicare Advantage deserves congressional support
31 Jul 2025 14:31 GMT
… of my former co-workers.
Medicare Advantage offers its participants robust … a health care program like Medicare Advantage. Louisiana’s congressional leaders should … fully support and protect Medicare Advantage.
DEE …
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Troy Carter highlights Medicare cuts and condemns activist's killing in recent statements
30 Jul 2025 09:47 GMT
… the 60th anniversary of Medicare and Medicaid with a warning … Today marks 60 years of #Medicare and #Medicaid, but the … quot;.Carter has served as Louisiana’s 2nd District representative … Representatives (1992-1994) and Louisiana Senate (2016-2021). Born …
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RFK Jr. Pushes to Ban Using Food Stamps to Buy Soda: ‘U.S. Taxpayers Should Not Pay for It’
05 Aug 2025 01:41 GMT
… include West Virginia, Florida, Colorado, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas.
Other states … ends up — through Medicaid and Medicare — paying for those injuries. We … getting sick” with Medicaid and Medicare as well.
Kennedy has also …
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Rollins extends sugary drinks ban to six more states
04 Aug 2025 21:37 GMT
… Assistance Programs in Colorado, Florida, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas and West Virginia … the cost to medicaid and medicare programs due to increased chronic … ends up through Medicaid and Medicare paying for those injuries,” Kennedy …
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Diagnosis for 8.4.25: Checking the pulse of Florida health care news and policy
04 Aug 2025 18:43 GMT
… earned her medical degree from Louisiana State University and completed her … , according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. About one …
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Op-Ed: U.S. District Court rightfully blocked Arkansas’ PBM ban
04 Aug 2025 14:38 GMT
… health policy. Other states, including Louisiana and Tennessee, should take note … culprits are shrinking margins from Medicare and Medicaid reimbursements, costly federal … biosimilars. It means replacing outdated Medicare and Medicaid formulas that reward …
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Alzheimer's: Newly funded program will centralize path for those seeking long-term help
04 Aug 2025 11:55 GMT
… Dementia Care Specialist Program in Louisiana?
The Louisiana Legislature recently appropriated $824 … Louisianans living with dementia. With Medicare not covering long-term care … director, Alzheimer's Association, Louisiana Chapter, tgquiroga@alz.org; (504 …
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Dr. Oz on drug pricing, Medicaid and rural healthcare
03 Aug 2025 20:00 GMT
… Oz, Administrator for Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services spoke with … those costs to people on Medicare and Medicaid," to … being made to qualify for Medicare or Medicaid services.
Brennan … We have pilots now in Louisiana and in Arizona.
In both …