The DOJ has launched a civil fraud investigation into UnitedHealthcare over its billing practices in the Medicare Advantage program, according to the Wall Street Journal. The investigation focuses on whether the healthcare giant artificially inflated patient diagnoses to increase its monthly payments from the government. In a statement, UnitedHealth Group called reporting by the Journal…
Even though we’ve lately had a surfeit of voting results and dissections thereof, here come some more. In last week’s Attention-Whore Index competition, top honors went to the incoming First Felon, Donald Trump (44.3 percent). Two increasingly bizarre objects of Trump’s bromantic affections were next, Elon Musk (17.1 percent) and Tucker Carlson (14 percent). It’s…
Former President Mike Pence is urging Senate Republicans to block Robert F. Kennedy Jr.‘s nomination as the Health and Human Services (HHS) secretary. President-elect Donald Trump, Pence’s former running mate, announced Kennedy’s nomination on Thursday, a decision that has raised concerns from public health experts. Kennedy, a former 2024 presidential candidate who went on to…