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Health Policy and Economics

CPI and Healthcare Inflation

This past week the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released May’s CPI (inflation) report. Overall, the trend is improving with inflation now, month over month, increasing .1% vs. .2% in April. On a 12 month…

Health Policy and Economics

Republican House Medicaid Reform Package

Overview On May 11, House Republicans introduced a 160-page (Subtitle D Health Ae3638d840 | PDF | Medicaid | Federal Government Of The United States) bill aiming to implement nationwide Medicaid work requirements and stricter eligibility…

Health Policy and Economics

VOHRA Wound Care Faces Medicare Fraud Claim

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a False Claims Act lawsuit on April 4, 2025, against Vohra Wound Physicians Management LLC, Dr. Ameet Vohra, and VHS Holdings, P.A., in the U.S. District Court for…

Health Policy and Economics

Podcast on Healthcare Spending and Reform

I had a chance today to visit with Daniel Horowitz on his podcast regarding healthcare spending, healthcare reform, health policy and economics. We a had a great discussion. The podcast link is below. Feel free…

Health Policy and Economics

Medicaid Spending Reductions: What to Know

Medicaid potential spending cuts have been in the news, elevated by the passage of the recent Republican Continuing (spending) Resolution. As Donald Trump ran and got elected on a platform of spending reduction/debt reduction (austerity)…

Health Policy and Economics

Medicare Hospice and Home Health Fraud, Part 2

Late last week, I posted the first part of a three-post, comprehensive review of Medicare hospice and home health fraud. Medicare home health and hospice billing fraud has emerged as a significant issue within the…

Health Policy and Economics

House GOP Releases Budget Blueprint for Savings

Introduction House Republicans released a budget blueprint on February 12th that directs the Energy and Commerce Committee to achieve $880 billion in savings from fiscal years 2025 through 2034. GOP Budget Reconciliation Bill Draft Budget…

Health Policy and Economics

Medicaid Spending in the DOGE Radar

Introduction Mr. Musk’s DOGE team has requested access to CMS systems, which manage over $1 trillion in annual payments, according to documents obtained by the New York Times. This initiative, led by Mr. Musk’s longtime…

Health Policy and Economics

Doc Payment Fix Bill in the Works?

A bipartisan group of House representatives introduced a bill on Friday aimed at addressing and exceeding a pay cut for doctors that took effect at the beginning of this year. The legislation, known as the…

Home Health

DOJ Recovers $2.9 Billion in Fraud in 2024

The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that the agency recovered $2.9 billion in resolutions to federal False Claims Act allegations for 2024 (fiscal year ending September 30). This is a slight increase from the historic…

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