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Open enrollment season lasts until March 31 for people enrolled in Medicare Advantage who want to switch to original Medicare, but there’s a potential hitch.

As the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services calls for public feedback on how to stop lab test fraud, experts say a tailored regulatory strategy will be key to avoid stifling innovation.

Dr. Mehmet Oz, administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, tells CBS News' Adam Yamaguchi, "If we could fix California it would help the rest of the country," as the state grapples ...

Los Angeles County reportedly has roughly 1,800 hospice providers with 742 companies allegedly showing indicators for fraud as defined by California.

While California has been in the spotlight for its hospice fraud, it is not the only state experiencing the issue.

VGM Government Relations has refreshed and reintroduced its Fraud, Waste & Abuse (FWA) Reporting Resource Center to help ...

In court, a representative for the Minnesota Attorney General's Office said they're stuck, and don't know what proof or action the federal government wants in order to unlock the Medicaid funding.

Several key programs are projected to run out of money, including Social Security and Medicare. The interest on the national debt will soon be the largest budget item.

Senate Republican Leader Rob Ortt, along with members of the Senate Republican Conference, sent a letter to Dr. Mehmet Oz, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, inviting him ...

A Van Nuys building is listed as the registered address for 197 hospice agencies, according to a state lawmaker.

Years of Medicare Advantage overpayments have increased Part B premiums for everyone and eroded Social Security benefits, a new congressional report finds.