| Latest Breaking News from Modern Healthcare | Texas doctor gets 35 years in prison for $375M medical fraud | | | The 60-year-old Dallas-area doctor and six co-defendants defrauded Medicare and Medicaid out of almost $375 by certifying 11,000 Medicare beneficiaries through home health providers. Their numbers would have made the doctor's Medicare practice the... |
| Oregon Health Authority director resigns at Gov. request | | Wednesday, August 09, 2017 5:10 PM | |
| | The Oregon Health Authority director resigned at the request of the Gov. Kate Brown after a communication plan became public detailing how the agency intended to damage the reputation of one of the state's coordinated care organizations. |
| North Carolina leaders put more meat on Medicaid proposal | | Wednesday, August 09, 2017 4:00 PM | |
| | North Carolina's model will control costs and improve health outcomes for the roughly 2 million people in the state who qualify for Medicaid, according to supporters. The state is expected to spend $3.7 billion this fiscal year on Medicaid. |
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