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  • Published on Apr 21, 2026

    Stolen ID: Woman hears she’s ‘in hospice’ in L.A. County after filing Medicare claim for pickleball injury

    Lynn Ianni didn’t learn she was apparently dying in a Los Angeles County hospice care facility until her Medicare claim for a pickleball injury was rejected. “At first we laughed because it was an obvious clerical error,” the Seattle-based psychotherapist …

    Source: Los Angeles Times - Center-left
  • Published on Apr 21, 2026

    Get help paying for Medicare

    Published 1:30 am Tuesday, April 21, 2026 Submitted by the Orcas Senior Center. Are you having trouble affording the medical care you need? If you are on Medicare, there are three programs that can help: • Medicaid (called Apple Health in Washington state …

    Source: Islands Weekly - Washington State - Pending
  • Published on 02:08 GMT

    In Medicaid fraud crackdown, feds now looking to audit all 50 states

    Dr. Mehmet Oz, the administrator of the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, said Tuesday that the Trump administration will require every state within 30 days to turn in a plan to revalidate the health care providers that participate in …

    Source: Idaho Capital Sun - Left-wing
  • Published on Apr 21, 2026

    The Bezos “Post” Editorial Page Has Become a Mouthpiece for Pro-Billionaire Propaganda

    Jeff Bezos said The Washington Post would no longer publish opinion pieces critical of free markets. Recent editorials show just how seriously the paper has taken this mandate.  Ad Policy “Big Money” Jeff Bezos attends the 2026 Vanity Fair Oscar Party at …

    Source: The Nation - Left-wing
  • Published on Apr 16, 2026

    Big health industry group sues Washington State over new drug-pricing law

    Elise Takahama / The Seattle Times (TNS) A national drugmaker group is suing Washington state over a newly approved law that aims to protect patient access to discounted prescriptions. The complaint, filed last week in the U.S. District Court for the …

    Source: The Daily Chronicle - Washington State - Neutral
  • Published on Apr 21, 2026

    Premera and MultiCare at odds in contract renewal: Spokane patients may lose coverage if deal not reached by June 1

    If a deal is not reached by June 1, MultiCare patients may lose coverage to their doctor if they have Premera Blue Cross as their insurance. The health system and health insurer’s current agreement expires at the end of May. The companies are not close to …

    Source: The Spokesman-Review - Washington State - Neutral
  • Published on Apr 21, 2026

    Researchers, Advocates Welcome EO on Psychedelics

    A new executive order directing federal agencies to increase researchers’ access to psychedelics for psychiatric conditions was hailed by scientists, clinicians, and advocates, who said it is a long-overdue acknowledgment of the compounds’ potential as a …

    Source: Medscape - Neutral
  • Published on Apr 16, 2026

    How Alaska Became the Only State With No Medicare Advantage

    Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Get Kiplinger Today newsletter — free Profit and prosper with the best of Kiplinger's advice on investing, taxes, retirement, personal finance and much more. Delivered daily. Enter your email …

    Source: Kiplinger - Neutral
  • Published on Apr 2, 2026

    Washington state expands senior property tax exemption program with higher income limits

    • Senate Bill 6162 expands the Senior and Disabled Property Tax Exemption program across Washington state • Franklin County's income threshold increases from $61,000 to $67,000 starting in January 2025, allowing more people to qualify • A new $7,500 …

    Source: Apple Valley News Now (KAPP) - Washington State - Pending
  • Published on Apr 20, 2026

    Federal court calls RFK Jr. an ‘unserious leader’ and blocks anti-trans health policies

    In a scathing opinion issued on April 18, Oregon US District Judge Mustafa T. Kasubhai, calling Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. an “unserious leader” with an “unserious regard for the rule of law,” vacated Kennedy’s Dec. 18 …

    Source: Gay City News - New York - Left-wing
  • Published on Apr 9, 2026

    Seattle doctor becomes first in PNW to perform new thumb surgery

    Elise Takahama / The Seattle Times (TNS) Not everyone would want to be among the first on the operating table for a newly approved surgery, but after a decade of pain, Erika Clancy was eager and ready. The problem has been her thumbs, those …

    Source: The Daily Chronicle - Washington State - Neutral
  • Published on Apr 7, 2026

    Private Medicare’s payday

    Driving the Day KA-CHING — Medicare Advantage insurers will see their federal payments increase by about $13 billion next year — a win for the private plans after the Trump administration had initially proposed nearly flat funding for 2027, Kelly reports. …

    Source: Politico - Neutral
  • Published on Apr 6, 2026

    Docs, Lawsuit Challenge Medicare WISeR Prior Auth Experiment

    When Matthew Crooks, MD, interventional pain specialist in Phoenix, first heard about Medicare’s new prior authorization (PA) program, he was optimistic about its goal of reducing unnecessary care and controlling costs. But nearly 3 months in, the reality …

    Source: Medscape - Neutral
  • Published on Apr 19, 2026

    The doctor will seek your vote now

    When Dr. Annie Andrews, a pediatrician, told voters gathered at the Friendship Baptist Church in Aiken, South Carolina, this spring why she was running for the Senate, she explained that she wanted to fix the U.S. health care system and fully fund Medicaid …

    Source: Honolulu Star-Advertiser - Hawaii - Neutral
  • Published on Apr 15, 2026

    Big health industry group sues Washington over new drug-pricing law

    A national drugmaker group is suing Washington state over a newly approved law that aims to protect patient access to discounted prescriptions. The complaint, filed last week in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington, is already …

    Source: The Columbian - Washington State - Neutral
  • Published on Apr 4, 2026

    DOGE backlash arrives at Musk’s Seattle-area SpaceX outpost

    Anti-Elon Musk protests have led consumers to boycott Tesla, unsettling the company and its share price. Could public sentiment have a similar effect on Musk’s privately owned space ventures? A group of protesters from Seattle’s Eastside believes it can. …

    Source: The Columbian - Washington State - Neutral
  • Published on Apr 18, 2026

    JD Vance's dodgy H-1B sleight of hand

    Seattle: Speaking at a conservative politics event last week, J D Vance declared that the H-1B visa programme is plagued by 'a lot of fraud'. It was a confident assertion, and one almost entirely unsupported by the US government's enforcement …

    Source: The Economic Times - Center-right
  • Published on Apr 17, 2026

    In Our View: Congress must take pulse of U.S. health care

    Court challenges against a new Washington law shine a spotlight on the issues of drug prices, the fragile state of American health care, and constitutional powers. In other words, they touch upon significant aspects of American life and governance — …

    Source: The Columbian - Washington State - Neutral
  • Published on Apr 18, 2026

    Meet Analilia Mejia, the Sanders-AOC backed progressive who just won election to Congress

    Democratic congressional candidate Analilia Mejia was running to fill the seat in New Jersey’s 11th District that was left vacant when Mikie Sherrill stepped down to become governor. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Analilia Mejia, a one-time …

    Source: Fox News - Right-wing

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