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Warner Robins woman charged with defrauding Georgia Medicaid program for more than $5.4 million
Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr’s Office announced Monday that a 62-year-old woman from Warner Robins was charged with ...
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What Georgia’s Medicaid work requirement tells us about costs of Trump's ‘Big Beautiful Bill’
Congressional Republicans are seeking to mandate that millions of Americans work in order to receive federally subsidized ...
Republicans are pushing a Medicaid work requirement. Here’s what happened when Georgia tried it
Georgia’s example shows that it could threaten health care for16 million and cost taxpayers hundreds of millions.
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Warner Robins woman indicted for defrauding Medicaid for $5 million, DOJ says
The woman submitted more than 77,000 false claims for medical equipment that was never dispensed, from June 2014 until ...
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Critics warn of GOP megabill’s threat to rural hospitals in Georgia as it clears the US Senate
The Republicans' “big, beautiful bill," has passed the Senate, but provisions slashing Medicaid spending could devastate ...
Republican megabill will mean higher health costs for many Americans
President Donald Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill" cuts federal spending on Medicaid and Affordable Care Act marketplaces by ...
Ga. senators oppose Trump’s Medicaid cuts as families brace for impact
Georgia’s U.S. senators are joining a bipartisan push against President Donald Trump’s sweeping budget proposal, projected to ...
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Recent Experience Shows National Medicaid Work Requirements Would Create Enormous Administrative Inefficiencies
The US health care system is already larded with bureaucracy; administrative costs account for nearly a third of total health ...
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Medicaid is a lifeline. We cannot let Washington gut it.Medicaid is a lifeline. We cannot let Washington gut it.
As physicians, we use the term “Against Medical Advice” when a patient rejects our recommendations. We use it to convey a belief that they are making a decision that puts their health and safety at ...
Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff criticizes passage of 'Big Beautiful Bill,' warns of financial disaster
The Georgia Democrat spoke Tuesday after the U.S. Senate passed President Donald Trump's signature budget legislation.
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ProPublica: Congress Is Pushing for a Medicaid Work Requirement. Here’s What Happened When Georgia Tried It.
GOP lawmakers want to nationalize Medicaid work requirements to offset Trump’s proposed tax cuts. Yet Georgia’s example shows ...
Warner Robins woman files 77,000 false claims to Medicaid, raking in nearly $5.4 million, DOJ says
Prosecutors say the woman, 62-year-old Elizabeth Sue Ivester, is accused of filing 77,095 false Medicaid claims.