Medicare Advantage Minute was the source of an interesting and welcome news report of the likely agenda items to be pushed by Dr, Oz. As the new Administrator of the CMS he has some ambitious goals, including intensive auditing and collection efforts aimed at each Medicare Advantage plan.

In the "Your Medicare Benefits 2025" segment we learned how Medicare might cover Long Term Care expenses.

Finally, in the largest Medicaid fraud scheme known to mankind, crooks used the identities of dead patients in order to bilk billions from government coffers.

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In the "Medicare Advantage Minute" we learn about an enterprising gentleman who built a Medicare empire. He provided services for which he was able to bill the government over $174 million.

Then the police came calling.

On to "Your Medicare Benefits 2025" where we learned how Medicare is likely to cover Long Term Care.

How might the "Big Beautiful Bill" affect Medicare? Some areas of concern involve Medicare Advantage and the upcoding that so many MA plans are wont to do.

Finally, we discussed some of the locations on a list of "12 Great Places to Retire in the Midwest".

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Accused of several despicable acts of malpractice, May has been a rough month for UnitedHealth Group. It is suffering a drop in stock value, reduced earnings projections and a loss of confidence.

One of the many accusations includes pressuring or bribing 2200 nursing homes to refuse the transfer of patients to hospitals, thereby saving the company many large claims.

In the "Your Medicare Benefits 2025" segment, we learn how Medicare would cover kidney transplants.

On a very serious subject, 11% of Medicare participants rely solely on original Medicare. This has the possibility of turning out to be a big mistake.

Even if one has the deepest of deep pockets, neglecting to carry insurance to supplement Medicare Parts A & B can leave one in a position of being refused treatment for elective or non-emergency medical procedures.

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