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Rural Georgia residents are hit hard by local hospital closure

by Marketplace Contributor
Apr 7, 2017
'Without health care, people don’t want to stay here. I don't blame them,' a former nurse says.
When Stewart-Webster Hospital closed in 2013, residents say they lost a sense of security along with a health care provider.
Elly Yu
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Rural hospital in Georgia faces financial difficulties

by Marketplace Contributor
Mar 17, 2017
Irwin County Hospital is one of many in the country that are struggling to keep their doors open.
Irwin County Hospital in Ocilla, Georgia, has been struggling to keep its doors open for patients. It recently had to lay off about 20 staff members.
Elly Yu
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Will the Trump administration slash Social Security benefits?

by David Brancaccio
Jan 25, 2017
Marketplace contributor Chris Farrell says Trump's base relies on them.
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Will Indiana’s Medicaid template go national?

by Jed Kim
Nov 29, 2016
The agency's new head is known for expanding the program in Indiana, with restrictions.
Seema Verma, president and founder of SVC Inc., was chosen by President-elect Donald Trump as head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
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Medicare costs rise as doctors perform more tests in office

by Dan Gorenstein
Aug 12, 2016
Medicare has spent millions on tests and services some say are questionable.
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Feds make arrests in alleged Medicaid, Medicare scheme

by Dan Gorenstein
Jun 22, 2016
The federal government estimates it loses 12 percent of Medicare spending and about 10 percent of Medicaid to fraud and other improper payments.
A former health clinic in Brooklyn connected to the  alleged fraudulent billing scheme run by  Aleksandr Pikus.
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Health care tax inversions allow double dipping, according to new report

by Dan Gorenstein
Mar 17, 2016
Companies sidestep taxes that support Medicare or Medicaid, then sell those programs drugs.
Mergers with foreign-based companies can help some U.S. companies avoid taxes. 
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Slashing incentives to prescribe expensive drugs

by Dan Gorenstein
Mar 9, 2016
A new proposal to cut Medicare drug spending costs has left doctors fuming.
Roxana Selagea, a Publix Supermarket pharmacy manager on August 7, 2007 in Miami, Florida. 
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Why seniors are flocking to Medicare Advantage

by Ashley Milne-Tyte
Feb 17, 2016
As insurers reconsider health exchanges, the private plan for over-65s is a draw.
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The many complications of Medicare

by George Judson
Oct 15, 2015
No, Medicare is not free.
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