Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, FBI Director Kash Patel and other top officials held a St. Cloud press conference Friday, four days before the midterm election, calling Minnesota 'ground zero' for fraud and announcing new enforcement actions.
Five top federal officials are set to announce anti-fraud steps in Minnesota on Friday, four days before the midterms. The state has been a central target of the administration's fraud push.
A KFF analysis finds average premiums for stand-alone Medicare drug plans will climb from $34 to $51 a month in 2027. Trump says drug prices are the lowest in the world, but millions of seniors face higher costs.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts is ending several Medicare Advantage plans for 2027 and capping enrollment in the ones it keeps. It comes as the Trump administration finalized a 2.48 percent average raise for these private plans in 2027, more than $13 billion in extra payments.
The program offers up to $40,000 in loan repayment to nurses who commit to three years at a nursing home. Trump announced it at a Florida rally 11 days before the midterms. The money comes from fines on nursing homes, not new appropriations.
Two of the biggest Medicare insurers are dropping plans that cover about 1 million seniors for 2027. A month earlier, the Trump administration's Medicare agency called 2027 a year of stability. Here is what is changing and what to do if your plan is ending.
The federal Nurses for Nursing Homes program offers student loan repayment and a stipend to nurses who commit to three years at qualifying facilities. Critics say money alone won't fix the shortage, and a separate student loan rule could work against it.
