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Mississippi congressman’s staffer says ‘don’t miss next time’ after Trump assassination attempt https://justthenews.com/nation/states/center-square/mississippi-congressmans-field-director-says-dont-miss-next-time A now-deleted Facebook post by a staffer of Mississippi’s lone Democrat congressman appeared to support the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump on Saturday. The deleted post by Jacqueline Marsaw, a field director for U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Mississippi, said “I […]

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Biden Threat ‘To Put Trump in a Bullseye’ Met With Shrugs, in Contrast With Firestorm Over Palin ‘Crosshairs’ https://www.nysun.com/article/biden-threat-to-put-trump-in-a-bullseye-met-with-shrugs-in-contrast-with-firestorm-over-palin-crosshairs “It’s time to put Trump in a bullseye,” President Biden is heard telling supporters in a recent conversation. Will he be accused of advocating violence the way, say, Governor Palin of Alaska was accused of inspiring […]

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CMS cites Aetna in 1st No Surprises Act audit https://www.beckerspayer.com/payer/cms-cites-aetna-in-1st-no-surprises-act-audit.html Aetna failed to accurately calculate qualified payment amounts for air ambulance services, CMS’ first audit of an insurer’s No Surprises Act compliance found.  The audit, issued May 29, examined the rates Aetna Health in Texas charged for an out-of-network air ambulance provider between January and […]

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House committee hears from FTC commissioners on PBM report https://ncpa.org/newsroom/qam/2024/07/11/house-committee-hears-ftc-commissioners-pbm-report On Tuesday—the same day the agency released its interim report on PBMs—the five FTC commissioners testified before the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce on their FY25 budget request. Numerous committee members wanted to hear from the commissioners about the new report, however. Rep. […]

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If you have traditional Medicare, the vendor is required to notify the pt up front that Medicare is not expected to pay for the product/procedures, and the pt understands that they are responsible for costs associated with the product/procedure provided.  That is called an Advance Beneficiary Notice of Non-coverage, https://www.medicare.gov/basics/your-medicare-rights/your-protections  if the pt was not […]

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