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• •The Villages Health System settles Medicare coding case for $541.5 million A large Florida health system will pay a big sum to resolve claims about how it billed Medicare, showing the high stakes of proper coding. Read it
• •Court rejects drug industry challenge to Medicare price negotiations A federal court let Medicare keep negotiating lower prices on certain drugs, a decision that could ease costs for many older adults. Read it
• •Missouri's 'Food is Medicine' Act takes effect Friday The new law aims to help people on Medicare and Medicaid afford nutritious food, treating good meals as part of good health. Read it
• •Anaheim woman pleads guilty to $2.2 million Medicare hospice fraud The guilty plea in a large hospice fraud scheme is a reminder to protect your Medicare number and watch for scams. Read it
• •Study links ventilator use and poor nursing home care to a dangerous fungus Researchers connected weak nursing home care quality to the spread of a hard-to-treat fungus, raising safety concerns for residents. Read it