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Will Medicare Stop Paying for Penis Pumps?

That is the question!

As Medicare payments for penis pumps have soared by more than 500 percent in the past decade, federal fraud investigators have challenged the legitimacy of payments for thousands of the devices.

According to the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services, annual spending on the pumps has gone up from $7.2 million . . . → Read More: Will Medicare Stop Paying for Penis Pumps?

Are Doctors Driving Up the Medical Costs on Purpose?

That’s the question in a new lawsuit that Aetna and United Healthcare are bringing against a group of doctors in Northern California:

With federal healthcare reform still facing political head winds despite its validation by the Supreme Court, this probably isn’t the best time for health insurers to admit their utter incompetence in handling their . . . → Read More: Are Doctors Driving Up the Medical Costs on Purpose?