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U.S. Freezes New Medicare Home Care Approvals to Combat Widespread Billing Fraud

U.S. Freezes New Medicare Home Care Approvals to Combat Widespread Billing Fraud

Washington, D.C., Wednesday, 13 May 2026.
After suspending $70 million to suspected fraudulent clinics, the U.S. government has frozen all new Medicare home healthcare enrollments, abruptly locking new startups out of a booming market.

Medicare Initiates CBD Coverage for Seniors Despite Major European Safety Warnings

Medicare Initiates CBD Coverage for Seniors Despite Major European Safety Warnings

Washington, Sunday, 10 May 2026.
Medicare now offers seniors annual CBD allowances, even as top European scientists warn they cannot verify the safety or chemical composition of these federally unapproved treatments.