Category: 5BF

5BF is out, and it’s a Very Special Episode!

Here are our bullets:

1- The Great Lie
2- Fraud type A: Medicaid Members and/or State Officials stealing Medicaid dollars
3- Fraud type B: Single providers acting alone stealing Medicaid dollars
4- Fraud type C: Entire groups of people working together stealing Medicaid dollars
5- Fraud type D: Pharma fraud

Run time: 15 min

Here are our bullets:

1- After Midnight (we’re gonna let it all hang down)
2- Grassley locks in
3- Walgreens settles bogus scripts case with multiple states
4- Will the real DOGE shady, please stand up? Please stand up?
5- Farris’ Fantastic Fraud Follies

Run time: 15 min

Today’s 5BF is out!!

Here are our bullets:

1- GPS Signal Lost (Navigators gravy train coming to an end)
2- Google selling off it’s healthcare assets to MCOs?
3- New explainer out on 340B duplicate discounts
4- Rocket Doctor lands large CA MCO deal, then shoots off into space
5- Farris’ Fantastic Fraud Follies

Run time: 15 min

Today’s 5BF is out!!

1- DOGE WATCH: New signals on federal spending reductions
2- Nebraska trying to stack MCO “tax” on top of last years provider “tax” (LOLZ)
3- States leave $600M on table in Rx rebates (Paperwork not just hard for members)
4- Fabric Health hangs out with you during the rinse cycle
5- Farris’ Fantastic Fraud Follies

Run time: 15 min

Today’s 5BF is out!!

Here are our bullets:
1- Lets play Uno
2- Keynote excerpt 1: My election impact survey results
3- Keynote excerpt 2: The triple shame
4- Fork in the Road: Type 6 Letters to Change Your Life
5- Memes you missed

Run time: 15 min

Today’s 5BF is out!!

Here are our bullets:
1- CMS chooses next 15 drugs
2- Continued lawfare against STARS reform
3- IN Guv says hold the phone
4- Is AI the next covered Medicaid service?
5- Remember to come to Orlando in a few weeks- Even More Memes preview

P.s. Happy Friday all you 5 b effers.

Run time: 15 min

Today’s 5BF is out!!

Here are our bullets:

1- How McKinsey got paid to juice the opioid epidemic
2- CT plays NIMBY card on Molina
3- New and expected HHS nominations
4- Buying groceries with your MedicareAdvantage card
5- Remember to come to Orlando in a few weeks- Memes preview

Run time: 15 min

Today’s 5BF is out!!

Here are our bullets:

1- Insulin delivery getting a makeover?
2- Two new MCO “partnerships” announced
3- New maternal health funding announced
4-Strategic deal for UniteUs in Missouri
5- Remember to come to Orlando in a few weeks

Run time: 15 min

Today’s 5BF is out!!

Here are our bullets:

1- Finally! A 340B lawsuit that may go somewhere
2- Medicaid by another name still smells as sweet
3- Early CBO dice-rolling
4- Does 2025 spell Doom for Digital health?
5- Remember to come to Orlando in a few weeks

P.S. Happy Two Thousand and Twenty-Five!!

Here are our bullets:

–CMS dips toe in outcome based agreements
–Managed Care grab bag
–C-DPAP = Big Bux
–DOGE-Watch- DOGE eyes Medicaid tech?
–Fraud Follies
–Join us in Orlando – Election Impact on Medicaid

PS Happy Friday the 13th!