Feds Knew About Medicare Advantage Overcharges Years Ago Plus 4 More Stories

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Daily Briefing A look at the day's top stories News Feds Knew About Medicare Advantage Overcharges Years Ago An unpublished government study from 2009 sounded alarm bells about the rich formula used to pay privately run Medicare insurance plans. Since then billions of dollars in waste have been documented. Read this story 2 Israeli Candidates Struggle With Nation's Uncertain Future The women, running for the Israeli parliament, share little beyond that concern. One sees a two-state solution as hopeless and supports West Bank settlers. The other sees them as an obstacle to peace. Read this story In Ferguson, The Shooting Of 2 Officers Stirs A Long-Simmering Anxiety Amid a manhunt for those involved in Thursday's shooting, residents say they feel an unease that has grown to be all too familiar — and protesters remain determined in their call for change. Read this story Mexico Takes Out Cartel Heads, But Crime Continues To Climb Mexican authorities have scored some big arrests of major drug cartel leaders in recent weeks. But most experts say that's not enough: Police, legal and judicial institutions need strengthening. Read this story Patient With Ebola Is Admitted To NIH Hospital In Maryland An American health care worker who contracted Ebola while volunteering in Sierra Leone is now receiving care at the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center. Read this story more news stories

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