Election Gazette

From Axios Justice Department sues Anthem alleging Medicare Advantage fraud Excerpt: The Department of Justice has sued Anthem, alleging that the health insurance company knowingly submitted inaccurate medical codes to the federal government from 2014 to 2018 as a way to get higher payments for its Medicare Advantage plans and turned “a blind eye” to coding problems. Why it matters: This is one of the largest Medicare Advantage fraud lawsuits to date, and federal prosecutors believe they have more than enough to evidence to claim that Anthem bilked millions of dollars from taxpayers.

From KOMO News Will colleges refund students for tuition, room & board and other related expenses? Excerpt: Across the country, college students are finishing their semester online from home. Many unable to live in the dorms and eat the cafeteria meals they’ve already paid for. “Now the university has forced them off-campus, and students have said, ‘Well, I paid for four and half, five months of housing. I only lived there for three months. Do I get my money back for the final two months,’” said Cabot Phillips, the editor-in-chief of Campus Reform. Conservative watchdog group campus reform is calling on colleges and universities to give refunds for things like meals and housing. Some students are banding together to make demands. Thousands at UC Irvine have signed this online petition to get some of their money back.

From Fox Illinois Venezuela’s only telecoms satellite is lost in space Excerpt: Venezuela’s only telecommunications satellite has veered off its orbit and stopped working, creating a logistical headache for the cash-strapped South American nation. The Chinese-built satellite was launched among much fanfare in 2008 under the watch of former President Hugo Chavez, who said that the six-ton machine would help to “construct 21st century socialism” and contribute to Venezuela’s “independence and sovereignty.”