One hospice doctor. One year. $71.7 million worth of Medicare claims.
A CBS News investigation found one Los Angeles County hospice physician's name, Dr. Rajiv Bhuva, on Medicare claims for nearly 2,800 patients across 126 hospices in a single year.
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2 more drug companies to officially launch on TrumpRx
Two more drug-making giants, Abbvie and Genentech, will start selling popular medications on the White House's discounted pharmaceutical site as soon as Monday.
4/5/2026: Return to RAM; Ghost Train; The Mardi Gras Indians
First, a report on patients, cut off from health care, getting help. Then, the state of high-speed rail in the U.S. And, a look at the Mardi Gras Indians keeping tradition alive.
Free health clinics hindered by state laws
A patchwork of state licensing rules prevents medical volunteers from reaching more patients in need through RAM.
RAM provides free medical care to uninsured and underinsured Americans
A nonprofit called RAM is bringing free health care to Americans who need it. Some patients wait days and sleep in their cars in order to get dental, vision, and medical treatment at RAM clinics.
Patients experience life-changing moment at free health clinic
Americans are driving hundreds of miles and waiting on line for days to get free medical help from RAM.
Free health clinics hindered by state laws
A patchwork of state licensing rules prevents medical volunteers from reaching more patients in need through RAM.
Patients, cut off from health care, get help
A nonprofit called RAM is bringing free health care to Americans who need it. Some patients wait days and sleep in their cars in order to get dental, vision, and medical treatment at RAM clinics.
Remote Area Medical | 60 Minutes Archive
Remote Area Medical runs pop-up clinics across the country, offering free care to those who need it most. Originally created to parachute doctors and medicine to the Amazon, the nonprofit found itself throwing America a lifeline. In 2008, Scott Pelley traveled to Knoxville, Tennessee, to report on the organization and meet its founder, Stan Brock, who died in 2018.
Return to RAM | Sunday on 60 Minutes
A nonprofit is bringing free health care to Americans who can't afford it. Some patients wait days and sleep in their cars for treatment. Scott Pelley reports, Sunday.
State health plan for foster kids threatened 8-year-old's cancer care
North Carolina and other states have insurance plans for kids in foster care, but many doctors did not accept patients on the plans, leaving kids' guardians scrambling to find health care providers.
States pay contractors millions to comply with Trump law to cut Medicaid rolls
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act will add red tape and restrictions for those seeking Medicaid and SNAP benefits. And the costs to update computer systems that determine eligibility for those programs will be steep.
Ex-Surgeon General on social media
Jerome Adams, who served as surgeon general in the first Trump administration, told "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that he's "happy that we're having a conversation" about the social media addiction, saying that the U.S. needs to "similar to cigarettes, point out the fact that these substances, meaning social media platforms, are incredibly addictive."
More parents are refusing routine newborn preventative care, study finds
Doctors fear that skepticism, fueled by anti-science sentiment and mistrust, is extending beyond vaccines to other proven, routine care.
State records show 89 hospices in LA building
State records show 89 hospice companies licensed in a single three-story Los Angeles office building. CBS News visited the building, which advocates call one of the most extreme examples of "clustering"— a pattern that state auditors consider a major red flag for potential fraud.
U.S. hospitals, insurers turn to AI for claims
A constant battle in the U.S. health care system is the fight between insurers and providers over the cost of medical procedures and who foots the bill. Both sides are turning to artificial intelligence to make their case. CBS News medical contributor Dr. Céline Gounder explains.
Millions of Americans skip meals, stretch medication to afford health care
Even people with six-figure incomes are making financial sacrifices to pay for medical care, a new study finds.
"I was fighting to survive": Patients still struggle with preauthorization hurdles
Last summer, the Trump administration announced a voluntary pledge by health insurers to reform prior authorization, but patient advocates and medical providers remain skeptical.
There's one building in LA with 89 registered hospices: "Ground zero" for fraud?
A CBS News analysis of records for every hospice operating in Los Angeles County finds indications of fraud are growing.
Exclusive: "Ground zero" for hospice fraud
California vowed to stamp out hospice fraud, but a CBS News analysis found sweeping red flags remain at hundreds of hospices across Los Angeles. National correspondent Adam Yamaguchi looks into what this means for your tax dollars.
More kids are in ERs for tooth pain. Budget cuts and fluoride fights aren't helping.
Dentists, hygienists, and researchers say a shortage of rural dental care professionals and worsening oral hygiene since the COVID-19 pandemic mean more kids are ending up in the emergency room for tooth decay.
States face pushback on their rural health transformation plans
Some Republican state lawmakers and health associations are pushing back against spending plans under the Trump administration's $50 billion federal rural health fund.
Trump touts TrumpRx in SOTU address
During his State of the Union address, President Trump took time to tout his new drug platform, TrumpRx, which offers discounted generic prescriptions for 43 medications. John Stanford, who focuses on prescription drugs in his role as executive director at the venture capital firm Incubate, joins to discuss.
Medicaid is paying for more dental care. GOP cuts threaten to reverse the trend.
More than three dozen states cover dental services for people on Medicaid, but with about $900 billion in cuts expected to hit states over the next decade, many programs could roll back dental coverage.
Health premiums threaten their nest egg. A terminal diagnosis may spare it.
Chaz and Jean Franklin were facing a sevenfold increase in their health premium payments with the expiration of enhanced federal subsidies for Affordable Care Act plans. Then Jean received a crushing diagnosis.
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Vance calls El-Sayed a "weasel" as Michigan Senate race heats up
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