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Hospice provides vital end-of-life support and palliative care to terminally ill patients. But it's costing Medicare billions. A new approach would eliminate waste in the program.

Medicare tests a solution to soaring hospice costs: Let private insurers run it

The end-of-life benefit costs billions a year. A new approach aims to eliminate waste and weed out bad actors, while making the care more inviting to those who most need it.

There will be no federal charges in Shanquella Robinson's death, the DOJ says

Shanquella Robinson, 25, of Charlotte, N.C., was killed last October while vacationing in Mexico with friends.

Stamford's Friends of Music moves to their new location with a string quartet from San Francisco

Contractors want $200M to finish New York's rest stop project. They may not get it

Rochester lawmakers are split on bailing out private contractors for the New York Thruway project that was supposed to be 100% privately funded.

An electron microscope image shows a SARS-CoV-2 particle isolated in the early days of the pandemic. It's been nearly a year since omicron was first detected, and scientists say this branch of the coronavirus family tree is still thriving.

Omicron keeps finding new evolutionary tricks to outsmart our immunity

SARS-CoV-2 is evolving "rapidly," spawning one new variant after another. But omicron continues to dominate, raising new questions about how evolution of the virus is headed.

A Dominion Voting Systems ballot scanner is seen in this 2021 file photo. Election deniers have spread conspiracies about the Denver-based company's voting machines.

Clerks battle false claims as they prepare to administer elections

Even though it wasn't a swing state in 2020, Colorado has been at the forefront of false claims that the election was stolen.

The Bulldog watch, released by MB&F in March 2020, retails for $100,000 and sold out almost immediately.

What the wild journey of a $100,000 watch can teach us about global markets

The luxury watch market was a sleepy, shrinking industry until it got caught up in a tidal wave of market forces.

The U.S. Education Department, under Education Secretary Miguel Cardona, has moved to deny student loan access to Florida Career College.

Ed. Dept. says college chain took advantage of students, cuts off student loan access

The department says Florida Career College broke the rules to help students qualify for federal student loans, many of whom later dropped out with steep debts and no certificate to show for it.

Ukrainian servicemen prepare to fire at Russian positions from a U.S.-supplied M777 howitzer in the Kharkiv region on July 14.

Ukrainians keep a wary eye on U.S. midterm elections, fearing a loss of support

The likelihood that Republicans may win the House has triggered concerns in Ukraine. Last month, most House Republicans voted against a funding package that included billions earmarked for Ukraine.

Cars are seen on flooded streets in Hollywood, Fla., in an aerial view of the effects of heavy rainfall on Wednesday and early Thursday.

Fort Lauderdale airport is closed until Friday, with more flooding possible

In 24 hours, 25.91 inches of rain fell at the Fort Lauderdale airport, the National Weather Service said. The figure would obliterate the previous record: 14.59 inches.

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