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  • Medicare, Inc. Part 2: Taxpayers Paid for Care Denied by Insurers

    Medicare, Inc. Part 2: Taxpayers Paid for Care Denied by Insurers
    2025/06/07
    Some of the sickest Medicare Advantage patients ran into problems getting end-of-life care. Ultimately many patients switched to traditional Medicare, costing taxpayers billions, according to an investigation by the Wall Street Journal. This is one of many Medicare Advantage practices that is now under government scrutiny. Both Congress and Medicare agency head Dr. Mehmet Oz are pushing for reforms to curb tactics that can boost federal payments to private insurers. The Department of Justice is also investigating major private insurance companies UnitedHealth, Aetna, Elevance Health and Humana. Jessica Mendoza discusses the investigations with WSJ’s Anna Wilde Mathews. Further Listening: -Medicare, Inc. Part 1: How Insurers Make Billions From Medicare -A Life-or-Death Insurance Denial Sign up for WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    21 分
  • Medicare, Inc. Part 1: How Insurers Make Billions From Medicare

    Medicare, Inc. Part 1: How Insurers Make Billions From Medicare
    2025/06/06
    Medicare Advantage was designed to save the government money. But a Wall Street Journal investigation found that private insurers used the program to generate extra payments through questionable diagnoses. The investigation uncovered instances of potentially deadly illnesses like AIDS, where patients received no follow-up care, as well as diagnoses that were medically impossible. This happened in part when insurers sent nurse practitioners into Medicare Advantage recipients’ homes. Jessica Mendoza discusses the investigation with WSJ’s Christopher Weaver as well as a nurse who participated in the program. Further Listening: -A Life-or-Death Insurance Denial -Even Doctors Are Frustrated With Health Insurance Sign up for WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    25 分
  • Deportations Could Upend This Parachute Factory

    Deportations Could Upend This Parachute Factory
    2025/06/05
    A special immigration status helped Mills Manufacturing, which makes parachutes for the U.S. military, keep its workforce fully staffed. But last week, an order from the Supreme Court allowed the Trump Administration to revoke temporary protections for about 500,000 immigrants from Cuba, Venezuela, Haiti, and Nicaragua. WSJ’s Ruth Simon explains why companies like Mills are scrambling. Annie Minoff hosts. Further Listening: - A New Phase in Trump’s Immigration Fight - How Frog Embryos Landed a Scientist in ICE Detention Sign up for WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    19 分
  • The Struggle to Get Aid Into Gaza

    The Struggle to Get Aid Into Gaza
    2025/06/04
    An Israeli-backed system meant to deliver aid and food into Gaza launched last week to scenes of chaos and violence. WSJ's Anat Peled breaks down the new system, and explains why getting aid to the region is difficult and dangerous. Jessica Mendoza hosts. Further Listening: - A Fragile Cease-Fire Deal in Gaza - The UN Agency Accused of Links to Hamas Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    23 分
  • The Everyday American Who Hustled for North Korea

    The Everyday American Who Hustled for North Korea
    2025/06/03
    Christina Chapman presented herself as just another influencer on TikTok. In reality, she operated a “laptop farm” that allowed North Koreans to take jobs as U.S. tech workers and scam more than 300 U.S. companies out of millions of dollars. WSJ’s Robert McMillan breaks down the scam and Chapman’s crucial role in it. Annie Minoff hosts. Further Listening: - North Korea's Propaganda Mastermind - Your New Hire May Be a North Korean Spy - Hack Me If You Can Sign up for WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    19 分
  • Stop Making Cents: The End of the Penny

    Stop Making Cents: The End of the Penny
    2025/06/02
    Minting one penny costs the United States nearly four cents. After 233 years, the Treasury Department has decided to phase out the coin. This will mean that businesses will have to round cash transactions up or down, and some fear it could lead to inflation. We reminisce about the cultural significance of the one-cent coin with WSJ’s Oyin Adedoyin and discuss the pro-penny stance with an advocate. WSJ’s Jessica Mendoza hosts. Further Listening: - The Fight Over Your Credit Card Swipe - The Coronavirus Cash Crisis Sign up for WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    20 分
  • Ron Howard and Brian Grazer on Longevity in Hollywood

    Ron Howard and Brian Grazer on Longevity in Hollywood
    2025/06/01
    Ron Howard and Brian Grazer are the Oscar winning director and producer behind some of Hollywood's most memorable movies like A Beautiful Mind, Apollo 13 and The Da Vinci Code. The duo, who co-founded Imagine Entertainment in 1985, sat down with WSJ's Ben Fritz at the Future of Everything Festival to talk about longevity in Hollywood, AI in movie production and the future of movies. Further Listening: - Why Hollywood Is Betting Big on ‘Wicked’ - With Great Power, Part 1: Origin Story Sign up for WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    29 分
  • Trump's Plan B After Trade Court Setback

    Trump's Plan B After Trade Court Setback
    2025/05/30
    This week, an obscure trade court dropped a bombshell ruling: President Trump did not have the authority to issue sweeping tariffs under a 1977 law. The government has appealed the court’s decision. WSJ’s James Fanelli and Gavin Bade dig into the ruling and what it could mean for the future of Trump’s trade agenda. Annie Minoff hosts. Further Listening: The Tariff Trade Off: Jobs vs. Higher Prices A Tariff Loophole Just Closed. What That Means for Online Shopping Sign up for WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    19 分