U.S. Prosecutors Accuse Large Insurers of Paying Kickbacks for Private Medicare Plans

The Justice Department on Thursday accused three of the nation’s largest health insurers of paying hundreds of millions of dollars in illegal kickbacks over several years to insurance brokers that steered people into private Medicare plans. Federal prosecutors also accused two of the insurers of colluding with brokers to discriminate against people with disabilities, by…

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Playoff angles loom large in Panthers-Red Wings matchup

Mar 27, 2025; Detroit, Michigan, USA; Detroit Red Wings right wing Patrick Kane (88) is congratulated by teammates after scoring in the third period against the Ottawa Senators at Little Caesars Arena. Mandatory Credit: Rick Osentoski-Imagn Images The Florida Panthers and Detroit Red Wings will have the playoffs on their minds when they meet Sunday…

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Danish Paper Artist Specializes in Large Paper Flowers

The white walls and ceiling of Marianne Eriksen Scott-Hansen’s atelier were bursting one day last summer with huge, handmade paper flowers, all created to resemble ranunculuses, roses, marigolds, thistles, air plants and passion flowers. But she dismissed a visitor’s amazement, saying, “Every child in Denmark gets into paper cutting when they can operate a pair…

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