News

US Medicare lays out timeline for third round of drug price negotiations
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) said on Monday that it would announce a list of 15 drugs eligible ...
FACT FOCUS: Trump blames other countries for high US drug prices. Experts say it’s not their fault
This is misleading. Prices for most prescription drugs — unbranded generics are the exception — are higher in the U.S. than ...
Modern Healthcare8h
Medicaid cuts bill clears key House committee
Democrats who warned taking $625 billion out of Medicaid would harm providers and patients attracted no Republican support ...
Medicaid and Social Security Face Budget Cuts. What’s Ahead for America’s Social Safety Net.
House Republicans aim to cut federal spending by $2 trillion, hitting Medicaid and other programs. How the cuts could impact ...
Crain's New York Business19h
Feds seek to halt controversial Medicaid tax propping up New York’s budget
The Trump administration is seeking to end a controversial tax on Medicaid providers that has allowed New York to draw down ...
US Health department will analyze data from autistic Medicare, Medicaid enrollees, RFK Jr. says
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced a plan to use medical data and records from people on Medicaid and Medicare ...
Do Medicare, Medicaid cover weight loss drugs? It depends
Medicare recipients suffering from obesity must pay out of pocket for weight loss drugs like Wecovy and Zepbound.
WPTV5h
How WPTV’s Bogus Billing investigation uncovered Medicare fraud, sparked policy reforms
WPTV is listening to the tireless efforts of you, our viewers, as we fight against injustices costing billions of dollars nationwide each year.
Democrats push GOP toward Medicare ‘upcoding’ instead of Medicaid cuts
Democratic lawmakers are asking GOP leadership to reject Medicaid cuts in favor of going after Medicare Advantage “upcoding” ...
NIH, CMS tie up for autism research with Medicare and Medicaid data
The National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services have partnered to enable research around ...
HHS plan to use Medicare and Medicaid data to study autism alarms experts
Federal health officials didn’t provide information about how people’s private medical data will be collected and managed.
Privacy concerns swirl around HHS plan to build Medicare, Medicaid database on autism
The US Department of Health and Human Services on Wednesday unveiled a pilot program for the National Institutes of Health to ...