President Donald Trump announced agreements with Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk that will sharply lower the cost of popular weight-loss drugs. The deals will make medications such as Wegovy and …
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President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that Pfizer will significantly lower the cost of its prescription medications for Medicaid patients. The deal marks a major victory for his administration’s effort to …
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Family Caregiver Numbers Hit Record High as Millions Struggle to Balance Work and Aging Parents
A new AARP report shows that more Americans than ever are caring for aging or disabled family members. The number of family caregivers has jumped 45% in the past decade, …
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RFK Jr. Announces Major Shakeup at HHS, Cutting 10,000 Jobs to Slash Waste and Restore Efficiency
Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced Thursday a sweeping restructuring plan that will eliminate approximately 10,000 jobs and merge numerous divisions within the agency. The …
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Dr. Mehmet Oz has advanced one step closer to leading the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) after the Senate Finance Committee approved his nomination on March 25. The …
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(The Center Square) – Recent Medicare changes announced by the Biden administration could cost taxpayers more than $21 billion over the next three years, according to a new analysis by …
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House Republican leaders have initiated calls for a rigorous investigation into suspected widespread fraud within the Affordable Care Act (ACA) enrollment system. This demand follows a report by the Paragon …
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Most Americans probably realize that our healthcare system is broken. With health insurance largely paid for by employers so that patients rarely see the cost of their healthcare, or with …
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Trump Administration Issues New Medicare Drug Pricing Rule to Stop Companies from Inflating Costs
As part of a larger effort to lower the cost of healthcare for Americans, the Trump administration is tackling drug prices. On August 9, a new rule was issued that …
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A new study finds that CT scans, widely used in U.S. hospitals and clinics, may be linked to nearly 103,000 cancer cases each year. The findings come from researchers at …