US proposes payment rate for 2026 Medicare Advantage insurers
The U.S. government on Friday proposed 2026 reimbursement rates for Medicare Advantage plans run by private insurers that ...
Medicare and telehealth: more restrictive rules could hit patients in 2025
Congress recently pulled a similar stunt on Medicare beneficiaries. But in this case, the result was more than just ...
Prices of top 25 Medicare Part D drugs have nearly doubled, AARP study finds
AARP’s new research finds price growth for top Part D prescription drugs has exceeded inflation, making a case for allowing ...
Eli Lilly's obesity drug gets Medicare coverage for sleep apnea
Eli Lilly's popular obesity drug Zepbound can now be covered by government-backed Medicare drug plans, CNBC reported on ...
Corrective action is needed to preserve Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid
Any lasting fiscal reforms must moderate the growth of the largest mandatory spending programs: Social Security, Medicare and ...
Ozempic, Trulicity among Medicare's priciest drugs, report finds
Novo Nordisk expects Ozempic, which has been on the market since 2017, will be on Medicare's list of drugs to negotiate ...
Weight-loss drugs like Ozempic may be up for Medicare price negotiations — will Trump support it?
Medicare’s drug pricing negotiations — the first of their kind in the United States, passed under President Joe Biden — face ...
Medicare can now cover Eli Lilly’s Zepbound for sleep apnea, CMS says
It opens the door for broader coverage and access to Zepbound, which is not currently covered by Medicare and many other ...
US Proposes $21 Billion Medicare Payment Boost to Insurers
Health insurance companies selling private Medicare Advantage plans in the US would see a greater increase in payments in ...
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Growth in Medicare Advantage Raises Concerns
MA plans are substantially overpaid compared to traditional Medicare. Much of these overpayments benefit the MA plans rather ...
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A Stronger Medicare Program—Now And Into The Future
As our population continues to age, Medicare’s role in the American health care system continues to grow. And Medicare’s ...
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CMS proposes 4.33% Medicare Advantage pay bump
The Better Medicare Alliance urged President-elect Donald Trump to reconsider these Medicare Advantage policies once he takes ...