Monday, June 29, 2026

Latest:

Veteran homelessness continues downward trend: 56% since 2010
31 House Democrats press CMS on Medicare prior authorization pilot
Medicare Advantage Company Pays $342M to Government in Midst of Billing Probe
Key Facts About Medicare Spending Trends and Projections from the 2026 Medicare Trustees Report
5 insights from payers’ 2027 ACA rate filings so far

Part D/Prescription Drugs

Patients who get prescriptions through VA less likely to skip doses, study finds

(By Maia Anderson for Becker’s Hospital Review) The Department of Veterans Affairs’ model of purchasing prescription drugs may improve patient

(By Allan Coukell for STAT) Melinta Therapeutics, one of the few companies to recently bring a new antibiotic to market,

If you were one of Medicare’s 23 million who choose to get their coverage through an Medicare Advantage Plan and

(By Maia Anderson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Merck, Allergan and Novartis raised the list prices of more than 100 drugs,

According to new data released by the federal government, last year Medicare paid for $725 million worth of expensive medications

Medicare-age population has among the highest and fastest growing rates of diagnosed opioid use disorder (OUD). Good news is for

The drug industry traditionally sets prices for its therapies at the start of the year and according to an analysis

(By Nicholas Florko for STAT) WASHINGTON — Politicians spent the better part of 2019 bickering over the best way to

(By Bram Sable-Smith for NPR) Dr. Angela Gatzke-Plamann didn’t fully grasp her community’s opioid crisis until one desperate patient called

(By Alia Paavola for Becker’s Hospital Review) Amazon is quietly attempting to get more big named insurers to integrate its