Sunday, May 10, 2026

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Part D/Prescription Drugs

Avoiding The Ouch: Scientists Are Working On Ways To Swap The Needle For A Pill

(By Joe Palca for NPR) Many vaccines and some medicines, such as insulin, have to be delivered by injection. That’s

(By Sydney Lupkin and Jay Hancock for Kaiser Health News) The Trump administration has been trumpeting a huge increase in

Back in 2003 when the Medicare Part D was created, the idea that beneficiaries with very high drug costs should

Premier, healthcare management company, has created a new subsidiary to focus exclusively on drugs that are perpetually in shortage. ProvideGX

(By Damian Garde for STAT) They’re meant to save money for the health care system, carve into pharma’s profits, and

(By Jay Hancock for Kaiser Health News) Few consumers have heard of the secret, business-to-business payments that the Trump administration

(By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review) Medicare Part D beneficiaries with serious health conditions and not receiving low-income subsidies

(By Ike Swetlitz and Nicholas Florko for STAT) WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Thursday put forth a long-awaited proposal

(Source – www.cms.gov/newsroom) Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released proposed changes that will take significant steps

(By David Armstrong – ProPublica co-published by STAT) Not content with billions of dollars in profits from the potent painkiller