Medicare Advantage Plans Are About to Change
By Suzanne Blake on May 18, 2024 for Newsweek Medicare Advantage patients may be in for a rude awakening as
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Anuzis: Biden plans costing seniors more
By Paul Anuzis on May 18, 2024 for Daily Independent When President Joe Biden took office, he embarked on a
Read MoreNew KFF Poll Finds that Many Older Voters Are Unaware of Medicare Drug Price Negotiation, But Awareness Has Grown
(By Chris Lee and Craig Palosky for The Kaiser Family Foundation published May 15, 2024) A new KFF poll finds
Read MoreAs the FDA evaluates ecstasy treatment for PTSD, questions mount about the evidence
(By Will Stone for NPR) In a matter of months, the Food and Drug Administration is expected to decide whether
Read MorePoll: 1 in 8 Adults Say They’ve Taken a GLP-1 Drug, Including 4 in 10 of Those with Diabetes and 1 in 4 of Those with Heart Disease
(By Tammie Smith at The Kaiser Family Foundation published May 10, 2024) About one in eight adults (12%) say they
Read MoreMedicare’s financial picture brightens slightly
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Medicare’s hospital insurance trust fund is expected to run out in 2036, five years
Read MoreThe world is relying on the United States to get value-based drug pricing right
(By Jason Shafrin, Louis Garrison, and Melanie D. Whittington for STAT) The changing landscape of drug pricing policy in the
Read More10 Key Facts About Women with Medicare
(By Meredith Freed, Juliette Cubanski, Michelle Long, Nancy Ochieng, Tricia Neuman, and Alina Salganicoff for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published:
Read MoreAn Estimated 1 in 4 Medicare Beneficiaries With Obesity or Overweight Could Be Eligible for Medicare Coverage of Wegovy, an Anti-Obesity Drug, to Reduce Heart Risk
(By Chris Lee for The Kaiser Family Foundation published April 24, 2024) In a new analysis, KFF finds that 3.6
Read MoreA New Use for Wegovy Opens the Door to Medicare Coverage for Millions of People with Obesity
(By Juliette Cubanski, Tricia Neuman, Nolan Sroczynski, and Anthony Damico for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Apr 24, 2024) The
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