Medicare Program Integrity and Efforts to Root Out Improper Payments, Fraud, Waste and Abuse
(By Meredith Freed, Juliette Cubanski, and Tricia Neuman for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Mar 31, 2025) Medicare, the federal
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What to Know About How Medicare Pays Physicians
(By Alex Cottrill, Juliette Cubanski, and Tricia Neuman for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Mar 24, 2025) More than 67
Read MoreMedicare Part D Spending for 10 Selected Diabetes Drugs Totaled $35.8 Billion in 2023, an Increase of 364 Percent From 2019
(Source oig.hhs.gov) There has been a substantial increase in the use of certain diabetes drugs in recent years. Certain diabetes
Read MoreWhite House forms ‘Make America Healthy Again’ commission
(By Madeline Ashley for Becker’s Hospital Review) President Donald Trump has signed an executive order creating the Make America Healthy
Read MoreFAQs about the Inflation Reduction Act’s Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program
(By Juliette Cubanski for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Jan 23, 2025) The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the Act),
Read MoreHow Does the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Impact Health and Health Care?
(By Rakesh Singh for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Jan 21, 2025) With President Trump now in office, his cabinet
Read MoreHow Many Physicians Have Opted Out of the Medicare Program?
(By Alex Cottrill, Nancy Ochieng, and Tricia Neuman for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Jan 17, 2025) Medicare provides health
Read MoreMedicaid Waiver Tracker: Approved and Pending Section 1115 Waivers by State
(Source – The Kaiser Family Foundation published December 13, 2024) This page tracks approved and pending Section 1115 Medicaid demonstration
Read MoreOzempic, Wegovy covered by Medicare and Medicaid under Biden admin proposal for anti-obesity GLP-1 drugs
By Greg Norman for Fox News on November 26, 2024 The Biden administration is expanding coverage of anti-obesity drugs such as Ozempic
Read MoreFAQs about the Inflation Reduction Act’s Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program
(Juliette Cubanski for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Nov 19, 2024) The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the Act), signed
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