Ozempic, 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
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FAQs 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
Read MoreWatchdog Calls for Tighter Scrutiny of Medicare Advantage Home Visits
(By Fred Schulte for KFF Health News) A new federal watchdog audit is ratcheting up pressure on government officials to
Read MoreFeds Killed Plan To Curb Medicare Advantage Overbilling After Industry Opposition
(By Fred Schulte for KFF Health News) A decade ago, federal officials drafted a plan to discourage Medicare Advantage health
Read MoreFAQs about the Inflation Reduction Act’s Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program
(By Juliette Cubanski for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Aug 20, 2024) The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the Act),
Read MoreWhile Medicare Drug Price Negotiations Don’t Apply to Private Insurance, 3.4 Million People with Employer Coverage Take at Least One of the Selected Drugs
(Tammie Smith for The Kaiser Family Foundation published August 14, 2024) Among the 167 million people with employer-sponsored insurance in
Read MoreMedicare negotiated drug prices for the first time. Here’s what it got
(By Sydney Lupkin, Asma Khalid for NPR) The White House unveiled the fruits of months of negotiations between the government
Read MoreBill would ensure care after rural hospital closures
(By Ashleigh Hollowell for Becker’s Hospital Review) U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., has introduced legislation that would shield communities from
Read MoreOIG to probe whether Medicare Advantage plans deny post-acute care
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) HHS’ Office of Inspector General will audit Medicare Advantage plans’ use of prior
Read MoreCMS extends Medicaid waivers to 2025
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS will extend flexibilities designed to help states keep more eligible individuals enrolled
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