February 2022 – medicarereport.org

Prices Increased Faster Than Inflation for Half of all Drugs Covered by Medicare in 2020

(By Juliette Cubanski and Tricia Neuman for Kaiser Family Foundation published February 25, 2022) While momentum to enact the Build

(Source – blogs.va.gov) We know lifestyle factors like smoking, diet, physical activity and viruses (HPV, for example) can cause cancer.

(By Pien Huang and Carmel Wroth for NPR) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Friday it is relaxing

(By Angela Hart for Kaiser Health News) SACRAMENTO — Single-payer health care didn’t stand a chance in California this year.

(By Brian Mann for NPR) Four of the largest U.S. corporations have agreed to pay roughly $26 billion to settle

(By Helen Branswell for STAT) Late last year, Rochelle Walensky, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,

(By Michael McAuliff for Kaiser Health News) A congressional effort to fix the nation’s deteriorating mail service may come at

(Source – blogs.va.gov) In FY 2021, VA provided 270% more mental health visits to former service members with an other-than-honorable

(By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review) As CMS’ COVID-19 vaccination mandate is in effect nationwide, the agency is allowing

(By Rachel Cohrs for STAT) WASHINGTON — A federal court on Wednesday struck down the Biden administration’s interpretation of a