Trump also set a $35-per-month cap on some insulin products for seniors througha temporary programthat Medicare prescription drug plans, also known as Part D plans, could choose to join. The program was in effect from 2021 to 2023, andless than halfof all Part D plans opted to p...
Although seniors won’t see the lower prices until 2026, the legislation would penalize drug companies for raising Medicare drug prices faster than the rate of inflation later this year. If a drug’s price increases more than inflation, the company must pay the government the difference b...
“We always encourage beneficiaries to really look at the plans and choose the best option for them,” Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, who heads the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, or CMS, told KFF Health News. “And this year in particular it’s important to do that because the benefi...
Nearly all commercial health plans have an annual out-of-pocket maximum, meaning the insurance company or employer covers the entire tab for medical care after someone pays the designated maximum amount. Medicare used to have a cap more than 30 years ago, but it was short-lived. ...
As we look ahead to 2025, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) faces unprecedented challenges and opportunities. Under Conservative leadership, HHS plans to implement a series of profound reforms aimed at returning to its core mission: to provide health and well-being services...
Drug Channels Outlook 2025 Drug Channels News Roundup, November 2024: Employers & Their PBMs, Medicaid vs. 340B, U.S. Drug Prices, and Dr. G Shops for Health Plans Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! Before you stretch your stomach, stretch your mind with our extra-stuffed helping of food for ...
Junk health insurance plans, ones that look affordable, when you take the cover off, you find out there’s a number of hidden costs. We’re going after them and trying to get rid of them. We’re also cracking down on surprise medical billing. For example, when a patient goes in the...
For more than 50 years, PACE has been considered the gold standard of senior care, delivering comprehensive medical and social support for seniors with chronic conditions who are covered by Medicaid and Medicare—providing an alternative to nursing home care by enabling seniors to stay ...
for investment in health care for mighty lucrative returns. This incentive structure remains even while Republican efforts to restrain spending are chiefly targeting the indigent, seniors, and seriously ill rather than the connected, powerfully entrenched vested interests in health care. Employer ...
1975, with 650 million adults obese in 2016, according to the World Health Organization. In 2019, the OECD declared that developed countries’ plans to tackle the problem were largely failing. And theCovid-19 pandemiconly underscored that obesity puts people at greater risk for infectious disease...