5+ hour, 37+ min ago  (233+ words) Mar 09, 2026 at 05:17 PM EDT Mar 09, 2026 at 05:23 PM EDT The issue stems from a voluntary program launched by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services that aims to expand coverage for GLP1 drugs used to treat obesity and diabetes. Under the model,…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago  (461+ words) Mar 06, 2026 at 07:30 PM EST In 2026, higher costs along with major shifts in Affordable Care Act (ACA) coverage and Medicare will affect health care and health insurance affordability. Here, GoodRx, a platform for medication savings, breaks down what's changing. Anyone who…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago  (1028+ words) Happy Labor Day Weekend! For me, this holiday brings a much-anticipated trip to the lake with loved ones'and I hope it brings rest and relaxation for you, too. But before we clock out to enjoy the last few days of…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago  (688+ words) A new bill aims to pause a Medicare rate cut for home health services effective in 2026 and 2027. The Home Health Stabilization Act of 2025 would prevent the pending cut that lowers payments by $1.135 billion, or 6.4 percent, from this year's levels. Nearly…...

6+ mon, 1+ day ago  (609+ words) The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the updated COVID-19 vaccine for all adults age 65 and up, but Medicare often isn't covering the shot, forcing some seniors to pay out of pocket, according to a recent report from NBC…...

6+ mon, 2+ week ago  (908+ words) Six states will be testing a new model, developed by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), for the federal health program Medicare in 2026. At the end of June, CMS announced the new model, which came as part of…...

6+ mon, 4+ week ago  (670+ words) More than a dozen House Democrats pressed Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Mehmet Oz in a letter last week over CMS's announced plans to expand prior authorization requirements to traditional Medicare through a pilot program. The new model…...

7+ mon, 2+ week ago  (210+ words) UnitedHealth Group has said it is under investigation by the Department of Justice, which is probing its involvement in Medicare, a federal health insurance program for the over-65s and people with disabilities. Newsweek has contacted the Department of Justice for…...

8+ mon, 1+ week ago  (158+ words) Nearly fifteen billion dollars were reported in losses in the most expensive healthcare fraud in United States history, Dan Bongino, Deputy Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), said in a post on X Monday. "Today, in conjunction with the DOJ…...

8+ mon, 2+ week ago  (144+ words) U.S. health insurers will implement new steps to streamline prior authorization requirements for medications and medical services. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Dr. Mehmet Oz, director for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, announced the health…...