In a contentious confirmation hearing to be the nation’s top health official, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. struggled to answer questions about how he would reform Medicaid or Medicare, ...

Sen. Bill Cassidy, MD, (R, Louisiana) holds a key vote on Robert F. Kennedy Jr's HHS Secretary confirmation. When Cassidy ...

In testimony to the Senate Finance Committee, Mr. Kennedy seemed to confuse the two government programs that cover more than ...

The Biden administration has announced the next 15 drugs chosen for Medicare negotiation, marking one of its final acts before President-elect Trump’s inauguration. The Centers for Medicare and ...

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Together, those 25 drugs account for a third of Medicare spending on prescriptions, Becerra said. Ozempic and Wegovy, in particular, have been scrutinized for their high out-of-pocket costs ...

Novo Nordisk’s blockbuster diabetes drug Ozempic and weight-loss treatment Wegovy are among the 15 drugs targeted for Medicare price negotiations for 2027, the U.S. government said on Friday ...

Alignment Healthcare is the latest Medicare Advantage (MA) insurer to accuse the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) of wrongly calculating the company’s star rating scores.

Medicare usually requires that people are 65 years old or above to qualify for a plan. However, some individuals can qualify for Medicare earlier if they have a disability or certain medical ...

(The Center Square) – U.S. Rep. David Schweikert warned on the House floor this week about ballooning deficits in Social Security and Medicaid programs. Over the next 30 years, he warned, citing ...

Six people suffered injuries following a shooting at a large "unpermitted" bonfire event in Louisiana over the weekend, authorities said. According to Webster Parish Sheriff Jason Parker ...