Health Aug 10 This Medicare Part D subsidy is expiring. We answered your questions By Hannah Grabenstein, Jiaya Echevarria
Health Jul 09 Watch 7:13 Some Medicare beneficiaries eligible for weight loss drug discounts The number of Americans taking a GLP-1 drug for weight loss is on the rise. A new Gallup poll shows 11% of adults say they are currently using one, a dramatic increase from just two years ago when just 3%… By William Brangham, Andrew Merlis, Solveig Rennan
Politics Jun 09 Social Security's retirement trust fund faces a projected funding shortfall in 2032, a year earlier than expected Medicare's hospital insurance trust fund will be unable to pay full benefits in 2033, unchanged from last year's estimate. By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press
Nation May 18 Supreme Court rejects appeals from drug manufacturers over Medicare price negotiations with government The negotiation program was created as part of the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act, which capped years of debate over whether the federal government should be allowed to haggle directly with manufacturers over the prices of drugs in Medicare. By Mark Sherman, Ali Swenson, Associated Press
Politics May 13 WATCH: Vance and Oz announce numerous moves on Medicaid and Medicare fraud, focusing on Democratic-run states The Trump administration on Wednesday pursued new efforts in a sweeping initiative to root out fraud in federal health programs, including announcing a nationwide six-month freeze on some new Medicare enrollments and warning states to actively investigate Medicaid fraud or… By Ali Swenson, Michelle L. Price, Associated Press
Jan 07 5 things on Congress' agenda right now By Lisa Desjardins We lay out a rough to-do list for members of Congress as they return from holiday break. Continue reading
Dec 18 WATCH: Trump administration seeks to cut off access to transgender health care for U.S. children By Ali Swenson, Matthew Perrone, Devi Shastri, Associated Press The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Thursday unveiled a series of regulatory actions designed to block access to gender-affirming care for minors, building on broader Trump administration restrictions targeting transgender Americans. Continue reading
Oct 30 Medicare patients go without needed treatment as government shutdown disrupts telehealth By Ali Swenson, Obed Lamy, Associated Press The shutdown, now in its fifth week, halted funding for Medicare's telehealth program, leaving many patients without vital services. Continue reading
Jul 30 The White House announced a new health data tracking system. How would it work? By Amanda Seitz, Associated Press President Donald Trump's announcement of a new private health tracking system to help patients access their health records and monitor wellness is raising a host of privacy concerns. Continue reading
Jun 23 WATCH: Kennedy, Oz announce insurers' plan to scale back prior authorizations By Tom Murphy, Associated Press UnitedHealthcare, CVS Health's Aetna and dozens of other insurers say they plan to reduce the scope of health care claims subject to prior authorization, standardize parts of the process and expand responses done in real time. Continue reading