HEALTHCARE
Trump Seeks to Lower Drug Prices Through Medicare and Some Imports
President Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday outlining a series of actions intended to lower drug prices, including helping states import drugs...
HEALTHCARE
Trump Administration Delays Plan to Limit Pricey Bandages
The Trump administration announced Friday it would delay the implementation of a Biden-era rule meant to restrict coverage of unproven and costly bandages...
HEALTHCARE
Medicare Bleeds Billions on Pricey Bandages, and Doctors Get a Cut
Companies can set such high prices because of a quirk in Medicare pricing rules, industry experts said. For the first six months of...
HEALTHCARE
Have you seen examples of health care fraud, waste or abuse? Tell us about it.
In 2023, companies billed Medicare for hundreds of thousands of urinary catheters that doctors never ordered. The next year, doctors collected billions from...
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Trump Rejects Proposal for Medicare to Cover Wegovy and Other Obesity Drugs
The Trump administration on Friday rejected a Biden plan that would have required Medicare and Medicaid to cover obesity drugs and expanded access...
HEALTHCARE
Senate Confirms Dr. Oz to Ovrsee Medicare and Medicaid
The Senate on Thursday confirmed Dr. Mehmet Oz, the celebrity TV doctor, 53-45 and along party lines to lead Medicare and Medicaid, which...
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Federal Health Work Force Makes Up Less Than 1% of Agency Spending
A few days ago, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the health secretary, embarked on a media tour to defend his decision to lay off...
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