Why Dr. Oz shouldn’t lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
When drawing up a list of which Trump nominees are likely to spark confirmation fights on Capitol Hill, keep Mehmet Oz near ...
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What’s New for Medicare in 2025?
In 2025, Medicare Part D out-of-pocket costs for covered prescription drugs will be limited to $2,000. While this feels like ...
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Medicare moves to expand coverage for weight-loss drugs Wegovy, Zepbound
The Biden administration is proposing a major expansion of how Medicare and Medicaid cover the weight-loss drugs Wegovy and ...
Another rural Nebraska hospital will stop accepting Medicare Advantage plans
However, now, one-third of Nebraska hospitals, like Great Plains, are no longer accepting some or all Medicare Advantage ...
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Advocacy group finds Triad hospitals not fully compliant with transparency pricing rules
The Triad’s three primary hospitals are failing to fully meet federal standards for transparency pricing, according to the ...
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7.4 million Americans could gain Medicare or Medicaid coverage for anti-obesity drugs under Biden proposal
the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services says it is proposing to reinterpret the statute to allow coverage for the treatment of obesity as a chronic disease. “The medical community today ...
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Biden proposes Medicare, Medicaid cover anti-obesity drugs
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is attempting to cover anti-obesity medications under Medicare Part D and Medicaid, the agency announced Nov. 26. Under the Contract Year 2026 MA and ...
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Why Dr. Oz shouldn’t lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Trump announced that he would nominate Dr. Mehmet Oz, a longtime TV personality, to run the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, a powerful role that would give him control over a more than ...
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Drugs like Wegovy, Ozempic would be covered by Medicare, Medicaid under Biden proposal
Washington — Millions of Americans with obesity would be eligible to have popular weight-loss drugs like Wegovy or Ozempic covered by Medicare and Medicaid under a new rule the Biden ...
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NCNW Applauds Biden Admin on Medicare and Medicaid Covering Anti-Obesity Drugs
NCNW and civil rights groups applaud Biden administration for expanding healthcare for African American community with ...