Drug middlemen, also known as PBMs, are accused of making false statements during congressional testimony last month as part of an investigation into the practices of…
Last month, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services released this statement: In August 2022, President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 into…
For the last several years, at this same time, we have warned that the specter of a government shutdown looms because Congress hasn’t finished one…
For Immediate Release: August 14, 2024 The Cost-of-Living Adjustment for 2025 Projected at 2.57% Our model points to a substantially lower cost-of-living-adjustment (COLA) for next year…
Medicare Advantage (MA) programs have become very popular among seniors over the last several years. However, recent studies have largely found that Medicare Advantage plans…
According to research by the Kaiser Family Foundation, the U.S. lags behind several other wealthy nations in healthcare quality. Despite spending more money per capita on healthcare…
The Biden administration and the pharmaceutical industry have wrapped up the first round of landmark drug price negotiations after engaging in talks that may lead…
Programs to aid health care for older Americans and provide them meals would receive an almost 5% increase through fiscal 2029 under legislation a Senate…
Medicare payments for inpatient care at acute-care hospitals will increase by 2.9% or roughly $2.9 billion in fiscal 2025. The new rule, released in July…
Last month, House Republicans advanced beyond committee a bill to fund the Labor, Education, and Health and Human Services departments. The $185.8 billion Labor-HHS measure…