In Pennsylvania, state budget makers recently unveiled the scale of that miscalculation, with Gov. Shapiro proposing an increase of $2.5 billion in Medicaid spending in the next fiscal year.

The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), passed in 2022, made changes to the way drugs are covered and reimbursed in Medicare.

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The first shot taken at Medicaid, likely UnitedHealthcare coverage for Vertex's pain drug, and Optum’s wellness visit ad.

Aetna offers three different Medicare Part D plans, with offerings available across the United States. Find out what these plans cover and how much they may cost.

“While California bills itself as a national leader, we are in the bottom tier of states concerning kid’s dental health,” Bonta said in a news release. “Fluoride varnish is a safe and effective method ...

Cigna has deleveraged substantially after acquiring Express Scripts in late 2018 when Cigna's debt rose to over $42 billion, or debt/capital of 51%. Management has made good progress on its ...

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

The Ohio Department of Medicaid is preparing to submit a change to its program that would cost at least 60,000 people their ...

The Health Insurance Marketplace, created by the Affordable Care Act (ACA), allows people who are not enrolled in Medicaid, Medicare, or an employer-based group health insurance plan to purchase a ...

Without a qualifying hospitalization and need for skilled nursing care, Medicare does not cover long-term stays in a nursing home at all. Ultimately, 63% of long-term nursing home stays are covered by ...

including efforts to reduce prescription drug costs for Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries. “And within two days, in one of the first executive orders, they pull the rug out from under what we ...