Trump order signals shake-up in drug pricing innovation through Medicare and Medicaid
Biden-era policies rescinded by Donald Trump could signal a significant shake-up in Medicare and Medicaid drug price reforms.
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CMS's New TCET Pathway Expedites Medicare Coverage for FDA Breakthrough Devices
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services ("CMS") published a final notice outlining the processes and procedures for the Transitional ...
RFK Jr. second hearing takeaways: GOP criticism, more Medicare fumbles, and DEI
RFK Jr.'s second Senate confirmation hearing focused on vaccines, Medicare, diversity, and science. Key Republicans were reticent to show support.
Cowboys QB Dak Prescott supports effort to get cancer test covered by Medicare
Bill to pay for multi-cancer early detection screening test has bipartisan support, but just ran out of time last session.
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. worries anti-obesity drugs could ‘double insurance costs for employers’
President Donald Trump has nominated Kennedy to be the secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, which ...
RFK JR. grilled on Medicare: What is Medicare Part A, Medicare Part B and Medicaid? What are they?
Senators grilled Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on if and how he would reform Medicaid and Medicare during his first confirmation ...
About half of Americans approve of using weight-loss drugs to treat obesity, AP-NORC poll finds
NORC Center for Public Affairs Research shows about half of U.S. adults believe it is a good thing for adults to use weight-loss drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy and other brands if they are struggling with ...
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Assessing the Impact of a Revoked Executive Order on a Medicaid Drug Demonstration Project
Of the scores of day-one executive orders (EOs) issued by President Trump, the order rescinding a Biden administration executive order on ...
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Trump rolls back effort to lower Medicare, Medicaid drug costs
along with another program that would see Medicare pay less for drugs that receive accelerated approval from the Food and Drug Administration. The cell- and gene-therapy program, meanwhile ...
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Pharmalittle: We’re reading about FDA OK for Vertex non-opioid pain drug, vaccine advisory committee, and more
Vertex Pharmaceuticals won approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for a non-opioid pain drug, clearing the way for the rollout of a product that has simultaneously sparked high hopes and ...
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Watch live: RFK Jr., Trump's health secretary pick, grilled about vaccines and abortion
Senators grill Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on vaccines, abortion and Medicaid in his confirmation hearing to lead the Department of ...