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Social Security, Medicare Cuts Face Massive Opposition in Deep Red State
A new poll found that fewer than one in 10 registered voters support cuts in a state that backed Trump by 30 points last year ...
Five Medicare Changes Coming in 2026
Learn about the benefits that become permanent features of Medicare in 2026 and how they have been changed or updated since ...
Privacy concerns swirl around HHS plan to build Medicare, Medicaid database on autism
The US Department of Health and Human Services on Wednesday unveiled a pilot program for the National Institutes of Health to ...
Do Medicare, Medicaid cover weight loss drugs? It depends
Medicare recipients suffering from obesity must pay out of pocket for weight loss drugs like Wecovy and Zepbound.
What costs does Medicare not cover in 2025?
There are expenses that Medicare won't cover in 2025, and it's important to find other ways to cover these costs.
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Medicare Advantage challenges catch up to UnitedHealth
UnitedHealth Group seemed immune from the higher costs and systemic changes in the Medicare Advantage program that bedeviled ...
Democrats push GOP toward Medicare ‘upcoding’ instead of Medicaid cuts
Democratic lawmakers are asking GOP leadership to reject Medicaid cuts in favor of going after Medicare Advantage “upcoding” ...
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Medicare, Medicaid may cover digital therapeutics under new bill
Bipartisan bill would expand Medicare and Medicaid to cover FDA-approved digital therapeutics, closing care gaps for ...
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More Medicare plans cover Humira biosimilars, but do little to encourage patient use
A report from the inspector general of HHS examines the latest trends since several biosimilar versions of Humira were ...
Medicare, Medicaid private health data to be used by HHS for autism research
The National Institutes of Health and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Wednesday said Medicare and Medicaid private ...
Crooks steal billions from Medicare and Medicaid. Can stopping fraud pay for Trump’s tax cuts?
But in the case of Medicare and Medicaid, which together make up roughly a quarter of total federal spending, the fraud is ...