As Republicans in Congress debate ways to cut Medicaid so they can fund tax breaks, Democrats are pushing them in a different direction: cut excess spending in Medicare Advantage instead.
President Donald Trump plans to revive an effort to dramatically slash drug costs by tying the amount the government pays for some medicines to lower prices abroad, three people familiar with the matter told POLITICO. Trump early next week is expected to sign an executive order directing aides to pursue the initiative, called "most favored nation," for a selection of drugs within the Medicare program. The idea would use the administration's authorities to force prices down.
Northwell Health and Danbury-based Nuvance Health have completed an affiliation merger that creates an integrated regional health system that will enhance care for communities across greater New York and Connecticut, serving a population of more than 13 million.
A bipartisan pair of senators introduced legislation to lower prescription drug prices by prohibiting pharmaceutical companies from selling drugs in the U.S. at higher prices than the international average.
From the killer barber of 'Sweeney Todd,' to Stephen Sondheim’s 'Assassins,' musicals have long dealt with morbid subject matter. Now a musical comedy based on Luigi Mangione, the 26-year-old man accused of gunning down the CEO of a healthcare company, is on its way to San Francisco. 'Luigi the Musical,' is billed as: 'A story of love, murder and hash browns,' is due to open in June at the Taylor Street Theatre. The show is described as a 'wildly irreverent, razor-sharp comedy that imagines the true story of Luigi Mangione, the alleged corporate assassin turned accidental folk hero.' The film features other famous characters, including convicted crypto-fraudster Sam Bankman-Fried, and former rap mogul, turned accused sex trafficker Sean 'Diddy' Combs.
News that CVS Health's Aetna is pulling out of the individual health insurance business, also known as Obamacare, could mean more insurers will follow if President Trump and his fellow Republicans in Congress cut health benefits. CVS' decision leaves about 1 million people in 17 states looking for new coverage in 2026. That's a fraction of the more than 24 million Americans who signed up for such coverage on the ACA exchanges last fall. But Republicans and the Trump White House are making moves to make it difficult on health insurers to sell Obamacare.