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The Winning Edge for Employer GLP-1 Cost Containment

Hospitals and health systems must strategically manage rising GLP-1 costs while balancing workforce health and long-term financial sustainability.

He Built MI's Medicaid Work Requirement System. Now He's Warning Other States.

The new tax-and-spending law signed by President Donald Trump in July mandates a vast expansion of Medicaid work requirements.

As Insurers Struggle with GLP-1 Drug Costs, Some Seek to Wean Patients Off

Research suggests GLP-1s must be used indefinitely to maintain weight loss and related health benefits.

Do Pediatricians Recommend Vaccines to Make a Profit? There's Not Much Money in It

A closer examination shows that pediatric practices make little profit ? and sometimes lose money ? on vaccines.

When Hospitals and Insurers Fight, Patients Get Caught in the Middle

Nearly one-in-five hospitals faced at least one case of public brinksmanship with payers over the past five years.

Perspective: The Price Increases That Should Cause Americans More Alarm

Since 1999, health insurance premiums for people with employer-provided coverage have more than quadrupled.

Home Oxygen Users: Congress Moves to Fix a Broken System—Here’s How the SOAR Act Could Help You Breathe Easier

For nearly 1.5?million Americans who rely on supplemental oxygen, gaps in Medicare?s current payment rules can turn everyday life into...

Breaking Down Why Medicare Part D Premiums Are Likely To Go Up

Increases are expected to mainly affect stand-alone Part D plans, not the drug coverage offered as part of Medicare Advantage.

Trump's Rollback of Rules for Mental Health Coverage Could Lead More Americans to Go Without Care

The president, who has framed mental health as a national crisis, paused rules to hold insurers accountable for unlawfully denying...

HI joining West Coast vax alliance

Hawaii is joining a coalition of West Coast, Democratic-led states forming a new public health alliance in opposition to HHS...

A look at false claims made by RFK Jr. during a Senate hearing on MAHA

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made myriad false and misleading claims on Thursday as he fielded questions examining his...

RFK Jr. says CDC director's firing is just a start

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has no plans to try to lower the temperature around the upheaval he's caused...

RFK Jr. accused of 'reckless disregard for science and the truth' in Senate hearing

HHS Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr, faced the Senate finance committee in a tense and combative hearing on Thursday, during...

UCare terminates Medicare Advantage plans for next year and lays off more than 140

Nonprofit UCare, one of the largest providers of privatized Medicare in Minnesota, is trimming its workforce and will not offer...

Insiders at Elevance Health sold $6.7M in stock

Although we don't think shareholders should simply follow insider transactions, we would consider it foolish to ignore insider transactions altogether.