Tag: Insurance: Medicare
Mortality Up With Loss of Low-Income Subsidy for Drugs
Mortality difference amplified for users of medications for cardiovascular disease, chronic lung disease, HIV
President Signs Executive Order to Lower Some Drug Costs
Order expected to affect specific medications covered under Medicare that are administered in a health care setting
Mehmet Oz Confirmed as Head of Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
New appointments also made to lead the NIH and as Commissioner of Food and Drugs at the FDA
Disparities Seen in Older Adults’ Access to Rehab After Hospitalization for TBI
Some older adults receive no outpatient rehabilitation or home health care following acute care hospitalization and community discharge
Dr. Oz Accused of Underpaying Medicare Taxes Ahead of Nomination Hearing
Rise in Telemedicine Tied to Modest Decrease in Low-Value, Point-of-Care Testing
Findings seen among Medicare beneficiaries, but no differences seen in low-value spending overall
Trump Ends Push to Slash Prescription Drug Costs
Medicare to Negotiate Prices for 15 More Drugs, Including Ozempic
Medicare Patients Wait Average of 34 Days to See Neurologist After Referral
Patients with MS, epilepsy, Parkinson disease have to wait longer than those with back pain
U.S. Health Care Spending Reached $4.9 Trillion in 2023
Health sector's share of the economy was similar in 2023 and 2022, but lower than in 2020 and 2021, during height of COVID-19
