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The federal government will select the Medicare program's 10 costliest prescription medicines based on gross spending. As part of a multi-step negotiation process it will then negotiate price cuts that will go into effect in 2026.
In other health news from across the country: more postpartum health care coverage, and a Pennsylvania county is offering to mail up to 10 free condoms directly to residents at their request.
News outlets cover the purchase, arguing the move helps Pfizer find potential new revenue sources now that covid treatment sales are declining. Separately, analysts try to identify which key drugs will be impacted by U.S. drug price negotiation rules in 2026.
In what Stat describes as an "unexpected move," the Veterans Health Administration has decided to "widely" cover the experimental Alzheimer's treatment Leqembi, a drug that CMS has so far declined to cover. Separately, there's a focus on how diet can impact cognitive health.
Adding expensive obesity drugs to the list of covered drugs could add tens of billions of dollars to the cost of Medicare and would likely lead to a rise in premiums, researchers say.
A new study found that Millennials are seeking more help for health matters than ever. In other startling news, Newsweek says data show murder-suicides have reached a record high in the country. Hepatitis B, Havana Syndrome, treating obesity in children, and more are among other subjects in the news.
President Biden's budget proposal sent to Congress attempts to lower drug prices, particularly insulin, and increase the number of drugs for which government will negotiate the price.
Older people often aren’t being screened for anxiety disorders, even though it is a common affliction — one masked by other problems when growing old.
A new study says that eating the Mediterranean and brain-focused MIND diets correlates with fewer signs of Alzheimer's found in people's brains at autopsy, and that even swapping in one food from the diets can have an impact. Separately, the WHO worries about salt intake reduction efforts.
President Joe Biden will unveil his proposed budget for fiscal 2024 Thursday during a visit to Pennsylvania. It is viewed largely as a marker ahead of the 2024 presidential campaign. News outlets report on outlines of his plans for Medicare and drug prices that have been sketched out in the lead up. Meanwhile, Republican lawmakers propose Medicaid cuts in ongoing spending negotiations.
The goal is to help those with a low income after their baby is born, AP notes, and it's said to be the culmination of a two-year effort to convince a majority of the Republican-controlled House to provide the aid. Separately, there's progress on Medicaid expansion in North Carolina.
President Joe Biden is proposing a higher tax on Americans earning over $400,000 and also seeks to broaden a measure passed last year that allows Medicare to negotiate the price of certain prescription drugs with pharmaceutical companies. In an op-ed, Biden argued that his plan would not only secure Medicare funding beyond 2050 but would actually lead to better care for better value.
Statins are the most common cholesterol-lowering drugs, but some patients can't tolerate or refuse it due to side effects. In a large study of bempedoic acid, sold as Nexletol by Esperion Therapeutics, the alternative medication option is shown to both lower cholesterol and reduce the risk of stroke and heart attack. Stat examines whether doctors will start to prescribe the pill more.
Axios reports that a group aligned with House Republican leadership will spend over $2 million to push messaging that paints President Joe Biden as the one who is eyeing Medicare cuts.
An American Cancer Society report finds that colorectal cancer rates are growing among people under 55 — once considered very young for the disease — and that cases are being diagnosed at more advanced, dangerous stages. Doctors so far can't explain the "worrisome trend" and urge people to get screenings.
A FDA advisory panel voted Wednesday in favor of authorizing GSK's respiratory syncytial virus vaccine for people 60 and over. The advisers had also backed Pfizer's RSV vaccine candidate the day before, setting up a race for the first to earn U.S. regulatory approval.
States take drastically different approaches to recovering Medicaid money from deceased participants’ estates. Demands for repayment of Medicaid spending can drain the assets a person leaves behind, depending on where they lived.
Medi-Cal serves more than one-third of the state’s population — offering a dizzying range of care to a diverse population. In the new “Faces of Medi-Cal” series, California Healthline will assess the program’s strengths and weaknesses through the lives and experiences of its enrollees.
In a speech Tuesday, President Joe Biden pressured Republicans to release their plans to cut government spending, which are expected to target Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act. And in another preview of the 2024 presidential race, Donald Trump is warning his party against touching Medicare.
California has enrolled into Medi-Cal more than 300,000 older immigrant adults lacking legal residency since May, but the state doesn’t know how many more might be eligible. Community workers are now searching for them.
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