Medicare Cuts Drug Prices
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The U.S. Medicare health plan said on Tuesday that newly negotiated prices for 15 of its costliest drugs will save 36% on those medications compared with recent annual spending, or about $8.5 billion in net covered prescription costs.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will temporarily bring back furloughed staff next week to support open enrollment for Medicare and Affordable Care Act
Medicare Part B 2026 increase is the second largest ever in dollar terms. It'll likely eat a big chunk of the Social Security COLA and hurt seniors.
The effects of Medicare funding cuts and the longest ever shutdown of the US Federal Government have slowed momentum to a standstill in cancer prevention, screening, and treatment, warned the Association of American Cancer Institutes (AACI),
Proteomics has scored a major US win, with Medicare setting a US$390.75 reimbursement price for its predictive kidney disease blood test, clearing the path for nationwide clinical uptake.