Recent proposals from Republican congressional leaders and conservative think tanks would cut Medicaid by taking coverage away from people who don’t meet unnecessary and burdensome work requirements. ...

Analysts' evaluations of 12-month price targets offer additional insights, showcasing an average target of $492.5, with a ...

Elevance Health remains one of the leading health insurers in the U.S., providing medical benefits to 47 million medical members as of December 2023. The company offers employer, individual, and ...

The comments suggested that the Trump administration was likely to seek a broad overhaul of how the federal government administers Medicaid, the joint federal-state health insurance program for ...

Liberal advocacy groups are ramping up efforts to protect the Medicaid program from potential cuts by Republican lawmakers and the new Trump administration. The Democratic group Protect Our Care ...

A new year often means adjusting to a new health insurance plan with a different set of benefits and costs. Those on Medicare aren't exempt from this. Original Medicare's cost and coverage change ...

Trump is again proving that he lied to the American people and doesn't care about lowering costs—only what's best for himself and his ultra-rich friends." ...

Liberal lawmakers and advocates are moving to shield the Medicaid program from potential cuts under the Trump administration, pledging to resist major changes to the safety-net health program that ...

The Biden administration, in its last full weekday in office, announced the next 15 drugs up for Medicare price negotiation. Blockbuster diabetes drug Ozempic is on the list. That means the ...

Republicans in Congress have begun discussing possible changes to Medicaid — the public health insurance program for low-income and disabled Americans that covers 80 million people. Those ...

After enhanced federal funding for Medicaid was ended following the pandemic, 9-year-old Landon Booth of Orlando, Fla., who has leukemia, was kicked off the program. Last fall, South Dakota voters ...

Although most of these proposals are designed to reduce federal spending, some cost money, such as increasing Medicare reimbursements to doctors. That underscores the complexity and uncertainty of ...