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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Drug manufacturers now have an extra month to apply for a federal pilot program designed to lower prescription drug costs in Medicaid, while Medicare beneficiaries are gaining …
Medicare Drug Pricing Pilot Deadline Extended, New Login Security Launched Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Federal health officials have deferred $259,505,491 in federal Medicaid funding to Minnesota and imposed a six-month nationwide moratorium on certain Medicare supplier enrollments as part of a …
CMS Defers $259.5M, Imposes Medicare Moratorium Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Federal health officials this week announced a sweeping series of actions ranging from new drug approval guidance and Medicare fraud enforcement to more than $1 billion in …
HHS Rolls Out Health Push, Fraud Crackdown, Farm Plan Read More WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said accountable care is reaching a record number of older Americans in 2026, with more than 14 million Medicare …
Medicare’s ACO Surge Puts 14.3 Million Seniors Into Coordinated Care Read More WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Trump administration’s Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services this past Monday launched a rapid-fire slate of policy moves spanning drug price negotiations, Medicare Advantage payments, organ …
CMS Blitz Targets Drug Prices, Medicaid Integrity, And U.S.-Made Supplies Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — Pennsylvania is rolling out a new front line in the fight to protect older adults, launching specialized Multidisciplinary Teams across the Commonwealth as elder abuse cases grow …
New Task Forces Race to Protect Pennsylvania Seniors as Abuse Cases Surge Read More WASHINGTON, D.C. — Pennsylvania is set to receive more than $193.2 million in new federal funding as part of what federal officials are calling the largest rural health care investment …
Pennsylvania Lands $193M in Historic Rural Health Funding Under Trump Plan Read More WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a move that could reshape how obesity and metabolic disease are treated nationwide, federal health officials unveiled a new strategy to bring high-profile GLP-1 weight-loss drugs …
Weight-Loss Drugs Could Hit Medicare for $50 as CMS Upends Coverage Rules Read More WASHINGTON, D.C. — Federal health officials are rolling out a sweeping set of Medicare and health policy changes that will reshape wound care coverage, accelerate technology-supported treatment for chronic disease, …
Medicare Tightens Coverage, Backs Tech Care, and Pushes Price Clarity in 2026 Read More WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of Health and Human Services rolled out a wide-ranging set of actions in mid-December that signal a major shift in federal health policy, spanning chronic …
HHS Unveils Sweeping Health Agenda Touching Lyme, Newborns, AI, and Care Rules Read More