On July 1, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) launched a temporary program to cover GLP-1 agonist drugs for obese Medicare beneficiaries. The program is called the Medicare GLP-1 Bridge and will allow eligible beneficiaries to access the drugs for a $50 monthly copayment.
The program is slated to run from July 2026...
Kennedy visited Banner Health on Tuesday to review the system’s prevention and early detection programs, including mobile screening initiatives aimed at expanding access to care across Arizona.
During a stop at Banner’s Sports Medicine High Performance Center, Kennedy toured the system’s BIG Pink Bus mobile mammography unit and...
A Massachusetts judge on Monday temporarily blocked changes to federal vaccine policy made under HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., ruling that recent appointments to the CDC’s vaccine advisory committee are likely invalid under the Federal Advisory Committee Act.
Several medical organizations, including the American Academy of...
On Monday, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposal for the 2027 Medicare Advantage (MA) and Part D Advance Notice. The agency proposed a slight increase of 0.09%, shocking shares of publicly traded insurance companies.
The meager increase proposal comes after the Trump administration granted a generous...
Earlier this month, President Donald Trump withdrew a Biden-era executive order aimed at promoting competition and constructing hurdles for mergers and acquisitions. The move applies to the U.S. economy broadly, but includes relieving increased oversight of hospital consolidation and other practices.
The 2021 executive order was meant...
Last week, the Supreme Court overtuned a lower court's injunction that required the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to keep over $783 million in federal research funding for grants related to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI).
The 5-4 decision determined that the lower court did not have the authority to make claims based on...CMS Rules
Last week, a coalition of Democratic-led states filed suit against the Trump administration's Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), in response to a final rule issued by the agency. The rule adds acute regulations to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace, which the plaintiffs allege will cause the number of uninsured...National News
Last month, a lower federal court ruled the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) must halt its mass firings and structural reorganizations, but the U.S. Supreme Court intervened to allow the restructuring to continue.
Last week, U.S. District Judge Melissa DuBose granted a preliminary injunction to the coalition of attorneys...Arizona News
Mass firings and structural overhauls at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) were halted by a federal court this week in response to a lawsuit filed by 19 states, including Arizona, and the District of Columbia.
The plaintiffs allege that HHS under Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.'s purview has violated the...National News
The Trump administration's Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is hitting some snags in implementing its sweeping policy overhauls that could radically change the regulation and oversight of healthcare across all sectors.
On Tuesday, a federal court in Massachusetts struck down the mass cancelation of grants by the National...Arizona News
Late Thursday, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a review of gender-affirming care for minors, which determined that it carries significant risks with limited benefit.
Gender-affirming care is considered by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) to be potentially life saving for transgender adolescents with...Featured
A leaked draft of the Trump administration's goals for budget cuts at the Department of Health and Human Services is the first real look into the administration's disruptive plans for the agency, and the U.S. healthcare industry writ large.
The budget draft illustrates the priorities of President Donald Trump's Office of Management...
Key members of the U.S. Supreme Court appeared unlikely to overturn a key provision of the Affordable Care Act during a hearing on Monday. Plaintiffs argued that the requirements for preventative care coverage under the ACA are unconstitutional because the volunteer board that oversees recommendations on the services should be...
The Department of Health and Human Services is continuing its ongoing purge of federal workers, which is having major impacts on healthcare providers, payers and medical infrastructure across the country.
As many as 10,000 workers may be cut from the workforce, including some leadership positions, in positions ranging from...
In response to a district court's order to reinstate thousands of fired federal employees, the Trump administration's Justice Department (DOJ) has appealed to the Supreme Court.
President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk have endeavored to unilaterally and swiftly shrink the size of the federal workforce through unceremonious...
Just ahead of the government shutdown deadline, Congress passed a funding bill that would slightly cut spending and empower President Donald Trump to further cut programs. The bill also extended some expiring healthcare waivers.
The Senate approved the legislation passed by the House on Tuesday, averting a government shutdown. Modern...
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced last week that it would cut four Medicare payment models, including Maryland Total Cost of Care, Primary Care First, ESRD Treatment Choices and Making Care Primary.
The models will end at the close of 2025, a year earlier than anticipated for all programs. According to...National News
The Senate Finance Committee will hold the hearing for Dr. Mehmet Oz's nomination for the position of Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator on Friday, March 14.
The highly-anticipated hearing comes a month after the confirmation of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. for Secretary of Health and Human Services, who...National News
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is undergoing a continued shakeup since Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. was confirmed as Secretary and the influence of Elon Musk's advisory "Department of Government Efficiency" (DOGE) task force and unclear guidance from the Trump administration creates conflicts between lifetime agency...
Elon Musk's "government efficiency" task force has fully infiltrated the critical information systems at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). The unsecured team could potentially compromise sensitive patient and payer information.
State officials and Congressional Democrats are moving to limit the legal scope of the...
