The rescinded order directed Medicare and Medicaid to test ways to lower drug costs for enrollees. Those tests hadn’t started ...

This past year featured key developments in the prescription drug policy area, including the implementation of significant ...

Residents of rural areas and small towns are more likely to rely on Medicaid for health coverage than city dwellers, a new ...

A new study examining the use of high-cost drugs among patients with colorectal cancer and non-small cell lung cancer found ...

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) led to reductions in out-of-pocket costs and improvements in health among adults entering ...

MA plans are substantially overpaid compared to traditional Medicare. Much of these overpayments benefit the MA plans rather ...

Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in women. Early detection results in 99% five-year survival rates.

Older Americans that entered Medicare after the introduction of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) were found to have less hospitalizations, a reduction in ...

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Federal officials are targeting the blockbuster drugs as part of their ongoing initiative to lower drug costs.

In other news, Novo Nordisk announced the results from its phase 3b STEP UP semaglutide trial today. Specifically, the ...

"If, as legislators, we choose to bury our heads in the sand … we will pay a heck of a lot more than we’re paying now with ...