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Medicare, Medicaid plan to experiment with covering weight loss drugs
The Trump administration is planning an experiment to cover weight loss drugs under Medicare and Medicaid, potentially ...
US Plans to Test Medicare, Medicaid Coverage for Weight-Loss Drugs, Washington Post Reports
According to the Washington Post, 13 states currently cover the drugs for Medicaid patients, while Medicare prohibits ...
Medicare and Medicaid move toward covering Ozempic and other weight loss drugs
Medicare and Medicaid could expand coverage of GLP-1 drugs, such as Ozempic and Wegovy, and pay for patients’ use of the ...
Minnesota DHS terminating Housing Stabilization Services amid fraud probe
DHS Temporary Commissioner Shireen Gandhi on Friday made a request of the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services ...
UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage patients won’t have to wait to change coverage
Thousands of Rhode Island seniors and disabled residents no longer covered for non-emergency visits at four local hospitals ...
Weight-loss drugs may be covered by Medicare, Medicaid under experimental program
State Medicaid programs already are allowed to offer GLP-1 drugs for weight loss, but only 13 state programs currently do so. Meanwhile, Medicare currently covers GLP-1 drugs for people with a ...
Apple Google OpenAI Join Trump Administration for Health Data Sharing
The Trump administration, CMS, and over 60 companies including Apple have announced a new nationwide digital health ecosystem ...
What the Future of Medicaid and Medicare Could Look Like
Tens of millions of Americans rely on the programs, and they have protected the country's most vulnerable populations for over six decades now.
DACA recipients will no longer be eligible for ACA health coverage
A new rule issued by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will strip DACA recipients of eligibility for coverage ...
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Hackers Hit Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services – 103,000 Americans Warned Names, Addresses, Provider Records and Other Sensitive Data at Risk
A major cybersecurity incident has exposed sensitive personal and health records of tens of thousands of Americans.
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Public Health gets $39M for Medicaid program
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services awarded the Department of Public Health and Social Services $39 million for the ...
US plans Medicare, Medicaid coverage for weight-loss drugs, Washington Post reports
The Trump administration is planning an experiment to cover weight-loss drugs under Medicare and Medicaid, the Washington ...