TUESDAY, Aug. 29, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The Biden administration on Tuesday named the first 10 medicines that will be subject to price negotiations between Medicare and participating drug companies. The list represents the first step in a landmark program aimed at reducing the government’s drug spending, and potentially U.S.Continue Reading

THURSDAY, Aug. 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The American middle-class squeeze has grown even worse in recent years, with many in the “forgotten middle” facing financial pressure and poor health as they near retirement age, a new study reports. Essentially, the U.S. middle class has split in two, and thoseContinue Reading

WEDNESDAY, Aug. 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Eye tests are an important way to catch potential eye-related issues in children, but more than two-thirds of kids in the United States are not receiving them at their checkups. Those with Medicaid and other public health insurance were far less likely toContinue Reading

MONDAY, July 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Large numbers of Americans who were dropped from Medicaid this spring lost their coverage because of paperwork problems, and not because they weren’t still eligible for the public health insurance program. “I am deeply concerned about high rates of procedural terminations due toContinue Reading

WEDNESDAY, July 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — President Joe Biden announced Tuesday that his administration is seeking new rules to push insurance companies to increase coverage of mental health treatment. The new rules, which still must go through a public comment period, would require insurers to study if customers haveContinue Reading

FRIDAY, July 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Vicki Bickford is a professional caregiver, but lately she’s been worried more and more about her own aging. Bickford, 66, has aggressive arthritis that has required hip replacements and has now spread to her knees, as well as degenerative disc disease in herContinue Reading

MONDAY, July 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) — When they need health care, Americans can be slapped with surprise medical costs because of loopholes in the law and “junk fees,” according to the White House. The Biden administration is taking action on several fronts to deal with these unexpected costs. “EvadingContinue Reading

MONDAY, July 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) — U.S. seniors with mental health needs may not have much access to psychiatrists who could help them, new research shows. Despite an overall heightened demand for mental health services, nearly two-thirds of Medicare Advantage psychiatrist networks included less than 25% of all psychiatristsContinue Reading

THURSDAY, July 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — New research finds that Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act — also known as Obamacare — brought an unexpected benefit: increases in how many patients got palliative care. “Our findings are encouraging, especially with growing evidence of the important benefits of palliativeContinue Reading

WEDNESDAY, June 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A new study shows that older Americans with health issues are now staying with their Medicare Advantage managed plans, rather than swapping them for traditional plans through a health insurer. Although Medicare Advantage has been criticized in the past for “cherry-picking” healthy patients,Continue Reading

THURSDAY, June 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A majority of insured Americans have struggled with a wide array of stumbling blocks when trying to get coverage for their health care needs, a new national survey shows. All told, the KFF report uncovered numerous obstacles to coverage with all types ofContinue Reading