Experts in the field have been making predictions for the 2026 COLA since the beginning of this year, and an initial prediction of a 2.1% bump next year has been followed by a slight shift upward ...

Cutting Medicaid shifts costs to Medicare, increasing the burden on federal taxpayers. Medicaid covers essential services not covered by Medicare, such as nursing home care and premiums ...

A cheat sheet of the policies Australians are being promised on election day Sheppard says the Greens are targeting seats with specific voter demographics, seeking to emulate their success in 2022.

There are also ungrouped independent candidates who are running on their own. You can only vote for them below the line. If you’re voting above the line, you need to number from at least 1 to 6.

Trump administration rejects plan for Medicare to cover weight loss drugs. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been a vocal critic of drugs like Ozempic which he said ...

The economic and operational climate continues to favor big players and industry consolidation this year. As a result, top providers to watch in 2025 are those chains planning to tap into scale for ...

Telehealth services will still allow for the disabled, ... Telehealth will soon no longer be covered by Medicare by: Claire Curry. Posted: Feb 21, 2025 / 04:30 PM EST.

KFF, a health information nonprofit, examined 26.1 million Medicaid recipients who don’t receive their benefits from Social Security disability programs and who are not also covered by Medicare.

Medicare Part B covers certain audiology services. The individual is responsible for the monthly Part B premium, which in 2025, begins at $185 and goes up according to income.

According to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the model lowering prescription drug costs was in development as ...

On Jan. 20, 2025, U.S President Donald Trump rescinded an executive order signed by former President Joe Biden aimed at lowering prescription drug prices for patients on Medicare and Medicaid.

Some 5.25 million people covered by Medicare took one of the 15 selected medicines between November 2023 and October 2024, according to information provided by CMS. Over that period, gross spending by ...