Medicare & Medicaid

Comments on 2026 rule include suggestions on behavioral health, AI and more.

Meeting includes statements for and against Kennedy, known for vaccine skepticism.

Amid mounting evidence of GLP-1 receptor agonists’ efficacy as weight loss drugs, ACP calls on policymakers to ensure access for patients in need.

A slideshow with statements of support.

Legislation could counter total 6.43% budget cut, but time is ticking away, doctors say.

The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee pressed Kennedy on past comments regarding vaccine safety, Medicare knowledge and drug pricing as confirmation vote looms.

Administration, advocates could find common ground with opportunities to improve health care for physicians and patients.

President’s priorities are not changing, and there was to be no pause to Medicaid and some other spending programs, White House says.

White House says assistance going directly to people won’t be affected by temporary pause.

News outlets report opposition to Robert F. Kennedy Jr. over vaccines, reproductive issues and more.

By helping family physicians, the new Congress and administration would bolster health care across the nation.

The potential CMS model would set a $2 copayment for common generic drugs in an effort to improve medication adherence.

Democrats claim credit, vow to fight against repeal; patient advocacy group offers critique.

President-elect Donald Trump takes office on Jan. 20. MGMA says this is what he and Congress should focus on for health care.

New prices would take effect in 2027.

Choice is up to Congress, but plan presents a raise for 2026, with additional money for primary care.

Rep. Greg Murphy, MD (R-North Carolina), discusses reforms he hopes Congress will consider this year.

Study finds traditional Medicare doing just as well at providing dental, vision and hearing services

A Weill Cornell Medicine study found that one-third of all Medicare Part D pharmacy spending and nearly 40% of specialty drug spending within Medicare Part D was through pharmacies owned by the four largest PBMs: CVS, UnitedHealth Group, Cigna and Humana.

Opting out of Medicare might be your only choice

With time still left to enroll, the 2025 marketplace open enrollment period has seen 11.6 million more enrollees compared to 2021.

MGMA: Late 2024 legislation had some help for health care, but House, Senate need to act now.

The budget continuing resolution does nothing to address cuts to Medicare reimbursement, and physicians are going to pay the price

Health care costs money. Here’s how much the nation spent last year.

CMS Office of the Actuary publishes annual price tag; physicians got $978 billion of it.