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Obamacare Enrollment Declines as US Subsidies Expire
3+ hour, 33+ min ago (308+ words) Ahmed Aboulenein Tuesday, 23 December 2025 12:53 PM EST Enrollment for health insurance under the U.S. Affordable "Care Act dipped to 15.6 million for 2026, Mehmet Oz, the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services administrator, said Tuesday, from roughly 16 million last year. The drop comes as…...
Rep. Dan Meuser to Newsmax: Trump Drug Price Deals Cut Costs for Seniors, Families
5+ hour, 5+ min ago (515+ words) By Newsmax Wires "|" Tuesday, 23 December 2025 11:21 AM EST Rep. Dan Meuser, R-Pa., praised President Donald Trump's expanding agreements with major pharmaceutical companies to lower prescription drug prices, calling the effort "a fantastic development" that he said could save Americans "tens of…...
New Law Aims to Curb $200M in Improper Medicaid Payments to Dead People
8+ hour, 41+ min ago (212+ words) FATIMA HUSSEIN Tuesday, 23 December 2025 08:45 AM EST Medicaid programs made more than $200 million in improper payments to healthcare providers between 2021 and 2022 for people who had already died, according to a new report from the independent watchdog for the Department of Health…...
Trump to Press Insurers on Cutting Healthcare Costs
3+ day, 20+ hour ago (585+ words) By Michael Katz "|" Friday, 19 December 2025 08:08 PM EST President Donald Trump said Friday he plans to call on health insurance companies to meet with him as part of an effort to reduce healthcare costs for millions of Americans. "I'll bet you…...
Top Drugmakers to Lower US Prices for Some Drugs
4+ day, 7+ hour ago (351+ words) Michael Erman and Jarrett Renshaw and Patrick Wingrove Friday, 19 December 2025 08:29 AM EST AbbVie, Bristol Myers Squibb, Gilead, Merck "and other drugmakers are expected Friday afternoon to announce agreements with the U.S. government to lower certain prescription drug prices, according to sources…...
Experts See Possible '26 Relief on Health Insurance Costs
5+ day, 9+ hour ago (666+ words) Amina Niasse and Ahmed Aboulenein Thursday, 18 December 2025 08:12 AM EST Americans facing skyrocketing Obamacare health insurance premiums could still get a break from expanded government subsidies in 2026 through retroactive legislation and possibly a special enrollment period, investors, analysts and industry experts…...
Nebraska Moves First on Medicaid Work Rule
5+ day, 21+ hour ago (486+ words) By Jim Mishler "|" Wednesday, 17 December 2025 06:50 PM EST Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen announced that his state is moving forward as the first in the nation to pursue work requirements for Medicaid expansion recipients, with implementation targeted for May 1, 2026. Pillen was joined…...
CBO Says House GOP Healthcare Bill Would Save $35B
6+ day, 17+ hour ago (512+ words) By Jim Thomas "|" Tuesday, 16 December 2025 10:29 PM EST A new analysis from the Congressional Budget Office says a House Republican healthcare package scheduled for a floor vote Wednesday would reduce"premiums under the Affordable Care Act"by 11% and cut federal deficits…...
ACA Enrollees Say Expiring Subsidies Will Hit Hard
1+ week, 1+ day ago (850+ words) ALI SWENSON Monday, 15 December 2025 08:10 AM EST For one Wisconsin couple, the loss of government-sponsored health subsidies next year means choosing a lower-quality insurance plan with a higher deductible. For a Michigan family, it means going without insurance altogether. For a…...
Dr. Oz to Newsmax: Trump Admin Targeting Massive Fraud Crisis
1+ week, 4+ day ago (383+ words) By Newsmax Wires "|" Thursday, 11 December 2025 10:24 PM EST Dr. Mehmet Oz told Newsmax on Thursday that the Trump administration is preparing a sweeping crackdown on what officials now describe as an unprecedented wave of healthcare fraud targeting Medicare and Medicaid programs…...