3+ hour, 45+ min ago  (404+ words) NEW YORK, June 2 (Reuters) " Health insurer Cigna will stop covering GLP-1 weight-loss drugs including Novo Nordisk's Wegovy and Eli Lilly's Zepbound in its employee health plan effective July 1, according to "materials viewed by Reuters on Tuesday. Details of the change…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (424+ words) NEW YORK, June 1 (Reuters) " The U. S. agency that runs the Medicare and Medicaid programs on Monday announced interim guidance on how states should implement new work requirements for Americans enrolled in Medicaid health "plans. The rule announced last year as part…...

5+ day, 10+ hour ago  (303+ words) May 28 (Reuters) " The U. S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on Thursday finalized a rule to streamline how out-of-network payment disputes between providers and health insurers "are resolved, aiming to cut administrative costs. Here are "a few details: " The rule,…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (1068+ words) SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) " A proposal that would expand access to a federal program that discounts the price of prescription drugs could end up costing Illinois employers an additional $89 million a year, including more than $12 million a year for the…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (68+ words) WASHINGTON, "May "13 (Reuters) - "The "U. S. "government "will "defer $1. 3 "billion "in "Medicaid "funding for "California, "Vice President "JD "Vance "said "on "Wednesday. (Reporting "by "Courtney "Rozen) US to defer $1. 3 billion in Medicaid funds for California, Vance says WASHINGTON, "May 13 (Reuters) " The "U. S. "government…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (563+ words) May 11 (Reuters) " Yes Care, which provides medical care to prisoners in nine U. S. states, has seen its revenue fall by 80% since being hit with a $307. 5 million jury verdict over allegations of substandard medical care earlier this year, its bankruptcy attorneys said…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago  (87+ words) WASHINGTON, April "30 (Reuters) - "A Medicare "portal "database "exposed "U. S. health providers' "Social "Security "numbers, "the "Washington Post "reported "on Thursday. (Reporting by "Jasper "Ward, "Writing "by "Christian "Martinez; Editing "by Jacq. .. Medicare portal database exposed US health providers" Social Security numbers,…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (110+ words) April 24 (Reuters) " Johnson & Johnson will start marketing four of "its medications on "the Trump administration's Trump Rx website on Friday, CBS News reported. The healthcare "conglomerate "voluntarily "reached an agreement "with the Trump administration in January to reduce drug prices…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (84+ words) WASHINGTON, April 23 (Reuters) - "U. S. "President Donald "Trump "said "on "Thursday that Regeneron "has "agreed "to offer "prescriptions "at most favored "nation "prices. (Reporting by Trevor "Hunnicutt; "Writing "by "Jasper "Ward in "Washington; "edi. .. Regeneron to offer prescriptions at most favored nation…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (392+ words) SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) " Health insurance costs are expected to take a bigger bite out of the state's budget and out of state employees' pocketbooks next year. Officials from the Department of Central Management Services told a legislative panel Tuesday…...