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freedom959.net > 03/13/2026 > gsk-and-amgen-to-add-medicines-to-trumprx-fox-business-reports

GSK and Amgen to add medicines to TrumpRx, Fox Business reports

2+ hour, 40+ min ago  (84+ words) March 13 (Reuters) - GSK "and "Amgen will "add "their "medicines to "TrumpRX, the prescription "drug "website "launched "by President "Donald Trump's "administration, Fox "Business reported on "Friday. (Reporting "by "Ismail "Shakil "and "Costas Pitas... GSK and Amgen to add medicines to…...

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freedom959.net > 03/10/2026 > committee-says-seniors-paid-higher-premiums-due-to-alleged-medicare-overpayments-wsj-reports

Committee says seniors paid higher premiums due to alleged Medicare overpayments, WSJ reports

3+ day, 14+ hour ago  (179+ words) March 10 (Reuters) " A congressional committee's investigators found the average American senior's Medicare premiums last year "were about 10% higher due "to alleged overpayments to private Medicare Advantage plans, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday. Medicare Part B premiums that "most…...

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freedom959.net > 02/11/2026 > pharma-companies-left-out-of-trumps-drug-pricing-deals-look-for-way-in

Pharma companies left out of Trump’s drug-pricing deals look for way in

1+ mon, 2+ day ago  (724+ words) SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 11 (Reuters) " Some pharmaceutical companies not targeted by President Donald Trump for agreements to lower their U.S. drug pricing are looking to craft their own deals in an attempt to avoid potentially onerous tariffs and new price-setting schemes, according…...

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freedom959.net > 02/09/2026 > us-medicare-agency-proposes-rules-to-reduce-health-insurance-fraud

US Medicare agency proposes rules to reduce health insurance fraud

1+ mon, 4+ day ago  (136+ words) Feb 9 (Reuters) " The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on Monday proposed "regulations to crack down on fraud and misleading practices by health insurance agents and brokers to lower healthcare "costs. The 2027 Payment Notice "sets standards for health insurance issuers, brokers…...

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freedom959.net > 02/05/2026 > japanese-drugmakers-slump-after-trump-unveils-discount-drug-website

Japanese drugmakers slump after Trump unveils discount drug website

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (147+ words) TOKYO, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Shares of Japanese pharmaceutical companies "slumped in early Tokyo trading on Friday after U.S. President Donald Trump's website "offering discounted prescription "medicines went live. Sumitomo Pharma sank 4.5%, while Roche af... TOKYO, Feb 6 (Reuters) " Shares of Japanese pharmaceutical companies…...

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freedom959.net > 01/29/2026 > obamacare-enrollment-drops-to-about-23-million-people-for-2026

Obamacare enrollment drops to about 23 million people for 2026

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (294+ words) Jan 29 (Reuters) " More than a million fewer Americans have signed up for Obamacare plans for 2026, with enrollment dropping to about 23 million as monthly "premiums for many soared due to the expiration of extra COVID-19 pandemic health insurance subsidies. Total premium…...

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freedom959.net > 01/19/2026 > illinois-medicaid-program-faces-looming-funding-crisis-due-to-federal-changes

Illinois Medicaid program faces looming funding crisis due to federal changes

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (968+ words) New federal law will restrict a key revenue stream used to pay state's share of Medicaid costs SPRINGFIELD (Capitol News Illinois) " A multibillion-dollar budget crisis will hit the state's Medicaid program in the next few years unless state lawmakers and…...

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freedom959.net > 12/31/2025 > exclusive-drugmakers-raise-us-prices-on-350-medicines-despite-pressure-from-trump

Exclusive-Drugmakers raise US prices on 350 medicines despite pressure from Trump

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (674+ words) NEW YORK, Dec 31 (Reuters) " Drugmakers plan to raise U.S. prices on at least 350 branded medications including vaccines against COVID, RSV and shingles and blockbuster cancer treatment Ibrance, even as the Trump administration pressures them for cuts, according to data provided exclusively…...

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freedom959.net > 12/23/2025 > obamacare-enrollment-declines-as-us-subsidies-expire

Obamacare enrollment declines as US subsidies expire

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (311+ words) WASHINGTON, Dec 23 (Reuters) " 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 on Tuesday, from roughly 16 million last year. The drop comes as federal subsidies,…...

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freedom959.net > 12/22/2025 > hedge-funds-short-healthcare-providers-as-subsidies-debate-intensifies

Hedge funds short healthcare providers as subsidies debate intensifies

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (295+ words) LONDON, Dec 22 (Reuters) " Hedge funds last week sold more U.S. healthcare stocks than they bought for the first time in 14 weeks, Goldman "Sachs said in a note on Friday, as expiring subsidies leave lawmakers scrambling to curb costs. About 24 million Americans…...