Joseph Burns and Liz Seegert
Authored Posts
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How to cover the sharp rise in spending for diabetes and weight loss drugs
Consumer demand for expensive diabetes and weight loss medications like Ozempic could drive up insurance premiums and Medicare costs.
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Report shows health insurance coverage is inadequate for many Americans
Health insurance provides insufficient coverage for the care most Americans need, a recent survey shows.
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HHS names first 10 drugs for price negotiations under the Inflation Reduction Act
The Biden administration named the first 10 prescription drugs on Tuesday that will undergo Medicare price negotiations starting this year.…
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A year later, the Inflation Reduction Act is about to take on rising drug costs
On the one-year anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act, CMS is poised to begin negotiating prices for the 10 most…
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As death rates rise, nursing and LTC facilities face critical testing, PPE challenges
Six months after the first nursing home residents died of the novel coronavirus, many nursing homes and long-term care facilities…
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Despite violation records, nursing homes seek liability waivers during pandemic
Despite a recent GAO report detailing persistent infection control violations at nursing homes throughout the United States, many states are…