Medicare to cover obesity drugs for certain groups next year
Medicare will cover GLP-1 weight loss drugs for specific patient groups, beginning in mid-2026, under a deal the Trump administration struck with drugmakers Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk.
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ACA marketplace plans seeking double-digit premium increases for 2026
The 24 million Americans who obtain health insurance through the Affordable Care Act marketplace will have to dig deeper into their pockets for coverage next year.
Suit claims ACA changes will result in mass coverage losses
Three cities and two advocacy organizations sued the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services over a recent final rule changing enrollment requirements for Affordable Care Act coverage.
Supreme Court preserves key part of the ACA
The Supreme Court ruled Friday that an Affordable Care Act provision requiring insurers to cover certain preventive care is constitutional.
Parliamentarian rejects Medicaid provisions in ‘big beautiful bill’
Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough struck out against the major Medicaid provisions in the “big beautiful bill,” warning senators that bill’s passage may be at risk.
Supreme Court allows Medicaid cuts to Planned Parenthood
The court ruled in favor of South Carolina over its effort to defund Planned Parenthood, concluding that individual Medicaid patients cannot sue to enforce their right to pick a medical provider.
Michigan Republican urges Chavez-DeRemer to rescind fiduciary rule
Michigan Republican urges the Trump administration’s newly confirmed Department of Labor Secretary to rescind the fiduciary rule.
Cut to ACA enrollment period could cost 1M Americans coverage
The Trump administration proposed shortening the annual enrollment period for Affordable Care Act health insurance by one month, a move that one group warned could lead to more than 1 million Americans at risk of losing coverage.
Social Security retroactive payments go out to more than 1M
More than 1 million Americans have received retroactive Social Security payments as a result of the Social Security Fairness Act that was signed into law by then-President Joe Biden on Jan. 5.
Trump’s health executive orders target drug prices, ACA, gender identity, WHO
In a flurry of executive orders that were signed almost as soon as he took the oath of office, President Donald Trump rode back some Affordable Care Act rules and ended attempts to lower prescription drug costs.
Weight loss drugs top the list for price negotiations
The list, which includes 15 drugs, up from 10 last year, is the first step in a negotiation process between Medicare and drugmakers that is expected to take place over the coming months. The new negotiated prices won’t take effect until 2027.
Supreme Court will hear challenge to ACA preventive care mandate
The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear a broad challenge to the Affordable Care Act’s coverage of preventive services in its upcoming term.
ACA hits record enrollment days ahead of sign-up deadline
ACA enrollment hit the fourth consective year of record numbers and there is still about a week left to go before the enrollment deadline.
Trump to nominate Dr. Oz to lead CMS
President-elect Donald Trump said he would nominate Dr. Mehmet Oz to lead the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
What will a new Trump presidency do for health care?
Health care is among the issues to be addressed during Trump’s second term, and although some of these issues will require congressional approval, the incoming president could make a number of changes through regulation or executive order.
Repair cycle times, rising costs drive customer satisfaction for auto claims, study finds
While auto repair cycle times have improved, rising repair costs are impacting customer satisfaction, according to a recent study.
Cigna and Humana reportedly seeking a second chance at a deal
Health insurance giants Cigna and Humana are reportedly renewing their attempt at a merger, nearly a year after they called off a similar deal.
Birth control access could increase after Biden administration proposal
The Biden administration proposed new rules that would, for the first time, require most group health plans and health insurance issuers to cover over-the-counter contraceptives without cost sharing or requiring a prescription.
Study: Consumers find life insurance policies overly complex
Despite efforts to improve customer communications, life insurers are seen as unnecessarily complicating explanations of their policies.
Medicare would expand home health care aid under Harris proposal
Vice President Kamala Harris announced a proposal to help the sandwich generation by expanding Medicare coverage to help cover the costs of home health care for older Americans.
