Rural health fund falls short of estimated Medicaid cuts - Roll Call FactCheck.org looks at a $50 billion fund that HHS Secretary Robert F. Kenndy Jr. says will “restore and revitalize” rural communities. Roll Call · Sep 19, 2025
UnitedHealth Stock Climbs On Reaffirmed Guidance: Details UnitedHealth Group, Inc. (NYSE:UNH) shares were trading higher Tuesday after the company disclosed plans to reaffirm its previously announced earnings target and confirm consistent Medicare Advantage ratings. Benzinga · Sep 9, 2025
Trump Admin Targets Medicaid Spending On Immigrants, Threatening Over $12 Billion California Program The Trump administration is launching Medicaid spending probes targeting California’s $12.4 billion immigrant healthcare program and five other Democratic-led states. Benzinga · Sep 6, 2025
Medicare Prior Authorization Expands to Ambulatory Surgical Centers Prior authorizations are becoming more common in original Medicare. In December, Medicare will begin requiring prior authorization for certain procedures when performed in ambulatory surgical centers in December. Kiplinger · Sep 5, 2025
Trump administration investigates Medicaid spending on immigrants in Democratic states The Trump administration is investigating Medicaid spending in at least six Democratic-led states that provide comprehensive health coverage to poor and disabled immigrants living in the U.S. without permanent legal status The Independent UK · Sep 5, 2025
Get Ready for Health Insurance Premiums to Rise in 2026: Find Out Why Prices Are Going Up and By How Much Medical inflation, rising drug costs, and macroeconomic policies are pushing up health insurance premiums in 2026. The average marketplace premium is expected to rise by 20%, with out of pocket expenses climbing even higher. Barchart · Aug 28, 2025
Botswana’s president declares health emergency over supply shortages Duma Boko announces urgent funding package for medicines to be distributed with military oversight The Guardian - UK · Aug 26, 2025
7 Medicare Policies That Are Quietly Being Rewritten Without Public Input Medicare may seem like a stable program, but behind the scenes, critical policies are being tweaked — and not always with public notice. These changes... Saving Advice · Aug 23, 2025
Are Wall Street Analysts Predicting CMS Energy Stock Will Climb or Sink? CMS Energy has fallen behind the broader market over the past year, though Wall Street analysts still see potential on the stock’s future prospects. Barchart · Aug 23, 2025
Trump wants Medicare to pay for your Ozempic treatment. Taxpayers may foot the bill for billions in fraud As lawyers who represent whistleblowers under the False Claims Act, we expect a new era of fraud cases tied to GLP-1 drugs, including Wegovy, Ozempic, and Mounjaro. Fortune · Aug 12, 2025
Trump GLP-1 Pilot Program Could Boost Novo Nordisk & Eli Lilly Trump’s plan to cover weight loss drugs under Medicaid programs and Medicare Part D plans to could be a major tailwind for LLY and NVO, despite tarrif threats. MarketBeat · Aug 9, 2025
MPs call on Government to recognise live comedy as distinct art form The Culture Media and Sport (CMS) Committee claims the live comedy industry faces funding restrictions. Evening Standard · Aug 5, 2025
Trump's 'Big, Beautiful Bill' Is Investing $200 Billion In Medicaid, Not Cutting It, CMS Chief Says: 'But We Want An Appropriate...' Dr. Mehmet Oz, the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), discussed the impending changes to the Medicaid system and the escalating drug costs. Benzinga · Aug 4, 2025
Brace for Higher Health Costs in 2026: A Look at Projected Medicare Premiums In 2026, Medicare participants will pay more for their health care. Part B costs are expected to rise more than 10%. Here's what you can do. Kiplinger · Aug 3, 2025
We Got This Covered · Aug 1, 2025 Trump’s ‘high-tech’ health plan may give Big Tech your medical records This apparently is not a HIPPA violation.
The Guardian - US · Aug 1, 2025 Trump officials plan coverage for weight loss drugs under Medicare and Medicaid Pilot program, first pitched under Biden, will cover GLP-1 drugs such as Ozempic to address chronic obesity in US
Benzinga · Jul 31, 2025 Trump Administration Teams Up With Big Tech On Health Data Tracking System — Critics Call It 'Open Door' For Sensitive Data Invasion President Donald Trump has announced a new private health tracking system, aimed at streamlining patient access to health records and wellness monitoring.
The Independent UK · Jul 30, 2025 Trump administration is launching a new private health tracking system with Big Tech's help The Trump administration is pushing for Americans to upload personal health data to new apps run by private tech companies
Kiplinger · Jul 24, 2025 Humana to Cut Prior Authorizations for Medicare Advantage Plans by 2026 Humana, the second-largest provider of Medicare Advantage Plans, has pledged to streamline the often frustrating Prior Authorization process.
The Guardian - US · Jul 17, 2025 Ice given access to Medicaid data in move critics call a privacy betrayal Officials let Ice access health data to locate migrants, alarming experts who warn of civil rights and health risks
The Independent UK · Jul 17, 2025 Trump administration hands over nation's Medicaid enrollee data, including addresses, to ICE U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials will gain access to personally identifiable information for all of the nation’s 79 million Medicaid enrollees
Everybody Loves Your Money · Jul 17, 2025 8 Government Databases That Contain Your Personal Info Right Now At this very moment, numerous branches of the U.S. government are quietly holding onto detailed pieces of your life. From your birthday and Social Security number to your travel habits and financial transactions, it’s all stored somewhere in a government-run database.
Benzinga · Jul 16, 2025 Why Is Lantheus Stock Trading Lower On Wednesday? Lantheus Holdings (NASDAQ:LNTH) shares fell Wednesday after U.S. health agencies proposed changes to Medicare payment rules for hospital outpatient services and surgical centers starting in 2026.
Benzinga · Jul 11, 2025 Medtronic Stock Is Climbing Friday: What's Going On? On Wednesday, the Centers for Medicare Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed a significant step toward broader adoption of renal denervation (RDN) by offering coverage for both radiofrequency (rfRDN) and ultrasound (uRDN) technologies for uncontrolled hypertension. This coverage would be granted under a Coverage with Evidence Development (CED) framework, requiring treatment within…
International Business Times UK · Jul 11, 2025 Citadel's Ken Griffin Invests $124M in Medicare Advantage Firm Days Before Its Victory in Ratings Case Citadel Advisor's Ken Griffin bought over 9.1 million shares of the Alignment Healthcare stock days before the tech-enabled Medicare Advantage company announced a partial victory in a legal battle against the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.