Posted inElderly Health Insurance and Managed Care Medicare Social Security (US) Social Security and Medicare Funds Still Face Long-Term Shortfalls, Report Says Slower economic growth could mean some retirement benefits will be cut sooner than originally forecast. Posted by By Alan Rappeport and Margot Sanger-Katz
Posted inCenters for Medicare and Medicaid Services Health Insurance and Managed Care Medicare Medicare Advantage United States United States Politics and Government Medicare Tries to Combat Fraud. Now Insurers Are Fighting Back. The Biden administration has proposed changes to how it would pay private Medicare Advantage plans, setting off a lobbying frenzy. Posted by By Reed Abelson and Margot Sanger-Katz
Posted inBiden, Joseph R Jr Disasters and Emergencies Federal Budget (US) Floods Global Warming Health Insurance and Managed Care Infrastructure (Public Works) Medicaid Rouse, Cecilia E States (US) United States Economy United States Politics and Government Weather White House Council of Economic Advisers Wildfires Biden Warns That Climate Change Could Upend Federal Spending Programs A chapter in the new Economic Report of the President focuses on the growing risks to people and businesses from rising temperatures, and the government’s role in adapting to them. Posted by By Jim Tankersley and Christopher Flavelle
Posted inDiabetes Drugs (Pharmaceuticals) Eli Lilly and Company Health Insurance and Managed Care Insulin Novo Nordisk A/S Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates) Sanofi SA Sanofi Plans to Cut the Price of Insulin The company is the third of the three major insulin manufacturers that dominate the U.S. market to announce such a move this month. Posted by By Rebecca Robbins