The weight loss medicines are proving to be a test case for Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the health secretary, in straddling divisions between his supporters and the president.
Category: Medicare
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The I.R.S. Tried to Stop This Tax Dodge. Scott Bessent Used It Anyway.
Like many on Wall Street, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent used a limited partnership to avoid Medicare taxes. Unlike the others, he’s now overseeing the I.R.S.
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What Trump’s New Drug Pricing Deal Means for People With Obesity
The president’s agreement with drug companies involves a range of prices, depending on dose, product and how you’re paying.
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Obesity Drugs May Drop to as Little as $150 a Month
President Trump announced a deal with Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk to lower prices on hugely popular weight-loss drugs for Medicare, Medicaid and American patients who pay with their own money.
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Why Medicare Recipients Should Check Their 2026 Drug Plans Now
Fall enrollment is on. Some plans are raising premiums for Part D, which covers prescriptions, by $50 or more per month, while others are lowering them.
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U.S. Health Workers Recalled From Shutdown Furlough for Medicare, A.C.A. Enrollments
A federal agency said its employees would return on Monday, with the costs paid by user fees collected from researchers.
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FDA OKs New Keytruda Shot for Cancer
The F.D.A. approved Merck’s injected version of its blockbuster infusion Keytruda. The company says it will be quicker and easier, but it stands to slow the adoption of cheaper competitors and increase costs by billions of dollars.
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Medicare Will Require Prior Approval for Certain Procedures
A pilot program in six states will use a tactic employed by private insurers that has been heavily criticized for delaying and denying medical care.
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After Donations, Trump Backed Medicare Funds for Pricey Bandages
The president posted talking points provided by one firm that donated millions, and his administration delayed a change that could have hurt the company and others like it.
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UnitedHealth Will Cooperate With Federal Probe of Its Medicare Billing Practices
On Thursday, the giant health care conglomerate announced that it had “proactively reached out” to the Justice Department, after reports of a government investigation had surfaced.
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Trump Administration Will Limit Medicare Spending on Pricey Bandages
In an about-face, the administration is cracking down on so-called skin substitutes, overused treatments that cost Medicare more than $10 billion last year.