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Ozempic and Wegovy should be covered by Medicare as weight loss treatments: KFF poll
Fast Company Magazine· 4 days agoNordisk’s Ozempic and Wegovy, and Eli Lilly’s Mounjaro—which are used to treat diabetes and heart disease—are having a moment in the sun as treatments for weight loss. While Wegovy has been ...
COLUMN: Using Medicare when you travel
Rome Sentinel· 2 days agoEvery few years I write a column on what Medicare covers when you travel. This is a popular topic so I decided it was time to remind everyone about when...
What women should know about Medicare coverage for health screenings and exams
Fortune via Yahoo Finance· 2 days agoWhich preventive women’s health services does Medicare cover? Medicare Part B covers a range of...
Hospital acquisitions draw House's attention
Axios· 3 days agoWhy it matters: The sentiment in the House Ways and Means and Budget committees may add urgency to advancing bills addressing hospital business practices...
Maryland Drug Board Advances Ozempic, Other Cost Reviews (1)
Bloomberg Law· 6 days agoBlockbuster diabetes drugs Ozempic and Trulicity will be included in the Maryland prescription drug board’s first cost review, a monthslong process that will help the panel ...
State Board of Finance endorses proposed health insurance plan that would cut rates for current...
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette· 3 days agoMost current employees in the state's health insurance plan for state employees will pay less than...
High price of popular diabetes drugs deprives low-income people of effective treatment
San Jose Mercury News· 1 day agoWithout Ozempic or a similar drug, Cooper Harris suffers blackouts, becomes too tired to watch her...
3 High-Flying Stocks That Could Soar Even More
Motley Fool via Yahoo Finance· 1 day agoThe company behind the popular diabetes drug Ozempic and weight loss treatment Wegovy (both formulations of semaglutide) still has plenty of room to...
Infinitus Systems Inc. launches AI instant benefit verification solution for Medicare Part B |...
Healthcare Dive· 5 days agoInfinitus customers can now understand in seconds whether a patient is enrolled in Medicare Part B, whether a site of care or provider is in network, as well as product coverage ...
Back to the Future: HHS Publishes ACA Section 1557 Nondiscrimination Final Rule Similar to 2016-Era...
JD Supra· 2 days agoOn May 6, 2024, the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services...