As Republicans look to shave $2 trillion from a reconciliation bill, the House speaker noted savings are possible "if you eliminate fraud, waste, and abuse." Other news from Capitol Hill is about ...

The bill would force states to extend Medicaid benefits to illegal immigrants using state funds, without relying on federal taxpayer dollars.

Fixed-income seniors are bearing the brunt of skyrocketing prescription drug prices, according to a shocking new analysis.

The Children's National Hospital in Washington, D.C., also announced a pause in the prescription of puberty blockers and ... including placing participation in federal programs including Medicare, ...

Medicare Part A or Part D may cover someone’s prescription drugs. If an individual needs medication during a hospital stay, Part A will cover the cost. After a doctor discharges a person from ...

As of Jan. 1, 2025, people with prescription drug coverage through Medicare Part D or a Medicare Advantage Plan have a $2,000 spending cap on out-of-pocket costs for prescriptions covered by their ...

Multiple state Medicaid programs reported late Tuesday they have been able to resume accessing their payment systems after the nationwide lockout. The interruption had sparked outcry from state ...

Before joining Raw Story, Brad Reed spent eight years writing about technology at BGR.com and Network World. Prior to that, he wrote freelance stories for political publications such as AlterNet ...

Medicaid funding to states is frozen due to a nationwide outage in government payment processing systems, causing mass confusion across the country. Congressional Democrats said Trump’s ...

A federal judge shortly before then temporarily halted the freeze from taking effect. The pause will not affect Social Security or Medicare benefits, nor does it include “assistance provided directly ...

Many independent pharmacists may decide or have already decided not to carry drugs in the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation ... it cited a recent NCPA survey of 8,000 pharmacy owners and managers.

Block grants and per capita caps would strain state budgets, forcing tough fiscal decisions that could ripple across other critical public services Medicaid operates as a federal-state partnership ...