State Medicaid programs already are allowed to offer GLP-1 drugs for weight loss, but only 13 state programs currently do so. Meanwhile, Medicare currently covers GLP-1 drugs for people with a ...

A move to offer costly weight-loss drugs for obese Americans on Medicare and Medicaid may be in the works, but such a program may run into problems with voluntary participation and expense concerns.

Staying informed about changes in social benefits is crucial for maximizing available aid. From Social Security adjustments to new tax deductions and privacy litigation, there are key updates every ...

Washington Post National Health Reporter Paige Winfield Cunningham discusses how the Trump administration is considering ...

According to the Washington Post, 13 states currently cover the drugs for Medicaid patients, while Medicare prohibits ...

Local health care professionals expect Alabama will see fewer negative health care effects from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act than states that have expanded Medicaid, but the law could still ...

The system would be maintained by the federal government through the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, pulling ...

A month into his new job as health and human services secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. explained his view of America’s health ...

Americans pay more for medications than anybody else in the world. We’re the planet’s suckers: although everybody uses, by and large, the same meds, the drugs that carry the highest prices are — you ...

Eli Lilly, Novo Nordisk Shares Rally As Trump Administration Reportedly Plans To Experiment Including Weight-loss Drugs Under ...

It was recently announced that the Trump administration was going to halt all investments in Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance.

The Retired Public Employees Association, which represents the interests of nearly 500,000 New York state and local ...