Meena Seshamani’s Medicare swan song ended on a note of bravura: the announcement that 15 costly drugs, including Novo Nordisk blockbusters Wegovy and Ozempic, are slated for price talks.

The hugely popular medications Ozempic and Wegovy​, used for diabetes and weight loss, will be included in the next round of talks to negotiate lower Medicare drug prices.

By establishing coding and separate payment for certain digital mental health devices, this group from CMS and the FDA hopes to improve access to care.

The 15 drugs selected for negotiation are prescribed to 5.3 million Medicare beneficiaries to treat conditions ranging from cancer and type 2 diabetes to asthma.

Final rule makes it easier for CMS to suspend agents and brokers who exchange plans without notifying the Medicare customer.

Federal officials are targeting the blockbuster drugs as part of their ongoing initiative to lower drug costs.

The Biden administration has announced the next 15 drugs chosen for Medicare negotiation, marking one of its final acts before President-elect Trump’s inauguration. The Centers for Medicare

Alignment Healthcare is the latest Medicare Advantage (MA) insurer to accuse the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) of wrongly calculating the company’s star rating scores. | Insurers, perhaps smelling blood in the water,

CEO Andrew Witty promised that UnitedHealthcare would work to speed up turnaround times for approval of some procedures and services in Medicare Advantage plans.

A federal mandate that would've required more staffing at nursing homes was met with resistance from industry groups and top attorneys in more than a dozen states including Virginia.

The number of people signing up for Marketplace coverage has surpassed 24 million, an all-time high, breaking last year’s record. I’m proud of the work done by the Biden-Harris Administration and the U.