G.O.P. Targets a Medicaid Loophole Used by 49 States to Grab Federal Money
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G.O.P. Targets a Medicaid Loophole Used by 49 States to Grab Federal Money

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines In 1989, New Hampshire’s Republican governor, Judd Gregg, had a gaping budget hole he didn’t know how to fill. His health secretary came up with a solution: a tax maneuver he’d learned through the grapevine that would force Washington to send the state…

Luigi Mangione Pleads Not Guilty as US Seeks Death Penalty
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Luigi Mangione Pleads Not Guilty as US Seeks Death Penalty

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The judge overseeing the federal prosecution of Luigi Mangione, the man accused of killing a health insurance executive in Manhattan, on Friday warned the U.S. attorney general to keep quiet about him to ensure a fair trial As Mr. Mangione, 26, pleaded not…

Trump Rejects Proposal for Medicare to Cover Wegovy and Other Obesity Drugs
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Trump Rejects Proposal for Medicare to Cover Wegovy and Other Obesity Drugs

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The Trump administration on Friday rejected a Biden plan that would have required Medicare and Medicaid to cover obesity drugs and expanded access for millions of people. Under the law that established Medicare’s Part D drug benefits, the program was forbidden from paying…

What Can House Republicans Cut Instead of Medicaid? Not Much.
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What Can House Republicans Cut Instead of Medicaid? Not Much.

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The House passed a budget resolution Tuesday night after the speaker, Mike Johnson, persuaded several Republican lawmakers, including those who have expressed reservations about possible Medicaid cuts, to support the bill. In theory, the budget, which kicks off the process of passing an…

In China, Rare Dissent Over a Program to Save on Drug Costs
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In China, Rare Dissent Over a Program to Save on Drug Costs

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines A rare display of public anger is unfolding in China over the quality of domestically produced drugs. A prominent Shanghai surgeon pointed to anesthetics that do not put patients to sleep. A respected Beijing cardiologist questioned blood pressure medication that failed to regulate….

Health Secretary Defends Biden’s Covid Vaccine Mandates and Social Media Efforts
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Health Secretary Defends Biden’s Covid Vaccine Mandates and Social Media Efforts

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Xavier Becerra, the man President Biden chose to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, does not want to talk about Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the man President-elect Donald J. Trump has chosen to “go wild” in reshaping it. Nor does he…

Medicare to Negotiate Lower Prices for Weight-Loss Drugs
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Medicare to Negotiate Lower Prices for Weight-Loss Drugs

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines That would slow the growth of the government’s spending on obesity drugs even as more people on Medicare started using them. New prices for the 10 drugs in the first round of price negotiations were announced last summer. Those prices will go into…

Regulators Tell Baltimore Drug Program to ‘Cease and Desist’
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Regulators Tell Baltimore Drug Program to ‘Cease and Desist’

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Maryland health regulators on Friday said they had ordered an addiction treatment provider to stop seeing patients after an investigation by The New York Times and The Baltimore Banner showed it had placed some of them in apartment buildings where drug use was…