Medicare will soon negotiate prices for 15 more drugs as part of an effort to reduce costs for seniors and people with disabilities, federal health officials announced in a news release.

RFK also opposes fluoridation of water. Another patient, Judith, age 80, scoffs at such skepticism. She grew up in Niagara Falls, NY, before fluoridation and its dental protection. She remembers her childhood dentist finding 13 cavities and the trauma and pain of prolonged dental work at an early age.

Ozempic and Wegovy, Novo Nordisk’s GLP-1 drugs that treat diabetes and obesity, are on the list. Astellas Pharma’s prostate cancer drug, Xtandi, is also on the list — alongside AstraZeneca’s cancer treatment Calquence, GSK’s chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD) drug Breo Ellipta, and AbbVie’s antipsychotic medication Vraylar.

Addressing a circuit split over whether insurance solvency funds are considered a "primary plan," U.S. District Judge Robert W. Gettleman concluded the Illinois Insurance Guaranty Fund was not responsible for a decades-old medical bill covered by Medicare.

Of the scores of day-one executive orders (EOs) issued by President Trump, the order rescinding a Biden administration executive order on

Among the dozens of Biden-era executive orders he rescinded on day one, President Trump nixed one that aimed to explore new health care payment models that would lower prescription costs for

Drug prices are up for negotiation on 15 Medicare Part D prescription drugs, including popular weight loss drugs such as Ozempic.

Health programs were among the subjects of a flurry of executive orders signed by President Donald Trump soon after his inauguration.

In the final days of the Biden-Harris Administration, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) last week announced 15 additional drugs selected for Medicare Part

More than 23 million Americans, a record number, signed up for Affordable Care Act Marketplace coverage for 2025 before the Jan. 15 deadline. Over 45 million Americans are covered through the ACA's Marketplace and Medicaid expansion,

Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra explains how Medicare is changing to help family caregivers. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra explains how Medicare is changing to help family caregivers. AARP is a nonprofit, nonpartisan ...

Former President Biden's secretary of Health and Human Services is strongly considering running for governor of California, according to allies.